These ancient villages in Zhejiang are so authentic, there must be one near you

21. Lizhaicun

The low-rise bungalows covered with black tiles in Dongyang County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, interspersed with the light and shadow of history among the small foreign-style buildings, make people look at it with gusto. Continuously amazed.

22. Zhuge Village

Zhuge Bagua Village in Zhuge Town, Lanxi, Zhejiang Province is the largest settlement of Zhuge Liang’s descendants discovered so far. The architectural pattern in the village is arranged in the style of "Eight Formations". It has preserved a large number of ancient dwellings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, making it the only ancient cultural village in China that is unique in the world.

The warm and warm distant village is surrounded by smoke in the ruins. Dogs bark in the deep alleys, cocks crow in the mulberry trees. "We all long for a pure land. The warm sunshine shines on the bluestone road. There are only a few pedestrians on the road, and it is very pleasant to walk through it. The ancient village has gorgeous fields, ancient blue brick alleys, old houses and old objects, and endless stories and legends. , it is Zhejiang that hides these many beautiful ancient villages

23. Suichang·Dushan Village - The Ink Fragrance Heritage of Shuxiangshi Village

Located in Suichang County, Zhejiang Province. 40 kilometers southwest. Hundreds of years ago during the Ming Dynasty, Dushan Village was a famous scholarly village. Time has changed, and its prosperity has returned to dullness. Just like today, the fragrant Dushan Village is hidden in the mountains. Planting tea leaves and raising fish in the stream, it is a peaceful and tranquil place that cannot be diluted by time.

24. Chun'an Qinchuan Village - Xiaoqiaoliushui. Painting Scenery

Located in Langchuan Township in the southwest of Chun'an County, 45 kilometers away from Qiandaohu Town, the county seat, the village has unique regional characteristics. The ancient camphor towers at the entrance of the village. Entering the village, follow the winding path. The scenery is intoxicating. Small bridges are built across the stream, and ancient houses are built along the stream. Willows hang down by the stream. The simple style of "small bridges flowing over water" is as profound as a historical picture. The ancient houses in Qinchuan belong to the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Huizhou ancient architecture. There are about 300 ancient houses in the village. The architectural style is relatively unique. Not only do the buildings have carved beams and painted buildings, but there are also waterside pavilions, pavilions, fish ponds, etc. that are rare in other houses.

25. Taishun Tatoudi Ancient Village - a paradise like a rainbow and a dream

Tatoudi Village is located in Yayang Town, Taishun County. It is an ancient village with a history of more than 300 years. According to records, the Qing Dynasty. In the late Kangxi year (1679), two brothers, Ji Dezhong and Ji Deli, visited the bottom of the tower and "viewed the beautiful mountains and rivers and the luxuriant bamboo buds and pine trees", so they moved here. From then on, through the efforts of several generations of the Ji family, In this basin surrounded by mountains, a complete village gradually formed.

26. Guifeng Huanglin Ancient Village - the ancient charm of the long water town still exists

Huanglin Ancient Village is located. In the mountains to the west of Guifeng Township, the village was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. There are nearly 100 late Qing Dynasty buildings, which are large in scale and relatively complete. It is extremely rare in Ruian. The village is located on the mountain, with 100 buildings arranged in an orderly manner. There are many old houses with blue tiles and stone walls. These old wooden houses are stacked on top of each other, all facing north and south. Some are seven-room conjoined houses, some are nine-room conjoined houses, and the largest one is ten-room conjoined houses. They are scattered along the mountainside in an orderly manner. The paths in the villages are all paved with pebbles. The stone walls and stone roads are full of stones. After being washed by wind and rain, the stone walls are colorful, like oil paintings.

