Weather in Shexian County, Huizhou

Autumn in Huizhou always comes at the right time. As far as I can remember, every year around mid-September, the weather is just lukewarm, and the length of day and night is equally divided. There is no heat in summer, no cold in winter and the sky is clear and ethereal. Deep blue in the mountains, colorful leaves, mist, autumn wind and Yuan Ye, these beautiful words are all patched together, which is the autumn scenery of Huizhou.

Huizhou, formerly known as Zhangzhou, includes Jixi in Xuanzhou, Shexian in Huangshan, yi county, Xiuning, Qimen and Wuyuan. Huizhou was called one government and six counties in ancient times. In recent years, Huizhou was renamed Huangshan City. Compared with the misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River in poetry, ancient Huizhou, once blocked by mountains, seems to have become the lifelong love of many literati. Tang Xianzu, a dramatist in the Ming Dynasty, lamented that he had never dreamed of Huizhou in his life.

Today, Huizhou ancient road still sits firmly in the forefront of the country's yearning destination. Along the way, the blue brick horse-headed wall, the humanistic beauty of famous mountains and historical sites, and the unique beauty of autumn wandered among them, and that pavilion, half of the ancient bridge, or a few casual flowing water in the depths of the mountains easily turned into a wonderful landscape painting in China. Well, it's time to go to Huizhou.

Today, I recommend a classic self-driving route of Huizhou cultural landscape, starting from Xuancheng, Anhui, passing through Wuyuan, Jiangxi, and ending at Jiuhua Mountain. Along the way, famous mountain villages such as Huangshan, Yun Qi, Hongcun and Xidi are connected in series. Whether you are visiting Huizhou for the first time or revisiting your old place, it is a rare cultural journey.

Route:

Huizhou cultural landscape route is 680 kilometers, and the driving time is about 10 day (it can be scaled according to the time schedule). The route planning is Xuancheng-Jingxian-Jingde-Jixi-Shexian-Wuyuan, Jiangxi-Yaoli-Xiaoting, Anhui-Qiyunshan-Xidi-Hongcun-Huangshan-Jiuhuashan.

Accommodation food:

Huizhou's tourist routes are relatively mature, and various hotels, guesthouses, homestays and farmhouses can be seen everywhere. Avoid the peak season and book 1~2 days in advance. Of course, if you want to stay at the top of Huangshan Mountain, make preparations as early as possible. As one of the eight major cuisines, Anhui cuisine is good at stewing, moderate shade, stinky mandarin fish, hairy tofu, knife board incense, Hu Shi's first-class pot and so on. And the taste of any restaurant is good.

Highlights along the way:

Jingxian county

Jingxian county belongs to Xuancheng. Historically, this place is not only an agricultural and mulberry area where men plow and women weave, but also a humanistic place with many merchants and prosperous writing style. Xuan paper in Four Treasures of the Study is made in Jingxian County. From Xuancheng, you will pass the Xu 'anbi Factory of Huangcun Shengfengtang along the 322 provincial highway, so you can stop and visit its production process. In addition, Jingxian Museum and Shuixi Twin Towers are also distributed around the provincial highway.

If Xuan paper and human history are the heritage of Jingxian County, then the natural landscape is God's blessing to Jingxian County, among which Taohuatan is most praised by outsiders. It is due to a poem "To Wang Lun" by the poet Li Bai: "Peach Blossom Pond is deeper than thousands of feet, but not as good as Wang Lun." Fame is there.

If you choose to live in Taohuatan Scenic Area, you must get up early to see the autumn water. The morning mist dances all over the country, the distant mountains are looming, the morning glow dyes the sky pink, and occasionally birds cross the sky. Standing by the river, I'm afraid all I can think of at this time is "dancing to find the shadow, what is it like?"

Jixi

Jixi, known as "Southeast Zou Lu", is the birthplace of Huizhou culture and Huizhou opera, and also one of the main birthplaces of Huizhou merchants and Huizhou cuisine. There are many Gu Xiang in Jixi County, and the narrow roads paved with bluestones record the rise and fall of this small town. If you want to fully understand the historical changes and cultural customs of Jixi, you can go to the Jixi Museum in the downtown area. Seven exhibition halls, including Hui Ling, Huixi and Wei Hui, are enough to go deep into the ancient city.

Not far from the city, you will encounter a garden-like building complex, which is the private Huizhou residential building museum-Ziyuan. The garden is surrounded by mountains, a pool of clear water, pine trees and maple trees on the mountain, and houses at the foot of the mountain are scattered. It concentrates various elements of typical Huizhou village buildings such as pavilions, ancestral halls and memorial archways, and also has restaurants and inns for rest.

