Chasing China’s Most Beautiful Villages - Shicheng Chengcun
Chengcun is located in the Dabishan Township of Wuyuan County's Northwest, within the Tai'an Township jurisdiction, with an altitude of 761 meters, bordering the Riyi Town of Jieding City, Jiangxi. The village has a total of 286 households and more than 1100 residents. There are over 100 acres of ancient trees, 1000 acres of stone forest wonders, 1000 acres of ecological tea sightseeing gardens, Cuilin Cave, Yu Long Cave and other attractions. It possesses more than 10 ancient white plum blossoms, millennium red maple, thirty rare tree species. The mountains are lush green, the natural environment is pure and beautiful. Every spring, flowers bloom in abundance, summer is shaded by trees, autumn is covered in red maple, and winter is covered in silver and white. It corresponds to the stone forest and village in terms of style. There is a stone wall at the head of the village, like an ancient city. The 'walls' inside have many ancient trees and famous trees. The most amazing one is the over 100 acres of maple trees, which are much taller than the village's houses and roofs, and the trees' crowns are huge and straight, contrasting with the black tiles and white walls, which are a favorite for photographers. Every November and late November, when the maple trees start to turn red, people will take pictures from early morning to evening. In the morning mist or smoke, the red maple trees are beautiful and illusory, a unique landscape of China's most beautiful rural area, Wuyuan.
Shicheng has two villages: Chengcun and Dai Village, which are pierced through by the Qingstone Ancient Post Road throughout the village, called Dai Village; the pink walls and gray roof ancient dwellings are vaguely visible in the smoke, which is Chengcun. The two villages are separated by a small hillside, and both have ancient maple trees behind them, but they are different in their own way. We need to hike through Dai Village to the observation deck on the mid-mountain,
Shicheng Village is famous for its maple trees, maple trees are the village's trees, and they cannot be arbitrarily cut down. Among the many maple trees, there is a maple tree that is unique, the other maple trees have branches extending upwards, but this one extends slightly downwards, which is astonishing. It stands on the right side of the road entering the village, it's like a gatekeeper of Shicheng Village, it has remained standing for hundreds of years, no matter how strong the wind and rain, frost and snow, it's unwavering, protecting the village's safety. Villagers call it 'Ancestor Tree',
Many villagers have converted their houses into farmhouse guesthouses, providing accommodation for photographers. People who come to take pictures will choose to stay in Chengcun for convenience. Chengcun has ancient maple trees surrounding it on three sides, and a limestone hillside on one side. In the morning, morning mist hangs on the half-tree, combined with smoke in the village, creating a dreamlike and illusory landscape. Actually, there are not many photography shooting points in Shicheng scenic area, just by shooting the village and ancient maple trees from the hillside, so now it's necessary to go early to grab favorable terrain. Some people even hire people to occupy positions from the night before, eating dinner. Imagine this scene, this may be the origin of the sign,
Many photography friends come early in the morning. When is the least people!
Techniques for shooting autumn scenery in Wuyuan Shicheng, the best shooting time period is generally between mid-November and late November, Shicheng's morning mist is not every day, and the smoke effect is also good. It's possible to shoot in the morning, and you can walk around the village during the day. Many literary and artistic small scenes are worth shooting. About 10 kilometers from Shicheng, there is a village called Jikeng, which is surrounded by water, and you can shoot the entire village by climbing the slope on the side of the highway. It is said that every time the maple trees bloom, there are several thousand people concentrated in the maple tree hillside in Shicheng in the morning. If you want to go, you need to be prepared, and it's best to avoid weekends.
Every November and late November, Chengcun is the busiest season in Dabishan Township of Wuyuan County, because the forests are layered and covered with red leaves, photographers are like bees following flowers, photographers follow the seasonal changes, following the scenery, and moving with the wind. In October and November, Jiangxi and Anhui provinces are the most beautiful seasons for rural scenery.
This is the ancestral hall of Chengcun.
Every village has an ancestral hall.
The Ginkgo trees have turned yellow.
Put down your things and run up the mountain to take a shot of Chengcun's starry sky, but unfortunately, the light pollution is too strong. It can be seen that this is the origin of setting up the sign.
Which red light is the LED banner of the village committee, and the yellow is the signboard of the one-way airport guesthouse.
I also managed to shoot a falling star.
This is the shot taken from the top of the guest house's roof, the good weather is really beautiful.
This is the shot taken from the shooting point on the shooting point in the scenic area.
The village has a bit of light pollution.
