Hongcun is a village in
Yi County county, Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, near the southwest slope of
Mount Huangshan.
The village is arranged in the shape of an ox with the nearby hill (Leigang Hill) interpreted as the head, and two trees standing on it as the horns. Four bridges across the Jiyin stream can be seen as the legs whilst the houses of the village form the body. Inside the “body”, the Jiyin stream represents the intestines and various lakes such as the “South Lake” (Nanhu) form the other internal organs.
The architecture and carvings of the approximately 150 residences dating back to the
Ming and
Qing Dynasties are said to be among the best of their kind in China.
One of the biggest of the residences open to visitors,
Chenzhi Hall, also contains a small museum.
Together with
Xidi, the village became a
UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000.
Scenes from the film
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were filmed on location in Hongcun.
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