If you drive on, you can see Millennium Ren Li Ancient Village and Longchuan Village in turn. These two ancient villages have a history of more than 1000 years. The former preserved a large number of buildings in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Historically, it was an amphibious dock where Huizhou merchants gathered and an important town on the ancient Huizhou-Hangzhou road. The latter is an ancient village where Hu's family live together. Hu's ancestral temple, residential buildings and other buildings are worth seeing.

If your feet are good enough, you can take a walk on the ancient Huizhou-Hangzhou road not far from Longchuan village. As the third famous ancient road in China, it has become a paradise for junior hikers. In particular, the two dangerous peaks, Fan Zhenjian and German shepherd's tip, have made many hikers enjoy it.

Shexian County

Shexian county is the birthplace of Huizhou culture, and the ancient city of Huizhou in the county seat is the seat of the original Huizhou government. The biggest feature of Huizhou ancient city is "city to city". The ancient residential groups in the city are intertwined, like a grand history museum. Even now, this city is still the place where Huizhou people have lived for generations.

Among several city gates, the South Bridge Tower is the most distinctive, while Huizhou House and Guo Xushi Square are the most important parts of the ancient city. The ancient city is not closed. If you just visit the ancient city, you can save tickets by entering the city from other small streets. If you want to visit all the scenic spots in the ancient city completely, you can buy tickets from the west gate to enter the city. You can see Guo Xushi Square not far away.

The scenic spots around the county are mainly Huizhou ancient villages, but they are scattered. You can choose a few representative ones to visit. For example, the most famous arched buildings in Tang Yue in southern Anhui, the Jiabao Garden, which has the reputation of "the mother of oriental gardens", Xucun, the first Jinshi village in Huizhou, and Xiongcun, the hometown of the Prime Minister, etc.

Wuyuan

In spring, the rape flowers in Wuyuan are the most charming. Autumn, autumn in Wuyuan and maple leaf in Shicheng have become the best spokesmen of autumn scenery.

Needless to say, the autumn sun shines on Huangling, a village located in a high mountain depression. The scenery in the morning is the most beautiful, and the sun covers the whole village faintly. Every household began to open the windows and put the autumn fruits in the dustpan to bask in the sun. Red peppers glow softly in the sun, and the terraces in the distance become illusory like fairyland. Layers of rice fields are golden and surrounded by green trees, which makes the rice fields very fresh.

At this time, the maple leaves in Shicheng are also the reddest, walking among villages with blue tiles and white walls, looking at the mottled walls of the old residents upstairs, walking on the bluestone road with both feet, and watching the rice waves on the terraces in the distance become ripe and golden. The most eye-catching thing between golden and black-and-white buildings is the maple leaf. White fog can't cover the bright red. Walking up the stone steps, you can find the best position of red leaves from the heights outside the village.

Except for the famous villages, the whole Wuyuan is a gathering place of super-large ancient villages, with small villages scattered all over the place, and each scenic spot is not too far apart, which is especially suitable for going to road trip. Those humble small villages may give people more surprises and touches.

Yaoli

Yaoli ancient town has a history of more than 2000 years. Because Jingdezhen is the main raw material, it has the reputation of "the source of porcelain capital". The ancient town belongs to the rest of Huangshan Mountain, with high mountains and dense forests, criss-crossing canyons, and clear Yao water running through the ancient city, giving people a sense of tranquility and simplicity.

Walking through the ancient villages, you can see the folk customs area in the center of the ancient town, and several large-scale ancient buildings of Ming and Qing dynasties are preserved. These old houses and ancient temples are built on both sides of the Yao River in a patchwork way, with red lanterns hanging high, which is quite poetic in Jiangnan water town. The most prominent places are Cheng's Ancestral Hall, Ming and Qing Commercial Street and Chen Yi's former residence.

Different from the commercial streets later built in some ancient towns, the Ming and Qing Commercial Street in Yaoli Ancient Town has always been the most prosperous street on the ancient Huizhou Avenue, and there is still a folk song "Go to the street, go to the street, the street is wide and long; Sugar, salt, vinegar, silks and satins, 990 storefronts, enough to see the prosperity of the past. The street is paved with three bluestones, and the eye-catching "Huizhou Avenue Turn" road sign still stands at the T-junction.

Yaoli ancient town is small, but it is like a pearl scattered in the mountains. It maintains the beauty of the original ecology with a fresh attitude. Stop and go everywhere, you can always find a sense of fullness that makes people return to nature.

