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	Hongcun Summary
		Hongcun (宏村, pinyin: Hóngcūn) is a village in Yixian county, Anhui province (Yixian County), located near the southwest slope of Mount Huangshan, in China.
		The village is arranged in the shape of an ox: a nearby hill (Leigang Hill) is interpreted as the head and two trees standing on it mark the horns.
		Hongcun also was a location at which the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was shot.
	www.bookrags.com /Hongcun (488 words)

	Hongcun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Hongcun (宏村, pinyin: Hóngcūn) is a village in Yixian county, Anhui province (Yixian County), located near the southwest slope of Mount Huangshan, in China.
		The village is arranged in the shape of an ox: a nearby hill (Leigang Hill) is interpreted as the head and two trees standing on it mark the horns.
		Hongcun also was a location at which the action film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was shot.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hongcun (203 words)

	Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun
		The two traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun in Anhui province preserve to a remarkable extent the appearance of non-urban settlements of a type that largely disappeared or was transformed during the last century.
		Hongcun originally was constructed for the settlement of those whose family name was Wang, in North Song Dynasty (960-1127).
		The villages of Xidi and Hongcun are graphic illustrations of a type of human settlement created during a feudal period and based on a prosperous trading economy.
	www.chinatravel.com /china-travel-guides/china-attractions/china-world-heritage/ancient-villages-in-south.shtml (806 words)

	Huangshan Travel Net -- Not Only Yellow Mountain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Hongcun Village is located at the foot of the southwest side of Mt. Huangshan, only 11 kilometers away from Yixian town.
		Hongcun Village has always enjoyed the name "a village in the Chinese painting".
		Because of this extraordinary feature of the village, Hongcun Village was added to the list of the World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in late 2000.
	www.uhuangshan.com /english/village-hongcun.htm (318 words)

	2charis Forums - The Isolated Villages of Qianxian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Hongcun Village is well known for its water.
		Its unique layout and idyllic scenery give the village its reputations as "The Village in a Traditional Chinese Painting." More valuable are the 3,500 ancient dwellings built during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties, which have been preserved intact.
		Among the hundreds of dwellings standing in rows in Hongcun Village, Chengzhi House is the best example of the architectural style of southern Anhui.
	www.2chairs.net /forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=111 (503 words)

	The Isolated Villages of Qianxian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Xidi and Hongcun, two villages in the province's Qianxian County, are World Cultural Heritage sites, and they follow the rule to a T. Xidi Village is surrounded by mountains on all sides, with two crystal-clear brooks running through it.
		Covering an area of 2,000 square meters, it was built by a salt merchant in the Qing Dynasty.
		Staying overnight in Hongcun Village is a good choice for travelers.
	www.investchina.com.cn /english/travel/99430.htm (495 words)

	新浪教育_新浪网
		That film was photographed in Hongcun Village, an ancient village in Yixian County of East China's Anhui Province.
		Hongcun Village is the most typical example of Anhui-style architecture: fl bricks, grey tiles, walls shaped like a horse's head.
		Wherever one goes in Hongcun Village, one there is the smell history in the air, and stories that have been told for hundreds of years.
	edu.sina.com.cn /en/2004-02-25/19061.html (1039 words)

	Ostprovinz Anhui: Schaufenster chinesischer Geschichte - Reise - SPIEGEL ONLINE
		In der Tat versetzen Orte wie Xidi oder Hongcun, von den Chinesen liebevoll als Land der Pfirsichblüte bezeichnet, den Reisenden in eine andere Zeit.
		Hongcun, das "Dorf, das auf der chinesischen Porzellanmalerei abgebildet ist", gilt mit seiner bizarren Straßenführung und seinem ausgeklügelten Bewässerungssystem als einzigartiges kunsthistorisches Erbe Südostchinas.
		Nicht weniger spektakulär als Hongcun ist Xidi, an dessen Dorfeingang das imposante, etwa zehn Meter hohe Hu Wenguang-Tor steht.
	www.spiegel.de /reise/fernweh/0,1518,287955,00.html (700 words)

	Huizhou - ancient China today - OlegNovikov.com
		Hongcun（宏村）, Xidi（西递）and Nanping（南屏）villages, as well as a group of memorial archways（棠樾牌坊群）in She County（歙县）are usually named as main attractions.
		The village is geographically laid out in the form of a cow, which represents a very unique architectural decision and cultural heritage.
		As to decoration, it is vastly dominated by elaborate wood, stone and tile carvings.
	www.olegnovikov.com /gallery/huizhou/huizhou.shtml (926 words)