27. Longquan. ·Xiazhang Village - a thousand-year paradise

Xiazhang Village is 6 kilometers away from Longquan City, Longquan City, Zhejiang Province. It is known as Yunwu Ancient Village in history. It has a long history and outstanding people. It is an ancient cultural site with a history of more than a thousand years. Village. It has an excellent ecological environment, endless natural attractions, beautiful water, strange rocks, luxuriant white clouds and lush bamboo forests. It is like a paradise on earth, with white cloud waterfalls, Qixingtan, ancient camphors, ancient dwellings, etc. The village has many famous people in history, rich cultural heritage, and simple village style and folk customs.

28. Wuyi County·Yuyuan Village—China’s only Tai Chi Astrology Village

Belongs to Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province, and is located in the southwest of Wuyi County. Yuyuan Tai Chi Astrology Village It was designed and built by Liu Bowen, the founding counselor of the Ming Dynasty, according to the arrangement of the celestial bodies and the "twelve zodiac signs and twenty-eight constellations". It has many places of interest and historic sites. The ancient houses and bridges are well preserved, and the wood carvings, brick carvings and stone carvings are exquisite and ingenious. Dongzhu Temple, built in the Southern Song Dynasty, is a well-known dream-realization resort.

There is a giant Tai Chi diagram covering an area of ??8 hectares at the entrance of the village. There are "Seven Star Pond" and "Seven Star Well" in the village. The cultural landscape and the natural landscape are closely integrated. It is a classic relic of ancient ecological culture and is an ideal place for inspection, sightseeing and sightseeing. The place of choice.

29. Tonglu · Shen'ao Village - The Republic of China Time on the Water

Shen'ao is located in Shen'ao Town, Tonglu County. Shen'ao Ancient Village is famous for its water system. The ancient village is close to Yingjia River. When planning the construction of the village, the ancestors of the Shentu family first planned the village water system. The village water system in Shen'ao is an independent water supply and drainage system. It is composed of five three-dimensional intersections: streams, culverts, open ditches, wells and ponds. Each is independent and interconnected, fully regulating surface and groundwater resources, and integrating drinking water, Domestic water and sewage are treated separately and the water is always in a flowing state. It reflects an environmental awareness of the use of water resources, and in practice solves the hazards caused by stream flooding and groundwater flooding to the village.

30. Zhangqi Renjiaxi Village - a flourishing pastoral in ancient charm

It is located in the southeast of Zhangqi Town, Cixi City, with an area of ??8.6 square kilometers. It consists of the original Shangzhai, It was formed by the merger of Xiazhai and Hudun villages. Because the stream was clear and beautiful, it was later called Renjia River. The mountains to the south of the village are undulating, and streams form at their openings and closings. Renjia Creek originates from Dadao Creek in the southeast and Shidong Creek in the southwest. The creeks merge at the head of the village and then fold in the center of the village, flowing eastward into Lingxu Lake.

31. Kaihua Gaotiankeng Village - a primitive village with unique temperament

Gaotiankeng Village is located on a mountain more than 600 meters above sea level. It is a natural village in Zhenzikeng Village, Changhong Township, Kaihua County . It is the original ecological ancient village with the highest altitude and the most complete preservation of civilization. It is also the most remote mountain village in Changhong Township. Simple earth-tile walls, magical ancient covered bridges, primitive secondary forests, an original ecological scene.

32. Qiaodun·Wanyao Ancient Village - the secluded and tranquil Longyao Mountain Residence

Wanyao Ancient Village is located in Wanyao Village, Qiaodun Town. The Qing Dynasty blue and white kiln sites in this village are relatively rich in preservation, mainly distributed at the foot of the mountain and Xialong area around the village. The fired products include bowls, basins, lamps, cups, bottles, etc. The kiln bed facilities and product firing and decoration are quite unique to Ou kilns. feature. There are still more than 300 ancient buildings in the early Qing Dynasty style preserved in the village. The stilted buildings are more in the style of Shexiang. They are built on steps along the slope, just like a simple mountain city.

