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She County Photography Tour

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

Plan your Huangshan Tour? You may take a half day side trip at your convenience from Tunxi ( the city center of Huangshan ) to She County ( Shexian County). Under the jurisdiction of Huangshan. She County is about 27km in the northeast of Huangshan City. It is famous for its rich culture and long history. It is listed as one of four best preserved ancient towns in China, along with Pingyao in Shanxi, Lijiang in Yunan and Longzhong in Sichuan Province.

She County is representative of Hui Culture, the cradle of Peiking Opera. Shexian County (She County) is the original area of Hui merchants. She County is the main production area for the Ink and ink stone, the two treasures of the four treasures of the study.

She County is also nicknamed “the county of Paifang”. Paifang is also called “pailou’, a traditional Chinese architectural archway.

Follow me to have a photography tour of She county (Shexian County)!

The main gate for the well preserved walled town of She County. The massive stone gate is topped with a two-tier pavilion.

The massive stone gate is topped with a two-tier pavilion

The most well known paifang is called Xu Guo Stone Paifang made in Ming Dynasty. Dubbed as “Triumphal arch in the East”

Xu Guo Stone Paifang made in Ming Dynasty

Inside the Xu Guo Stone Paifang

One of the Inner Gates in the ancient town

The ancient town is a lively place and local people still live simple lives and simply accept traditional life as the way life is.

accept traditional life as the way life is

Narrow lanes, white-washed walls and black tiles, a typical Hui style buildings

white-washed walls and black tiles

A traditional entrance gate

A jumble of laundries, wires, an authentic life scene in She County.

A courtyard garden by a wealthy family in the old town

Close view of the decorated upper eves above the entrance gate

Close view of the carvings above the moon gate

Any questions, just drop a line.

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Where to stay in Huangshan

Friday, June 8th, 2012

Plan your Huangshan Tour? One thing you have to do is to book your hotels in Huangshan on your short trip to Huangshan. You are advised to get some information on the layout of Haungshan before you make up your mind to finalise your hotels in Huangshan.

Narrowly speaking, Huanshan refers to the city core of Huangshan, formerly known as Tunxi (Tunxi Old Town). In a broad sense, Huangshan also refers to a big Huangshan including Tunxi Old Town, Tangkou Town and Huangshan Scenic Area. Many tourists will choose to stay one night at Tunxi and the other night on the summit. Actually people have more choices: stay at Tangkou, or at the foot of Huangshan Mountain ( Hotspring area and Yungu area ).

People have to do a bus transfer at Tangkou Town no matter you come from Tunxi Bus Station or Tunxi Railway Station, where you are again requested to take a so-called environmental bus to the foot of Huangshan Mountain.

Tunxi – Tangkou: 65km

Tangkou – the east foot or west foot of Huangshan: about 10km

So you may stay in Tunxi, Tangkou, Hotspring Area at the south of Huangshan or Yungu Area at the east foot of Huangshan Mountain as stated below:

Stay at Tunxi(屯溪）:

Tunxi is the old town, th city core of Huangshan which is named after Huangshan Mountain. The attractions in Tunxi include Laojie (Old Street), a souvenir street lined with ooden shops and Ming-style Huizhou buildings. Wancuilou on the Laojie offers an in-depth look at Huizhou architecture, furniture and antiques.

1. Huangshan International Hotel(5*): 31 Huashan Road, Tunxi, Huangshan, China Tel: 0559-2565678
2. Xiang Ming Hotel (5*): Yingbing Road 2, Tunxi District,Huangshan Tel: 0559-2579999　
3. Huangshan Golf Hotel(5*): 0559-2568000
3. Huangshan Old Street Hotel: 0559-2339188,2534466
4. Tiandu International Hotel: 0559-2588888
5. Ancient Town Youth Hostel：0559-2522088

6. Shuguang Yunsong Hotel: 165, Changgan East Road, Tunxi 0559-2596666

7. Country Garden Phoenix Hotel Huangshan: 0559-5118888

8. Huangshan Parrion Hotel: - (0559)2585555

9. Junrui Baihe Hotel: 0559-2598666

10. Tiandu International Hotel: 0559-2582777

11. Huamao International Hote: 0559-2598888

12. Huangshan Customer To Customer Hotel: 0559-2570888

13. Crowne Plaza Huangshan Yucheng: 0559-2591888

14.Days Suites Huangshan Bojing: 0559-2341111

15. Huangshan Dragon Win Hotel: 0559-2566688

16. Huishang International Hotel: 0559-5208888

17. Higood Inn: 0559-2345000

18. Ramada Huangshan Hotel: 0559-2536999

19. Home of Huangshan Hostel: F1, Building A5 Huangshan Garden, No.149 BeihaiRoad, Tunxi

20. Jinjiang Inn (Huangshan Tunxi): No.12 Pingguoshan Road, Tunxi Distric

21: Zhuoquan Boutique Hotel : Building 7 Huipai Cate City Plaza, Huizhou Avenue, Tunxi

22. Motel 168 Huangshan: No.41 Binjiang West Road, Huangshan

Stay at Tangkou Town（汤口）:

Tangkou is a two-horse town, 65km north of Tunxi (Huangshan City), a springboard for your trip to Huangshan Mountain, 10km from Tangkou. You may store your excess luggage and buy some needy supplies for your hike. Basically you have to take a bus either from Huangshan (Tunxi) long-distance bus station or Huangshan Train Station to Tangkou, where you are requested to take a so-called enviromental protection bus to the west or east foot of Huangshan Mountain, where you either hike on foot or take a cable car up the summit of Huangshan. There are a few nice hotels in Tangkou where you may put up for a night before you start for your hike next day.

