Lu Village

The month of March in spring is the season when the rapeseed flowers bloom. In the ancient villages at the foot of Mount Huangshan, the fresh colors of the rapeseed flowers turn the ink-washed Hui-style landscape into a fresh pastoral painting Spring in Mount Huangshan has too many beautiful sceneries. Any ancient village is worth blending into it. The romantic ancient Hui-style in the sea of rapeseed flowers, the golden ocean combined with the pink walls and black tiles of the ink-washed Hui-style, forms a wonderful spring painting 🥗The sea of rapeseed flowers in Lu Village is a staggered Hui-style residential building. Under the cover of the golden rapeseed flowers, the layers are distinct. The simple and elegant charm of the countryside blends with the freshness of the sea of rapeseed flowers, how can one not feel comfortable? In March, Lu Village is everywhere a golden sea. The ancient trees in the sea of rapeseed flowers bring out the vicissitudes of this ancient village. When the afternoon sun penetrates the thin mist on the mountain, strands of gold are sprinkled on top, as beautiful as an oil painting In fact, the most beautiful sight in Lu Village is not in the village, but on the roadside outside the village, where there is a huge viewing platform. Climbing up the small hill of the viewing platform, you can overlook the vast rapeseed fields of yellow and green. The pastoral scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is truly intoxicating Tips: Lu Village in Yixian County, Huangshan City is open for free all day ⌚Rapeseed flower viewing time reference: Early bloom period: March 1st to March 10th Full bloom period: March 15th to March 25th Late bloom period: March 30th to April 10th Game strategy tips: 1️⃣The viewing platform outside Lu Village is a great place to take pictures of the sea of rapeseed flowers. 2️⃣If you want to take photos of the sea of rapeseed flowers with the old Hui-style houses, you must shoot outside the village. If you walk around the village, you will find many different sceneries 3️⃣Avoid the strong sunlight at noon, although it is spring, the sunlight is still strong ⌚Suggested visiting time: 1-2 hours

Entering Ganxi Village in Lucun, Anhui, you can swim in the reservoir, admire the bamboo sea, stay in authentic Ganxi homestays, taste farmhouse dishes, and escape the hustle and bustle to cool off in the mountains. Attraction Recommendations Lucun The village is surrounded by continuous mountains, with clear waters and lush bamboo forests. Lucun Reservoir Located in Lucun Township, it is only 2 kilometers away from Ganxi Village. The reservoir is surrounded by mountains, with the green mountains and waters of the south of the Yangtze River, a natural oxygen bar. Ganxi Village It also has the reputation of being a 'longevity village.' There are more than 100 elderly people over the age of 80, with antique horse-head wall residences. The tour route includes Ganxi, Tangjiabian, Yangjiabian, Ruijiabian, Xiejiabian, and Ruijiabian. The high-quality air and slow pace of life help to eliminate the heat and irritability of summer. Bamboo Forest and Lu Lake Bamboo Sea Ganxi Village is built along the Ganxi Gully, forming a narrow forest village. The bamboo scenery is a landmark of Lucun Township, with the national 4A scenic spot Lu Lake Bamboo Sea. The water quality of Luxi Gully is clear, and the high vegetation coverage brings a pure natural forest oxygen bar. Address: Ganxi Village, Lucun Township, Guangde City, Anhui Province Accommodation: Stay in a village homestay with a private courtyard, and enjoy the comfort of rural life. Prices start at 100 yuan Cuisine: Bamboo shoots, freshwater fish, farmhouse dishes Transportation: Self-driving is recommended, or take the Lucun No. 1 bus line for 2 yuan

