When talking about Huangshan, two concepts are involved. One is Huangshan City, situated in the south of Anhui Province; the others is Huangshan Mountain (also named Yellow Mountain), a UNESCO Heritage Site China tourism.

Besides climbing the famous mountain, many other famous attractions in Huangshan City reflect the prosperous traditional culture - Hui culture. Shexian and Yi counties were established over 2,000 years ago. Yi County is known as the land of peach blossom, meaning a haven of peace in Chinese. When entering the county, you hardly see any houses along the stream between green hills. Going through passes, your first sight is an open basin where over 3,000 best-preserved pre-20th century houses are shaded on the slopes of hills.

Well, the best representative of Hui Culture is Hongcun and Xidi China tour deals villages which attracts many tourists for its clustered ancient houses. The topography of Xidi Village is well planned. 122 ancient houses in white, black and gray colors were built in 18th and 19th centuries. Each has white walls, with elaborated-shaped eaves and courtyard. The entrance gate and windows display the typical features of local culture. Of particular interest is a glided balcony overreaching into the lane at Dafudi, the name of a clan hall. It was said that anyone fortunate enough to catch the colorful ball thrown by the young lady from balcony could win her love.

Located in the northwest of Yi County, Hongcun Village is world-known for Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, an Osca winning movie. Roaming around Hongcun Village top China tours, you can imagine an image of ancient China. The village was first built in Song Dynasty and contains over 140 well-preserved Ming and Qing-styled houses. The narrow cobblestone paved lanes winding around whitewashed buildings with black tiled roofs offer you a pleasant atmosphere to spend silent time in this beautiful pastoral village. The layout of the whole villages looks like the Shape of an Ox and is crisscrossed by a complex network of water canals emptying into the central half-moon pond and southern lake. Because of its charming landscape, the village is called as "a village in Chinese painting".

When you visit Huangshan area, you should not miss Hongcun, Xidi and its nearby ancient villages after enjoy the beauty of Huangshan Mountain Yangtze River tour.

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