	Alte Dörfer in Südanhui (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Harmonie findet man in Hongcun nicht nur zwischen Mensch und Natur, sondern auch unter den Bewohnern selbst.
		Die Gebäude in Hongcun und Xidi sind nicht einfach nur Gebäude, sie sind mehr: Sie sind Träger von Moral und Werten.
		Frauen galten nicht viel in der damaligen konfuzianisch geprägten Welt, zumal in Hongcun und Xidi, die Hochburgen des Konfuzianismus waren.
	www.chinakaufhaus.de /chinainfo/chinainfoarticle.asp?article=1766 (1074 words)

	Protect World Heritage・Promote Common Development
		Located at Yixian in southern Anhui Province and laid out carefully and skillfully from the 11th to the 12th century, Xidi and Hongcun Villages possess 3600 well-preserved ancient residences having integrated with surrounding mountain scenery, waterscape and farmland.
		Known as "Chinese Utopia", these villages still have simple and unaffected customs and a wealth of cultural legacy, serving as remarkable examples of villages in the mountainous areas in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
		Xidi and Hongcun were inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 2000.
	www.youbangex.com /28whchzh/en/dw/en-wannangucunluo.htm (112 words)

	Destinations - UNESCO - Ancient Rural Complex of Southern Anhui Province
		The most representative villages with such residences are Xidi and Hongcun in Yixian, Doushanjie in Shexian, Chengkan and Qiankou in the Huizhou District, and Fengcun and Shangzhuang in Jixi.
		Among all the rural complexes of South Anhui Province, Xidi and Hongcun are the most typical and renowned.
		Hongcun Village: Hongcun Village is noted for its overall design that resembles the shape of an ox.
	www.emma-xd.com /lightofchina/destination/unesco/unesco_anhui_complex.htm (472 words)

	Xidi & Hongcun - Museums of Ancient Residences (June 10, 2004)
		Well-preserved ancient villages shaded on the slopes of the green hills of the southern part of east China's Anhui Province are acclaimed by tourists and scholars as the most beautiful villages in the world and a museum of Chinese ancient residences.
		The sun and rain over the years have reduced houses in white and fl tiles to a grayish white color, which gives a strong sense of remote times in the midst of a green forest.
		Located not far from Xidi Village, Hongcun Village is famous for its enchanting mountains and waters.
	www.chinaplanner.com /update/061004.htm (661 words)

	leylop's blog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		"Hongcun Village is located at Yixian County, Anhui Province.
		Set up in the year of 1131, Hongcun Village has a history of more than 800 years.
		The place is surrounded by mountains with beautiful scenery, enjoying the name "a village in the Chinese painting".
	www.leylop.com /2003/04/hongcun-village-hongcun-village-is.html (329 words)

	Ancient Xidi and Hongcun Villages - Towns and Villages with Chinese Folk Characteristics - Chinese Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Ancient Xidi and Hongcun Villages - Towns and Villages with Chinese Folk Characteristics - Chinese Culture
		The old houses in Xidi and Hongcun villages, in Yixian County in the south of Anhui Province, were included in Unesco's World Cultural Heritage list in November 2000.
		These houses provide valuable materials for the study of the history of Chinese civilian residential housing, living environment, architecture, local history and customs.
	www.chinaplanner.com /culture/ancienttowns/ant_xidi.htm (160 words)

	Xidi and Hongcun Villages, Museums of Ming-Qing Architecture in Southern Anhui
		Xidi and Hongcun Villages, Museums of Ming-Qing Architecture in Southern Anhui
		Decorated with the typical local style of brick, wood and stone, carvings, they display the ornateness and elegancy of the traditional 15th-16th century edifices, boasting historical and research value, as well as being tourist attractions.
		Typical structures in Xidi include a pailou to the residence of the Qing prefectural governor Hu Wenguang, the Ruiyu Courtyard, the Taoli (peaches and plums) Garden, the Dafu Grand House (home of a senior official in feudal society), and Lingyun Tower.
	www.china.org.cn /english/kuaixun/75217.htm (403 words)

	Xidi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Xīdì (Chinese: 西递; pinyin: Xidi, also Xi'di, or Xi Di, literally West Post), is a village in southern Anhui province (Yixian County), in China, which was declared a part of the "Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui" World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000, along with the village of Hongcun.
		Many of the residences are open to the public.
		Also see the nearby World Heritage site Hongcun.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Xidi (302 words)