Yi County Lu Village is about 1km away from Hong Village, it is highly recommended to take a look! Lu Village is an ancient village mainly inhabited by the Lu family, with a history of over 1000 years. Two streams pass through the village, and you can just follow the stream to play. 📌Lu Village is not big, famous for its wood carving building, which is a representative of Huizhou wood carving. It was carved by two wood carving craftsmen hired by the rich merchant "Lu Baiwan" of the Qing Dynasty for 20 years. Among them, the wood carving of Zhicheng Hall is the most exquisite. 📌In addition to the beautiful scenery and wood carvings, the story of this "Lu Baiwan" and his six-room aunt is also a must-listen when you come to Lu Village, which is fascinating. 💡This time, when I was taking pictures on the bridge, a kitten ran over to my feet, which was very healing. There are really many small animals in Lu Village, and there are ducks swimming in the water. ⭐During the Spring Festival, you can collect stamps and check in at the scenic spot, and you can also get free admission with the arrival of Yi County high-speed rail ticket. The daily ticket is 50 yuan/person 💡ps. In about two months, the 800-acre rapeseed flower sea outside Lu Village is even more shocking.

📷 When spring comes, I think of Huizhou!❗ (Anhui's off-the-beaten-path spring viewing🎈) The most beautiful spring in the south of the Yangtze River🌸 must be in Anhui!😍 In the sunny March, the bright yellow rapeseed flowers seem to climb over every corner of Huizhou overnight.🤩 👀 Wherever the spring light reaches, there is endless tenderness.🥰 📌 8 hidden Anhui treasure spots for enjoying rapeseed flowers, no need to squeeze with the crowds in Wuyuan anymore~😜 📆 Rapeseed flowering period: March - April 1️⃣ Xin'an River Landscape Gallery Rapeseed Flowers 📍 Address: Shendu Town, Shexian County, Huangshan City 💐 Stretching about a hundred miles, it is a base for Anhui photography enthusiasts. To see the rapeseed flowers here, it is recommended to take a boat tour first. In the early morning, when the sun has just risen, take advantage of the sunlight just spreading over the river, travel on a black-awning boat on the river, follow the river, with ancient villages scattered along the riverbank, rapeseed flowers appearing and disappearing, women washing clothes by the river, children playing on the shore, and chickens and ducks running around, everything is so leisurely, what a pastoral landscape painting!🖼 When the black-awning boat docks at Zhangtan, the scenery that comes into view suddenly changes into another painting, a sea of golden rapeseed flowers in front of you🌼... 2️⃣ Jiapeng Terraced Rapeseed Flowers 📍 Address: Jiapeng, Jixi County, Xuancheng City 🤩 Known as 'Little Zhagana', it is a paradise where unique Hui-style architecture combines with a sea of flowers and terraced fields. 3️⃣ Lingshan Rapeseed Flowers 📍 Address: Chengkan Town, Huizhou District, Huangshan City 🎨 A world of ancient villages and seas of flowers, every March, the whole village is filled with a fragrant aroma. 4️⃣ Fushan Xiangshuijian Rapeseed Flowers 📍 Address: Eqiao Town, Sanshan District, Wuhu City 😍 It can rival the rapeseed fields of Wuyuan in Jiangxi, with more than 100,000 acres of rapeseed flowers, covering the sky and the earth. When the spring breeze blows, this sea of flowers surges like waves, overwhelming and fragrant. 5️⃣ Gufeng High Mountain Terraced Rapeseed Flowers 📍 Address: Changqiao Township, Shexian County, Huangshan City For thousands of years, the villagers here have painstakingly cultivated thousands of acres of terraced fields at an altitude of nearly 800 meters. Every year in sunny March, thousands of acres of rapeseed flowers are splendid, set against the backdrop of layers of mountain forests, quite spectacular.🤩 6️⃣ Qiyun Mountain Rapeseed Flowers 📍 Address: Xiuning County, Huangshan City 🤩 This place is truly beautiful with few people, with attractions like Xianglu Peak, Shiqiao Rock, Xian Cave, Yunyan Lake, and Zhulian Spring all very appealing. Around the Qingming Festival, looking down from Qiyun Mountain, one sees a sea of golden yellow, as if forming a continuous mirror.😍 7️⃣ Xuke Village Rapeseed Flowers 📍 Address: Yi County, Huangshan City 🤩 A hidden gem in the deep mountains, with vast fields of rapeseed flowers and scattered village houses. Every spring, many photography enthusiasts come here to take pictures. In the early morning or after a fresh rain, sometimes you can see a dreamy scene with misty clouds.🌈 8️⃣ Lucun Rapeseed Flowers 📍 Address: Yi County, Huangshan City 🤩 A very typical ancient Huizhou village, this village is nestled against the mountains and by the water, with many trees. The rapeseed flower scenery here is known as 'one of the top ten rapeseed flower viewing spots'.🎉