1. Sinotrans Huangshan Jianguo Hotel: 0559-5586688
2. Zhongrui Huayi Hotel: 0559-5566888
3. Huangshan Pine Ridge Lodge: 0559-556338
4. Huangshan Tangkou Hotel: 0559-5563366

5. Shuguang Yunsong Hotel: 165, Changgan East Road, Tunxi 0559-2596666

6. Ala Hotel: West of Tangkou Town

7. Tianhu Inn: Block12&13 Tianhu New Village, Shancha Village, Tangkou Town

8. Huangshan 1314 Inn: 0559-5585783

9. Huangshan Huishang Hotel: 0559-5566666

10. Huangshan Baichuan Hotel: 0559-5573788

Stay at Hotspring area（温泉区）: at the foot of the south Huanghshan
1. Huangshan Resort & Spa: 0559-5585103
2. Taioyuan: 0559-5562666

Stay at Yungu area(Yungu cable car – 云谷): at the foot of the east Huangshan
1. Yungu Hotel: 0559-5586444

Stay at Summit（山顶）: On the top of Huangshan
1. Beihai Hotel: 0559-5582555
2. Paiyunlou Hotel: 0559-5581558
3. Huangshan Shilin Hotel: 0559-5584040
4. Xihai Hotel: 0559-5588888
5. Yupinglou Hotel: 0559-5582288

Any questions, just drop a line.

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Hongcun Village, Huizhou Dwellings – Chinese Vernacular Dwellings

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Hongcun Village is located at the foot of the southwest side of Mt. Huangshan, only 11kms away from Yixian town, 60km west of Tunxi Huangshan. The whole village is like a buffalo lying on its side surrounded by green hills and blue water with dwelling houses its “body”, South Lake its “belly”, Moon Pool its “stomach”, Leigang Hill the “head”, two huge trees the “horns”, a winding stream as the “intestines” and the four bridges as the “four feet”.

Hongcun Village is typical of Huizhou Dwellings, one of the vernacular dwellings in China, which are adapted to the characters of hills and waters there and gave full play to them. Hongcun Village is a village of rivers and lakes, like a Chinese paintingscroll rolling before you. The village now boasts 158 dwelling houses dating back to the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, nearly 140 are still in good shape. Hongcun Village was added to the list of the World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in late 2000.

Follow me to explore Hongcun Village.

Hongcun Village with hills behind and water in front.

Hongcun is located northward against Leigang Hill and south on the South Lake. The water from the South Lake is distributed through the channels to each household in the village.

Hongcun Village with hills behind and water in front.

Like a Chinese painting scroll rolling before you.

Fine art students sketching and painting

It’s amazing! Shoot and take it home!

It's amazing! Shoot and take it home!

Entering the village.

The village now boasts 158 dwelling houses dating back to the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties.

Enter the village along the bridge.

Still fascinated by the unique structure of the village with streamlets distributed into the village from South Lake.

Still fascinated the unique structure of the village with streamlets distributed into the village.

This family is selling fruits and local snacks.

South Lake Academy (南胡书院)

Also called Yiwen Private School with an area of 6600 square meters. It was built in Jiaqing era of Qing Dynasty (1814). As a typical Huizhou academy, it consists of Zhidao Hall, Qimeng Hall, Huiwen Hall, Lake Viewing Mansion and Zhi Garden.

South Lake Academy (南胡书院)

Zhidao Hall

Water Channels in the village (宏村水系)

The general channels are 60cm and one meter deep, crossing circuitously through the lanes of the villages from the northwestward to southeastward extending in all directions.

In every dooryard flows a limpid streamlet. Like a blood circulatory system, the channel system stimulates the spritual and material life of the village. The channel system plays of the role of washing, fire protection, drainage and adjustment of temperature.

Water Channels in the village

All the streamlets flowing through the channels finally converge on a pond – Moon Pond (月沼) at the center of the village.

All the streamlets flowing through the channels finally converge on a pond - Moon Pond (月沼)

Washing by the Moon Pool

Taking wedding photos by the Moon Pool

Wedding photo taking by the Moon Pool

Huizhou Style Dwellings by the Moon Pool

People, houses, ducks and the pool

Hills, houses and the Moon Pool

Chengzhi Hall (承志堂)

Built in the fifth year of Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty (1855), it covers an area of 2,110 square meters. The main hall is in front and at the back is built with two-storey-bat structure. It consists of a study, shrine, pond, garden, a kitchen, a well and 28 rooms. The exquisite carving, red columnsand golden painted beams make it known as ” a forbidden city in the countryside”.

A narrow lane leading to Chengzhi Hall