	[No title]
		Hongcun, located at the southwestern foot of the YellowMountain and 11 kilometers away from Yi county, is a peculiar ox-shaped ancient village in the peach blossom valley of the ancient Yi county.
		On December 30th, 2002, it joined the World Cultural Heritage Committee ofthe Association of Chinese Scenic Spots; in July, 2003, it was formally accessed as the state-list 4A scenic spot, and one of the first group of the famous historical and cultural villages in December, 2003.
		Hongcun Scenic Spot has excellently received many VIPs from the Party or the State, such as Mr.
	www.hongcun.com.cn /english/hcfg.htm (374 words)

	思诺博在线――We serve traders. Worldwide! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Xidi and Hongcun Villages, Museums of Ming-Qing Architecture in Southern Anhui
		Decorated with the typical local style of brick, wood and stone, carvings, they display the ornateness and elegancy of the traditional 15th-16th century edifices, boasting historical and research value, as well as being tourist attractions.
		The most typical of these are the residential houses of Xidi Village and the paleo-ox-shaped Hongcun Village.
	www.sinobal.com /news/news_en.asp?newsid=6314 (475 words)

	[No title]
		In the south of Hongcun, the Southern Lake was built in 1607 (the year of dingwei of the Wanli Period in Ming Dynasty).
		Stariong from the Yongle Period to the Wanli Period, there was a great boosting in Hongcun’s population and the housing, for which water in the Moon Pond became far from enough.
		Therefore, in the year of dingwei of the Wanli Period, hundreds of mu of farmlands in the south of Hongcun were deeply digged for building the Southern Lake with stones laid around it, by following the scene of “the peaceful lake and the autumnal moon” of the West Lake.
	www.hongcun.com.cn /english/hcfg-nh.htm (232 words)

	Xidi and Hongcun-Huangshan Tour Consultation www.hstoday.com - Huangshan - Huangshan Tour - Huangshan Guide - China ...
		Among various traditional villages in China, Xidi and Hongcun in Xixian County, as a representative of the ancient villages in Southem Anhui, are of great significan feature, The villages were laid out on the slopes by waters.
		The fastigium is of particular and unique shape, The decorations of the houses are exquisite, The interior settings are simple, unsophisticated and elegant, All these features exhibit the villagers’ remarkable creativity, marvelous talents and great achievements in the construction of residential environment.
		In November, 2000, Xidi and Hongcun in Xixan County, as typical ancient villages in Southem Anhui, was listed as World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO.
	www.hstoday.com /english/huangshantour_detail.asp?s_id=513 (522 words)

	Xidi & Hongcun -- Museums of Ancient Residences
		Well-preserved ancient villages shaded on the slopes of the green hills of the southern part of east China's Anhui Province are acclaimed by tourists and scholars as the most beautiful villages in the world and a museum of Chinese ancient residences.
		As representatives of those beautiful ancient villages, Xidi and Hongcun villages, both located in Yixian County, were added to the World Cultural Heritage list in 2000.
		The sun and rain over the years have reduced houses in white and fl tiles to a grayish white color, which gives a strong sense of remote times in the midst of a green forest.
	www.china.org.cn /english/travel/97919.htm (648 words)

	pictures of Hongcun - Fuji Finepix S5000 camera
		Hongcun, an old village in southern Anhui province, is an example of the type of settlement that developed in feudal China, and to a very large extent, has disappeared over the past century.
		Deservedly so, Hongcun (and a few other villages in this region) were designated as UNESCO heritage sites in 2000.
		Alison, in the "About" for this photo, I could have said that Hongcun is laid out in the shape of an ox.
	www.usefilm.com /image/608943.html (373 words)

	Xidi&Hongcun, Ancient Villages, China Scene Spot
		Located in the northwest of Yixian County, 65 kilometers from Tunxi, Hongcun originally was constructed for the settlement of those whose family name was Wang, in North Song Dynasty (960-1127).
		Of particular interest are a woodcarving of the same figure with different faces and one of the same face with different expressions.
		Understandably, Hongcun's water system has been guarded as a treasure with jealousy by the villagers and considered a masterpiece of residential architecture by experts both at home and abroad.
	www.toptrip.cc /destination/spot/ah_xidiandhc.htm (682 words)

	Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		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.
		Criterion iii The villages of Xidi and Hongcun are graphic illustrations of a type of human settlement created during a feudal period and based on a prosperous trading economy.
		Criterion v The traditional non-urban settlements of China, which have to a very large extent disappeared during the past century, are exceptionally well preserved in the villages of Xidi and Hongcun.
	whc.unesco.org /en/list/1002 (203 words)

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