33. Yutou·Butaikeng Village - a quaint village in silence

Located in the National Forest Reserve of Yutou Township, Huangyan District, Taizhou City, the Maitreya Buddha in folklore ——From the late Tang Dynasty to the Five Dynasties, the monk Budai monk once traveled here, and the villagers named the village "Budaiikeng Village". The ancestors' habit of building houses along the stream continues to this day, and they have also maintained the architectural style of Taizhou's mountain villages of stream stone and wood. Over the years, the gray tiles and stone walls winding up the mountain seem to have integrated with the streams and mountains here, retaining the most primitive traditional village style.

34. Dongtou·Huagang Village - blue sea in front of the house and slow green mountains behind the house

Huagang Village is located in the middle of Dongtou County. It has an excellent geographical location and is surrounded by mountains and rivers. , the village buildings are well-proportioned and unique. Huagang Village is mainly engaged in fishery production. It currently has 26 small fishing boats, 3 transport ships, 1 fishermen's hotel, and 3 fishermen's restaurants. Because the entire fishing village is mainly made of stone structures, it is very rich. The island style was designated as an ancient fisherman's village by the Dongtou County People's Government in 2003 and protected.

35. Wencheng·Wuxi Village - a life as quiet as poetry

Wuxi Village is a small village located in the valley of Xikeng She Nationality Town, Wencheng County. The stream passes by, and the "Wuxi Bridge" flies horizontally in the sky, like a rainbow, connecting the east and west villages into one. In this quiet and peaceful mountain village, you can live in a traditional old-style courtyard, sit on a comfortable wooden rocking chair when you are free, or lie on your pillow under the thick shade of ancient camphor when you are tired, and let the blue sky and white clouds flow like water, and walk alone. In the leisure courtyard, brew a pot of good tea, listen to the breeze blowing over the rice paper filled with the fragrance of ink, watch the banana trees swaying in the corner of the moss-covered mud wall, stretch your arms in the tranquility, and breathe to your heart's content. The earthy-scented air lingers here.

36. Pujiang·Tianhoupeng Village - there are people beside the mountains and rivers

Tianhoupeng Village is located in the northwest of the county, in the western mountainous area of ????Pujiang, adjacent to Tonglu. They use planting They make a living from tung seeds, tea leaves, mountain corns and beekeeping. There are now more than 40 households in the Zhu family who fled. Because they are far away from the world, they still retain the custom of celebrating the Little New Year on December 24 of the lunar calendar. They speak authentic Nanjing dialect and are known as the "Nanjing Village" of Pujiang. The surrounding mountains and forests around the village are densely covered with clear and gurgling mountain streams. It is leisurely and pleasant, with good mountains, good water and good ecology. At the end of Xiaoguyuan, a local stream, behind it is Chaotianmen, the highest peak in the area. Because of the narrow road, it is almost isolated from the world. It can be said to be a mini version of the Peach Blossom Spring.

37. Tangxi Yanxia Village - a hermit village in the Baizhang Valley

Tangxi Town Yanxia Village (also known as Yanxiacao) is located in the Jinxi Development Zone and belongs to the loess hilly landform. and karst landforms. There are Jiufeng Mountain, a provincial scenic spot in the territory, Shankengwu, a strange peak with Zhejiang style rocks and strange shapes, and Yanxia Reservoir, a deep pool with rippling blue waves, as flat as a mirror and water as silver! The cultivated land and hilly land in Yanxia account for half each. The economic crops within the territory include rice, cotton, plum blossoms, sugar cane, wild rice, potatoes, rice potatoes, corn, soybeans, citrus, pomelo, etc. There are fir trees, pine trees and other vegetation on the mountains, and the forest coverage rate is high.

The warm and warm distant village is surrounded by smoke in the ruins. Dogs bark in the deep alleys, cocks crow in the mulberry trees. "We all long for a pure land. The warm sunshine shines on the bluestone road. There are only a few pedestrians on the road, and it is very pleasant to walk through it. The ancient village has gorgeous fields, ancient blue brick alleys, old houses and old objects, and endless stories and legends. , it is Zhejiang that hides many beautiful ancient villages

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