March / April are the best times to see the bright yellow fields of rapeseed flowers surrounding villages in Anhui - and Lucun is one of those villages you can explore to enjoy an escape into nature. From Shanghai, you can take a high speed train to Huangshan North Train Station, which is only around 2.5-3 hours. Then, to reach Lucun Village, you can either take a bus from Huangshan North or hire a driver for the day. We decided to hire a driver for a day, at 350 RMB per day, to take us around a number of villages in the area. Lucun is located near Hongcun Village, so you could easily schedule in a visit to at least two or three villages in one day if you’re pressed for time. Lucun is one of the smaller villages, charming and tranquil, and is said to be around 1,000 years old. while strolling through, we saw locals simply getting about their day prepping meals, washing clothes or heading out into the fields to work. The surrounding areas was beautiful - with bright yellow fields surrounding the immediate area around the village, and huge rolling hills in the distance. 📍Lucun Village, Anhui Province, China Ticket Price: 50 RMB #unforgettableexperiences#historicculture#loveflowers#urbanexplorer#qingmingtravel

The unique charm of Anhui can only be deeply felt by those who have truly been there. Without exaggeration, Anhui is one of the few places that I want to visit again after going once, it really has a strong appeal. Leaving Anhui feels like a breakup😭, I'm already looking forward to the next meeting. - ⛰️"Climb Huangshan, there are no mountains in the world, and the view is enough." In a so-called off-season of Huangshan tourism, without Lotus Peak, without Tiandu Peak, without West Sea Grand Canyon, I climbed Huangshan for the first time and finally understood why everyone says "After returning from the Five Mountains, don't look at the mountains, after returning from Huangshan, don't look at the mountains." The beauty of Huangshan is the vigorous pines growing in the stone cracks, the endless mountains and seas when looking far away, the ink and wash real scenes of people traveling in the painting, the lifelike monkey watching the sea, the strange peaks and rocks under the magic axe and god work. When people come to Huangshan, they know what a strange mountain is and what a pine is. - 📍"Green water and green tiles·Ink Hongcun" Green bricks and grey tiles horse head wall, Huizhou's ink painting town, Hongcun deserves its name. Hongcun backs the mountain and faces the water, a never-drying spring, two rivers encircling the left and right, lying in the shape of a cow under the mountain. Hongcun has a history of about 900 years and still well preserves hundreds of ancient residential groups with pink walls and green tiles. Walking in the old streets and alleys to appreciate the profound cultural heritage of Huizhou. Walk on the stone bridge where Li Mubai led the horse in South Lake, feel the beautiful scenery like ink painting; watch the red lanterns hanging in the ancient houses and the hanging corridors and flower windows in Moon Marsh, experience the tranquility of ancient Huizhou. - 📍"Ink Jiangnan·Huizhou Lucun" I saw the most beautiful sunrise in my life in Lucun. The morning mist has not yet dissipated, the cooking smoke is rising, and Lucun, like an ink painting, wakes up leisurely in the crisp crowing of chickens, showing the Eastern aesthetics to the fullest. The Zhicheng Hall in Lucun is known as the "First Floor of Huizhou Woodcarving", and the ingenious woodcarving skills, every detail can make people praise. Lucun does not have a strong commercial atmosphere, but retains a more original ancient village form. - 📍"Pillow Mountain and Surrounding Water·Xidi Ancient Village" People say "Hongcun sees the scenery, Xidi sees the architecture", Xidi Village is boat-shaped, all streets and alleys are paved with Yixian green stone, rows of houses, like the cabins of a big boat; the archway and big tree at the head of the village are like masts and sails; nearby farmland and lake fields surround the village, like a big boat moored in the harbor. There are more than 300 existing Ming and Qing residences, these ancient residences are unique in style, beautiful in shape, a model of Huizhou architecture, and enjoy the reputation of "China's Ming and Qing Residential Museum". - 📍"Sketching Holy Land·Pingshan Village" Pingshan Village is much rougher than Hongcun. Most of the people who come here are sketching students. There are many small shops in the village dedicated to sketching, KTV, snack shops, etc., and there are also dedicated sketching bases. The first impression of Pingshan Village is simplicity and tranquility, not commercialized development, ancient villages plus more life-like sketching services, I really want to live here for a long time. - ＊Recently, Yixian County has launched a high-speed rail tour activity, including all scenic spots in Yixian County such as Hongcun, Xidi, etc., all free of admission, and you can also use the ticket to offset the accommodation on the same day. The next note will share a detailed two-day tour strategy, if you are interested, please follow it, your attention is my motivation to update

