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When speaking of ancient villages, the images that spring to one’s mind are usually mottled and antique stone bridges, white-walled and black-tiled historical residential houses, paddy fields bursting with vitality, elders lying on a rocking chair basking in the warm sunshine… Season changes, while ancient villages’ charm stays …
Zhe Yuan Li Village 浙源里村
Zhe Yuan Li Village is adjacent to a 1300-meter-high mountain called Liu Chun Hu Mountain. Deep in the mountain, there are all types of trees competing with one another to reach to the sky. Pools, falls and streams are found inside and around the village. Every May, azalea flowers are in full bloom, creating a spectacular view: the area under the elevation of 800 meters is dominated with lush green trees and bamboo forest, while the area above the elevation of 800 meters is full of red blooming azalea. It really is a paradise for shutterbugs.
Address: Miaoxia Village, Longyou County, Quzhou City 衢州市龙游县庙下乡浙源里村
Zhongcun Village 中村
Approaching Zhongcun Village, visitors will see range upon rang of lush mountains in the distance and a crystal-clear stream running through the center of it. Over the stream spans a one-hundred-year-old bridge called Baiyun Bridge. Inside the village, there is a Taoist temple dating to the Southern Song Dynasty called Xian Shen Temple, inside which visitors will find an ancient stage with dove-tail eaves, full of antique charm.
Address: Luting Village, Yuyao City, Ningbo City 宁波市余姚市鹿亭乡中村
Dake Village大柯村
Dake Village boasts of well-proportioned black-tiled residential houses built with yellow mud, layers of rice terraces, dense ancient trees. The landscape of the late Ming- and early Qing- dynasty ancient village in southern Zhejiang region is well preserved in the village. Here, mountains are not high, but appear to be on clouds; the beauty of Dake Village may not be described as breathtaking, but it possesses the ability to help people relax and make them comfortable, just like the summer breeze.
Address: Caiyuan Village, Suichang County, Lishui City丽水市遂昌县蔡源乡大柯村
Huangtandong Ancient Village 黄檀硐古村
After having undergone the vicissitude of 700 years, the ancient village which was formed during the Song Dynasty, is still in good shape. Huangtandong Village gained its popularity for its ancient history, dense forest, crystal-clear water, peculiar-shaped rocks and caves. Standing at an elevation of 400 meters in a col, the village is isolated from the rest of the world. An east-west stream runs through the center of the village. All houses inside the village are built along the stream and are of Ming- and Qing- architectural style. Materials used to build these houses are locally sourced with little decorations, hence their natural and simple style.
Address: mountain area of Chenbei Village, Leqing City, Wenzhou City (温州市乐清市城北乡山区黄檀硐村)
Baiyankeng Village 白雁坑村
The epitome of the beautiful Tongyuan Village, Baiyankeng Village is over 700 meters over sea level and is highlighted with such enchanting surrounding views as peaks shrouded by mist and fog. Vigorous and old Chinese Torreya trees are found scattered around the village.
Address: Tongyuan Village, Shengzhou City, Shaoxing City 绍兴市嵊州市通源乡白雁坑村
Zhiyan Ancient Village 芝堰古村
Hidden in Western Zhejiang, Zhiyan Ancient Village is not only blessed with an advantageous location in mountains and waters, but also ancient history. Zhiyan Ancient Village came into being as early as in the Southern Song Dynasty and has a history of over 850 years. Zhiyan Village has long enjoyed the reputation of “museum of typical Chinese ancient residential architecture”, “living fossil” of ancient architecture. Despite this, the village still manages not to be disturbed by the outside world. There, visitors will find national level engraved cultural relics, dragon dance among paddy fields, straw shoes braided by elders …
Tickets (for reference only): 60 Chinese Yuan per person
Address: Huangdian Town, Lanxi City, Jinhua City 金华市兰溪市黄店镇芝堰村
Tiantu Fishing Village 田涂渔村
Daishan Mountain is reputed as “Penglai (a fabled adobe of immortals) in East China Sea”. On this wonderland-like island are dotted with many a primitive small fishing village. Naturally-formed harbors and bays and shoals and wetlands full of reeds add some roughness and wildness into the natural freshness of the village. Here, you can listen quietly to the sounds of and watch the ups and downs of sea tides, and watching fishermen capture shrimps and fishes using fish nets.
Address: Qushan Island, Daishan County, Zhoushan City 舟山市岱山县衢山岛田涂渔村