What impressed me most during my visit to Hongcun, an ancient village in southern Anhui, was the water. Water is the soul of this ancient village, as well as the feature that most attracts tourists.

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 4, 2019 shows fields near the Hongcun scenic spot in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo: Xinhua) Aerial photo taken on Aug. 4, 2019 shows the morning scenery ...

Cycling on a country road near Hongcun Village. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn-by Liu Donghui] Early summer scenery of South lake in Hongcun Village. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn-by Liu Donghui] For a taste of ...

HUANGSHAN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--When it comes to the most beautiful ancient villages in China, Anhui is the only answer, especially "Hongcun". Hongcun, at the foot of Mount Huangshan, famous all ...

Our first day in Hongcun Village, one of China's most beautiful ancient villages, was 'luckily bothered' by unyielding rainfall for the whole day. This was because the white walls and black tiles, the ...

Tourists visit the Hongcun Village scenic spot in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 15, 2019. (Xinhua/Han Xiaoyu) HUANGSHAN, Nov. 16, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Hongcun is a village in Huangshan ...

In this aerial drone photo, people holding festive lanterns parade at Hongcun Village of Yixian County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 15, 2024. Yixian County is noted for its ...

HONGCUN, CHINA — The Ming and Qing dynasties built this town at the foot of China’s famed Yellow Mountains. More than 600 years later, “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” put it on the map. Since the hit ...

Hongcun Village is located in Yixian County at the foot of the southwestern slope of Huangshan Mountain, Anhui Province. With morning mist, stone bridges, white walls, water lily ponds and hills, it ...

The two traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun preserve to a remarkable extent the appearance of non-urban settlements of a type that largely disappeared or was transformed during the last century.