🏡✨March in the spring is the season when the rapeseed flowers bloom. At the foot of Mount Huangshan, in the ancient village, the heartwarming color of the rapeseed flowers turns the ink-painted Huizhou into a fresh pastoral scroll. 🏡✨The spring season in Mount Huangshan has too many beautiful landscapes. Any ancient village is worth entering and blending into. The romantic ancient Huizhou in the sea of rapeseed flowers, combined with the golden ocean and the ink-painted Huizhou with white walls and black tiles, forms a wonderful spring scroll. 🥗✨In the sea of rapeseed flowers in Lucun Village, there are Huizhou-style houses scattered at different heights. Under the cover of the golden rapeseed flowers, the layers are distinct. The simple and elegant rural charm blends with the fresh and vibrant sea of rapeseed flowers, how can it not make people feel comfortable. 🏞✨In March, Lucun Village is covered with a golden sea everywhere. The ancient trees in the sea of rapeseed flowers bring out the sense of vicissitudes of the ancient village. When the afternoon sun penetrates the thin mist in the mountains, strands of gold are sprinkled on the golden field, looking as beautiful as an oil painting. 🏞✨The most beautiful viewing spot in Lucun is not actually in the village, but next to the road outside the village, where there is a huge viewing platform. Climbing up the small hill of the viewing platform, overlooking the vast rapeseed fields of green and yellow, this pastoral scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is truly intoxicating. 📍✨Location: Lucun, Yi County, Huangshan City, open all day with free admission ⌚✨Reference for rapeseed flower season: Early flowering period: March 1st - March 10th Peak flowering period: March 15th - March 25th Late flowering period: March 30th - April 10th 📷✨Tips for visiting: 1️⃣The viewing platform outside Lucun is a great spot for taking pictures of the rapeseed flower sea. 2️⃣If you want to take photos of the rapeseed flower sea with the old Huizhou-style houses in the same frame, be sure to take them outside the village. Walk around the village and you will discover many different sceneries 3️⃣Avoid the strong sunlight at noon, although it is spring, the sunlight is still very strong ⌚✨Suggested visiting time: 1-2 hours Lucun

