Where is Xiankeng Village?

Xiankeng Village is located about 60 kilometers east of Dongyuan County, Guangdong Province, and belongs to He Kang Town of Dongyuan County. It is located about12km south of He Kang Town. Founded in the Qing Dynasty, it has a history of nearly 400 years. The whole village is a golden basin, covering an area of about 2340 hectares. There are more than 20 complete ancient dwellings, 7.5 kilometers of ancient streets and lanes, 2 ancient tombs and 3 ancient wells. The original architectural style is well preserved, and the representative ancient buildings mainly include octagonal building and quadrilateral building. The resident population of the village is over 400 *** 1700.

Xiankeng Village is surrounded by mountains and dense forests. Lianxi River (also known as He Kanghe) runs through the middle of the village from south to north and flows into Dongjiang River. There is a longitudinal village main road on both sides of the river, which is the main skeleton of the village, forming a village system with Hexi as the main direction and extending from north to south. Most of the ancient buildings in the village are brick and wood structures with overhanging roofs, Hakka enclosed houses, colorful wood carvings and stone carvings. The layout of roadways and buildings is coordinated, and the architectural space is flexible and the style is simple, forming Hakka ancient buildings with strong Heyuan characteristics.

The name of Xiankeng Village is quite legendary. According to legend, in ancient times, Xiankeng was a place where people lived and worked in peace and contentment, with beautiful scenery. Unexpectedly, something unexpected happened in the sky. Suddenly one day, an evil spirit came with foul-smelling smoke and poisoned all beings. The local villagers had no way to exorcise demons. It happened that a fairy rode by. When she saw this scene, she used her sword to cast spells to exorcise demons. In order to thank the immortal for his help, the villagers changed the name of the village to Xiankeng, and named the mountain peak in the northwest of the village Xianfeng to show their respect.

There are some tourist attractions near Xiankeng Village, such as Rongfengdi in Xiankeng, Bajiaolou in Jing Xian Village, He Kang Revolutionary Martyrs Cemetery, Qulongzhi Site, Kemp Blockade Site and Huangkeng Blockade Site. There are five-finger peach, brine chicken, hakka yellow rice wine, Danxian Lake tea and Dengxian Lake tea.