5 Hidden Ancient Villages Worth Collecting, Few People Know About, Definitely Worth a Visit
China's traditional villages are rich in resources, and they have irreplaceable cultural value. Let's take a look at the unique charm of the following 5 traditional villages together!
Qixing City: Yufuji County Friendship Da'an, Kolkerzi Autonomous Township Simaiziba Village
Simaiziba Village, though just a small village on the banks of the Nenjiang River, enjoys a renowned reputation in the academic circles of Manchuria and Mongolia, and is known as the ‘living fossil’ village of the Manchurian language. Simaiziba Village has well-preserved Manchu history and culture. Previously, scholars from various fields, including linguists, anthropologists and humanists, as well as historians, have come in droves, and different academic institutions have paid close attention to Simaiziba Village’s continuity over the years, making it a rare academic observation example.
Hami Region: Hami City Bostan Village
Bostan Village is located in the Hami City of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, named for its location in the middle of the Gobi Desert but with trees growing densely, it’s a green oasis in the Gobi desert. Its unique ecological architectural concepts and technologies were selected as China’s historical and cultural villages in 2010. The villagers’ main residence is South Town, inhabited by more than 360 households.
“Bostan” means “oasis” in the Uygur language, named for its location in the middle of the Gobi Desert but with trees growing densely, it’s a green oasis in the Gobi desert. Bostan Village is characterized by its traditional dwellings, unique ecological architectural concepts and technologies, and was selected as a China’s historical and cultural villages in 2010.
Guilin City: Longsheng Ethnic Autonomous County Pinghua Township Longji Village
Longji Village is located in the northern part of Qixing Town (5.12 on May 12, 2004, the regional adjustment, originally new incorporated into Qixing Town, Longji Village followed the incorporation of Qixing Town, the government office is located in the north and south of the county city, S114 Provincial Road goes through the north and south, S260 Provincial Road passes through the, total area 16 square kilometers, cultivated land area 1346 mu, 4 villagers' groups, total population 6888 people
With abundant hydropower and mineral resources. The remaining hydropower resources are more than 5000 kilowatts. The mineral resources mainly include: tungsten, iron, copper, lead, zinc, silicon, kaolin, marble, gypsum, etc.
Zhucun County: Huajian Town Dongyan Ancient Village
Dongyan Village is located in the northeast of Huajian Town, belonging to shallow slope terrain, the area is about 7.8 square kilometers. Talking about Dongyan Village, the topic that cannot be avoided is the 500-year-old Dongyan Ancient Fort.
Dongyan Ancient Fort is located on the top of the back mountain of Dongyan Village, with a treacherous terrain, with three sides facing the cliff, south facing the elevated area, enjoying the reputation of ‘China’s First Han Ethnic Ancient Village’. In 2012, Dongyan Ancient Fort was listed as the first batch of 646 traditional villages by the National Construction and Housing Bureau, and is one of the few ancient villages in the county.
Haiyang Region: Fifty Towns, Temple Stream Village
Temple Stream Village is located in the administrative center of Jietai County, Temple Stream Township, about 25 kilometers from the county seat, it is the largest administrative village in the township, located in the arid river valley.
The village has 10 villagers' groups, 592 households, 2507 people, with a total cultivated land area of 12690.6 mu, of which 4942.4 mu are dry land, 6067.2 mu are sandy land, and 1681 mu are water land. Among them: the first phase irrigation area has six groups, self-irrigation 1020 mu, and ten groups for diverting irrigation, and ten groups for diverting irrigation, with 547 mu respectively.
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