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Hongcun

Coordinates: 30°00′12″N 117°59′26″E / 30.0033°N 117.9905°E

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Hongcun 宏村
Village
Hongcun

Coordinates: 30°00′12″N 117°59′26″E / 30.0033°N 117.9905°E / 30.0033; 117.9905
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Huangshan City
County	Yi County
Town	Hongcun Town

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name	Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
Type	Cultural
Criteria	iii, iv, v
Designated	2000
Reference no.	1002
Region	Asia

Hongcun (Chinese: 宏村; pinyin: Hóngcūn; lit. 'Hong village') is a village in Hongcun Town, Yi County, Huangshan City^[1]^[2] in the historical Huizhou region of southern Anhui Province, China, near the southwest slope of Mount Huangshan.

Together with Xidi, the village became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000, because of its exceptional preservation of the architecture and city plan of a rural village in feudal China.^[3]^[4] Scenes from the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon were filmed on location in Hongcun.

History and city planning

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Hongcun was established in 1131 by Wang Wen, a general during the Southern Song dynasty.^[5] Like the neighboring Hu family in Xidi, the Wang family became prosperous merchants and the city grew in size from 1400 to about 1900. 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.^{[citation needed]} One of the biggest of the residences open to visitors, Chenzhi Hall, also contains a small museum.

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. A 400-year-old waterway connects each residential household to the two water sources in the town, with most of the streets built alongside them.^[5] These streets are paved with original Yi County granite.^{[citation needed]} The usual residences of the town contain a central courtyard surrounded by symmetrical bays of rooms, although there are much larger and more private houses for the weather citizens.^[5]

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

Hongcun, Anhui Province, China.

Transportation

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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.^[6]

References

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^ 2017年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：宏村镇 [2017 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Hongcun Town] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018. 341023101200 122 宏村村委会
^ 宏村镇 [Hongcun Town] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2018. 341023101200 122宏村
^ "Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun". UNESCO. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
^ "Xidi and Hongcun Villages". China.com. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-10-08. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun" (PDF). UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 2 December 2000.
^ "Hongcun" ChinaTour.Net Accessed 2014-11-23

Notable people

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Wang Daxie

External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hongcun.

Hongcun village official website Archived 2005-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
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

v t e World Heritage Sites in China
East	Archaeological Ruins of Liangzhu City Classical Gardens of Suzhou Fujian tulou Lushan Huangshan Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea–Bohai Sea of China (Phase I) 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
Southwestern	Chengjiang Fossil Site Dazu Rock Carvings Fanjingshan Honghe Hani Rice Terraces Huanglong Jiuzhaigou Lijiang Mount Emei and Leshan Giant Buddha Mount Qingcheng and Dujiangyan Potala Palace, including the Jokhang and Norbulingka 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 Ancient City of Pingyao Summer Palace Temple of Heaven Xanadu Yungang Grottoes Beijing Central Axis
Northeast	Koguryo sites Mukden Palace
Northwestern	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 Migratory Bird Sanctuaries along the Coast of Yellow Sea–Bohai Sea of China (Phase II) Badain Jaran Desert