This is not Jiangnan, but it has been rated as the "Tai Chi Water Village" by National Geographic | Taxia Village

Taxia Village Taxia Village is a typical Hakka settlement, built in the "two mountains and water, iron fan closed door" mountain and river form of the Tai Chi village layout is intact, is a testament to the Hakka blood kinship relationship and clan living traditional culture, but also the study of Fujian Tulou history evolution and large rammed earth residential building construction technology important example. The village has national cultural relics protection units such as Deyuan Hall, Shilong Banner and other historical relics and "Spring Festival" "Zuo Dafu" and other traditional customs, showing the Hakka culture's adherence to and inheritance of the Central Plains culture, providing corroborative material for the study of the changes in the Central Plains culture and the history of the Han migration to the south. The earth buildings of Taxia Village are built along the river, with a rich variety of earth building forms, including the common square and round earth buildings, as well as apron-shaped and square-shaped earth buildings. The most unique are the single courtyard-style earth and wood and brick and wood structures of the Zhejiang-Hangzhou water town model, forming a landscape of large buildings with small buildings and high and low scattered layout. Among them, Yude Building and Shunchang Building are located on both sides of the stream, combined with the stream resembling Tai Chi, Taxia Village is therefore known as the "Tai Chi Water Village". Taxia Village has intangible cultural heritage such as Hakka puppet plays and Hakka earth building construction skills. 🌟Highlights: The village of Taxia, built along a small stream, can be said to win with its scenery. Walking along the shore, whether it's the green brick buildings, the stone arch bridge across the stream, or the cobblestone paths in front of and behind the houses, you can feel the charm of this typical Hakka village. The shapes of the earth buildings in the village are very diverse, in addition to the common round and square earth buildings, there are also apron-shaped and square-shaped ones. Even more unique is that there are two round earth buildings at the bend of the winding stream. If you spend 15 minutes climbing up to the viewing platform on the small hilltop, a "Tai Chi" water village panorama will unfold before you. 📍Detailed address: Western part of Shuyang Town, Nanjing County, Zhangzhou City 🕙Business hours: Open all day 💰Tickets: Earth Building Group Joint Ticket: 90/person (Joint Ticket includes: Tianluokeng Earth Building Group, East Crooked West Slant Building, Taxia Village)