China - Hongcun: a village thriving on water

2012-06-01 03:06:24 GMT 2012-06-01 11:06:24(Beijing Time) Xinhua English


Hongcun Village is located in Yixian County at the foot of the
southwestern slope of Huangshan Mountain, Anhui Province. With morning
mist, stone bridges, white walls, water lily ponds and hills, it has
been described as a village out of a traditional Chinese ink painting.
Besides halls, pavilions and temples, the village consists of 160
ancient residences. These architectures, with fantastic stone
carvings, were built during the Mingand Qing dynasties and widely
regarded as the best historic sites throughout China.
(China.org.cn/SunHui)
Hongcun Village is located in Yixian County at the foot of the
southwestern slope of Huangshan Mountain, Anhui Province. With morning
mist, stone bridges, white walls, water lily ponds and hills, it has
been described as a village out of a traditional Chinese ink painting.
Besides halls, pavilions and temples, the village consists of 160
ancient residences. These architectures, with fantastic stone
carvings, were built during the Mingand Qing dynasties and widely
regarded as the best historic sites throughout China.
(China.org.cn/SunHui)
Hongcun Village is located in Yixian County at the foot of the
southwestern slope of Huangshan Mountain, Anhui Province. With morning
mist, stone bridges, white walls, water lily ponds and hills, it has
been described as a village out of a traditional Chinese ink painting.
Besides halls, pavilions and temples, the village consists of 160
ancient residences. These architectures, with fantastic stone
carvings, were built during the Mingand Qing dynasties and widely
regarded as the best historic sites throughout China.
(China.org.cn/SunHui)
Hongcun Village is located in Yixian County at the foot of the
southwestern slope of Huangshan Mountain, Anhui Province. With morning
mist, stone bridges, white walls, water lily ponds and hills, it has
been described as a village out of a traditional Chinese ink painting.
Besides halls, pavilions and temples, the village consists of 160
ancient residences. These architectures, with fantastic stone
carvings, were built during the Mingand Qing dynasties and widely
regarded as the best historic sites throughout China.
(China.org.cn/SunHui)
Hongcun Village is located in Yixian County at the foot of the
southwestern slope of Huangshan Mountain, Anhui Province. With morning
mist, stone bridges, white walls, water lily ponds and hills, it has
been described as a village out of a traditional Chinese ink painting.
Besides halls, pavilions and temples, the village consists of 160
ancient residences. These architectures, with fantastic stone
carvings, were built during the Mingand Qing dynasties and widely
regarded as the best historic sites throughout China.