Hongcun

Hongcun

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Q10948011, People's Republic of China
Coordinates	30°00′13″N 117°58′54″E / 30.003611111111°N 117.98166666667°E / 30.003611111111; 117.98166666667
Criteria	iii, iv, v
Reference	1002
Inscription	2000 (24th Session)
Location of Hongcun
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Hongcun (Chinese: 宏村; pinyin: Hóngcūn, lit. "Hong village") is a village in Yi County in the historical Huizhou region of southern Anhui Province, 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.^[1][2] Scenes from the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were filmed on location in Hongcun.

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  "Yuezhao" (Moon Pond)
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  "Yuezhao" (Moon Pond)
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  Nanhu Academy

Hongcun, Anhui Province, China.

Transportation

Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun.

Buses are available from Huangshan Bus Station. There are also buses from Tangkou Bus Station to Hongcun. Tangkou Bus Station is at the foot of Huangshan Scenic Area.^[3]

References

Notable people

• Wang Daxie

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hongcun.

• Hongcun village official website
• UNESCO site about Xidi and Hongcun
• article on Xidi and Hongcun at china.com (in English)
• Hongcun travel guide from Wikivoyage
• information and pictures of Hongcun

World Heritage Sites in China
East	Classical Gardens of Suzhou Fujian Tulou Lushan Huangshan Mount Sanqing Mount Tai Wuyi Mountains Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and Kong Family Mansion in Qufu Xidi, and Hongcun West Lake Kulangsu
South Central	Ancient Building Complex in the Wudang Mountains Historic Centre of Macau Shennongjia Kaiping Diaolou and Villages Longmen Grottoes Historic Monuments of Dengfeng, including the Shaolin Monastery and Gaocheng Observatory Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Wulingyuan Yinxu
Southwest	Chengjiang Fossil Site Dazu Rock Carvings Potala Palace, including the Jokhang and Norbulingka Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Huanglong Jiuzhaigou Old Town of Lijiang Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan Sichuan Giant Panda Sanctuaries Three Parallel Rivers
North	Mount Wutai Chengde Mountain Resort, including Putuo Zongcheng Temple, Xumi Fushou Temple and Puning Temple Forbidden City Zhoukoudian Pingyao Summer Palace Temple of Heaven Xanadu Yungang Grottoes
Northeast	Koguryo sites Mukden Palace
Northwest	Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor Mogao Caves Xinjiang Tianshan Qinghai Hoh Xil
Multiple regions	Great Wall China Danxia Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties South China Karst Grand Canal Silk Roads Tusi Sites

Coordinates: 30°00′13″N 117°58′54″E / 30.00361°N 117.98167°E / 30.00361; 117.98167