Discover the less-traveled and beautiful Chaji Village, experience the charm of Hui-style architecture, and don't miss out!

Everyone knows about the beauty of Southern Anhui🏖️, but where can you find beautiful scenery without the crowds? I've visited many ancient villages🏠, such as Xidi, Hongcun, Wuzhen, Zhouzhuang, and so on, but if you're looking for something special, it's the recently well-known🔰 Chaji! The reason for the fewer people here might be due to the inconvenient transportation. Once you arrive at Chaji Village, you'll notice its irregular layout. Only after wandering around aimlessly will you start to understand the pattern: it turns out the village was built around the stream?! · 🏠【History·What is Chaji?】 Chaji, surrounded by mountains and water, first caught the eye of 😐Cha Wenxi during the Southern Dynasties. He often passed by this place and settled here after retiring from military service, captivated by the land he had long yearned for. 'Cha' is the surname, and 'Ji' refers to Jiyang, which was also Cha Wenxi's hometown. Hence, the village got its name. It is said that during its heyday (the Ming Dynasty), there were 108 stone bridges, 108 ancestral halls, and 108 temples. However, with the changes in the political situation and natural disasters such as floods and droughts, the already secluded Chaji Village gradually declined. But it is precisely this low profile and depth that has preserved the largest scale of ancient Ming and Qing villages to this day. · 🏟【Highlights·Not to be Missed】 1️⃣ Ancestral Halls: Erjia Ancestral Hall (⭐Must-see!), Baogong Ancestral Hall, Honggong Ke; 2️⃣ Stone Bridges: Honglou Bridge (⭐Must-see!), Caishen Bridge, Tianshen Bridge, Linzhi Bridge; 3️⃣ Architecture: Zouma Building; Xuritang; Renrangfang; · 🌈【Culture·Ancient Poems about Chaji】 1️⃣ Ten miles of Chaji Village, nine miles of mist, three streams converge among ten thousand households. Temples, pavilions, and pagoda shadows, little bridges, flowing water, apricot blossom skies. 2️⃣ In the depths of Wuling, whose home is it? Across the river, two banks form one Chaji, Not afraid of the fisherman leaking the news, next year we'll still meet to see the peach blossoms. 3️⃣ Why do I choose to live in the green mountains? I smile without answering, my heart at ease. Peach blossoms and flowing water fade into the distance, a world apart, not of this human realm. · 🍛【Travel Tips·What You Need to Know】 🎫Ticket: 63 RMB/person 📍Address: Chaji Village, Taohuatanzhen, Jixian County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province 🚙Transportation: Mostly self-driving, close to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, about 3 hours drive from Nanjing, and about 1.5 hours drive from Xuancheng. 🍚Dining: We ate outside the ancient town, which is relatively cheaper than inside. The food is mostly Hui cuisine, with similar prices, but the freshness is a plus.