Qiyunshan

Yun Qi is located in Huangshan City, facing the north and south of Huangshan. It is named after seeing the top of the mountain from a distance, such as "a stone inserted into the sky and integrated with the cloud" Although this mountain is only 585 meters above sea level, it is a bit exaggerated to describe it as "straight into the sky", but because it belongs to the typical Danxia landform, hundreds of scenic spots form a wonderful array of strange rocks and rocks, showing the beauty of Xia Hong, coupled with countless strange peaks and rocks, flying down and gurgling, which is fascinating.

There are two ancient roads leading to Yun Qi, one is Zhengde Road leading to Zhang Sanfeng's tomb, and the other is Yongle Road leading to Taoist Temple and Cliff Stone Carvings. Along the way, in addition to the charming natural landscape, the most talked about are scattered inscriptions and stone carvings, almost on the peaks and caves. Among them, cave, fairy cave and Zixiaoyan are the most concentrated areas, especially fairy cave, which has the essence of Yun Qi Taoism.

Yuehua Street at the top of the mountain is another scene. In just a few thousand meters, ancient folk houses, Huizhou folk houses, palaces and courtyards form a patchwork of buildings, just like an air street. At night, overlooking the Xu Ling terrace, you can see the whole picture. Censer peak in front, Yuping Peak in the back. Yuehua Street is like a crescent moon hanging in the middle of Yun Qi Mountain, which is really beautiful.

Xidi

Xidi and Hongcun are the most famous ancient villages in southern Anhui. From the perspective of ancient Huizhou architecture, Xidi is superior, because it has more ancestral halls and relatively dense buildings, and enjoys the title of "the middleman in the Peach Blossom Garden".

There is a main road running through the west, and there are many narrow lanes on the parallel streets on both sides. Most of the streets and lanes in the village are built along the river. There are Little Square in front of the buildings such as Dear Hall, Zhuimutang and Hupaifang, mostly in Qing Dynasty.

Generally, about 10 buildings are selected by visiting Xidi ancient Huizhou architecture. There are free tour guides in the scenic spot, which can help you learn more about Huizhou architecture. If you live here, don't forget to register your ticket at the ticket office so that you can enter many times.

Hongcun

Many scenes of Ang Lee's film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were shot in Hongcun, and the classic bamboo forest jumped into the water, which was also shot in the Emerald Valley not far from Hongcun. After that, although Hongcun became famous and tourists gradually increased, it was still relatively quiet compared with some commercial ancient towns. Especially when you enter the village in the early morning or at sunset, it is as quiet as a paradise.

Autumn village, the sky is crisp and full of golden eyes. Students in twos and threes will sit around the south lake and concentrate on freehand brushwork. Blue tiles and white walls, continuous mountains, are naturally reflected in the water, forming a natural picture. Walking in the village at this time, casual encounter, you can find a lot of fun.

In addition to unique architecture and beautiful scenery, unique folk customs are also very ceremonial. The home is covered with large pieces of bacon, dense and dense, which matches the old building well and has no sense of disobedience. As for the taste of bacon, of course, you need to come here to taste it yourself to appreciate the taste.

Of course, if you have spare time, you can go to Hongcun. Shu Qi Lake, Mukeng Bamboo Sea, Nanping and other scenic spots are not too far away, so it is very interesting to have a leisurely stroll.

Mount Huangshan

Huangshan Mountain is known as "fairyland on earth" and "the first wonder mountain in the world". It goes without saying that tourists from all over the world visit it all year round. In autumn, while climbing mountains, enjoy autumn. Green pine needles and fiery maple leaves set off the strange peaks and rocks, and you only feel that the world is vast.

Because the south gate of Huangshan Mountain is closest to Tunxi District of Huangshan Mountain, most travelers will go up the mountain from here. There are also several good scenic spots near Tangkou Town, where the South Gate is located, such as Jiulong Waterfall, Emerald Valley and Phoenix Source, all of which are dominated by landscape scenery and close to each other. You can see them soon after driving along the national road in front of the South Gate.

Jiuhuashan

Jiuhua Mountain is not as famous as Huangshan Mountain, but the beautiful scenery praised by Li Bai is still breathtaking. Unique geological conditions make it certified as a world geological park. In autumn, the Buddhist temple is hidden in the golden forest, and I want to raise my camera when I see it.

Most of the temples and accommodations on Jiuhua Mountain are concentrated around Jiuhua Street. You can park your car at Jiuhua Street, walk around the temple, climb the mountain to Baisui Palace, see the natural sleeping Buddha, cross the East Asia Temple, and return to Ge Xiang to the Phoenix Mountain Scenic Area.