Lucun is only 2.5 kilometers away from the Hongcun scenic area. The most typical and characteristic feature of Lucun is the wood carving buildings, which embody the essence of Huizhou residential architecture and are known as the 'Number One Wood Carving Building in Huizhou'. The Lucun wood carving buildings consist of a complex of wood carving buildings made up of seven households, mainly including Zhicheng Hall, Siji Hall, Sicheng Hall, Glass Hall, and other residences. Lucun is nestled against the mountains and by the water, with a stream to the west of the village called Xia Men Creek, and a stream to the east called Front Street Creek, which converge to the south of the village to form the Fengzhan River. The residential houses on the east side of the village are built along the creek, with many extending out over the water, featuring open verandas, offering a unique charm. At the entrance to the village, there is a stone bridge called Si Che Bridge, which was built during the Song Dynasty. Next to the bridge, ancient trees reach up to the sky, and in the middle of the village, there is a water channel, an artificially constructed canal. It crosses the village from Xia Men Creek in the west, winding through the village, making the water channel clear and lively, and exits from the east end of the village, connecting to Front Street Creek. The babbling creek flows through the village... The wood carving art of the wood carving buildings is exquisite and delicate, with some using techniques such as shallow carving, deep carving, and openwork carving, creating richly layered patterns with a strong sense of three-dimensionality. For example, 'The Picture of Nine Old Immortal Deer', 'The Picture of Seven Sages in the Bamboo Forest', and various figures and animals such as the Eight Immortals are vividly portrayed, reflecting the superb skills and wisdom of ancient artisans. The Lucun viewing platform is located on a small hillside outside the village, from where you can overlook the entire panorama of Lucun. The vigorous old trees at the village entrance, along with the vast golden fields of rapeseed flowers, paired with the ancient Huizhou architecture of small bridges and flowing water, create an especially enchanting scene!

Just 2 kilometers away from Hongcun, Lucun was the first stop that revealed the beauty of Yi County to me. Despite its low profile, it is a treasure trove of a village with the charm of southern China's beauty and has secured a place for itself among the highly competitive ancient villages of Yi County by housing the 'Number One Wood Carving Building in China'. Originally named Zhishan Village, according to their clan records, the ancestors of the Lu family of Zhishan in Yi County were founding heroes of the Han Dynasty, including the Prince of Yan, Lu Ban. By the end of the Southern Tang Dynasty, their descendant Lu Xuan settled here to avoid the chaos of war, marking the start of over a thousand years of continuous history for the Lu family of Zhishan. Throughout the long years, Lucun has faced numerous wars and was once described as 'houses in ruins, tiles and bricks everywhere, and the living in dire straits', with only 'two or three out of ten survivors'. Yet, it has repeatedly risen from such calamities on the road to rejuvenation. The landscape and seasons here are touching, but perhaps the village's intangible charm lies in its resilient vitality that has thrived through blood and storm. Although Lucun no longer boasts its former glory, it remains a 'living' traditional Huizhou-style ancient village. With mountains as its backdrop and built around water, the village, facing south and backing north, is embraced by two intersecting streams that flow endlessly. The alleys in the village serve as a skeleton, connecting one old house to another, each telling its own story. The village has a thriving literary culture, with a preference for Confucianism, and is permeated with the influence of Huizhou culture, especially a wood carving building named 'Zhicheng Hall'. Its owner was the famously wealthy Qing Dynasty merchant Lu Bangxie, known as Lu Baiwan. It is said that in ancient times, because private residences could not surpass the imperial system, wealthy Huizhou merchants invested heavily in architectural decorations, leaving us with the exquisite skills of the 'Three Carvings of Huizhou'. The wood carving buildings in Lucun were built by Lu Baiwan for his six wives. It is said that it took twenty years for two exceptionally skilled craftsmen to complete them. Today, many of these techniques have been lost, but the remaining works still tell the stories of the 'unknown artists' who once created these masterpieces. You must take a close look; every carving is so interesting, with rich themes and full of meaning. The techniques include mixed carving, line carving, hidden carving, relief carving, and through carving, allowing one to fully appreciate the essence of Huizhou wood carving. Unfortunately, due to historical reasons, most of the faces in the wood carvings have been dug out, with only a few preserved thanks to the Lu family descendants who covered them with yellow mud. It was a near miss for this wood carving building to become an absolute gem. Before leaving the village, be sure to visit Lucun's viewing platform. Although it's not the most beautiful season, overlooking Lucun wrapped in greenery, you can still feel the village in the midst of spring's intoxicating revival. 📒 There may be an admission fee on holidays, and you can drive to the viewing platform. 🌟 There is a parking lot at the entrance of the village 🅿️

Lu Village - an unexpected scenic spot in my South Anhui itinerary. I was about to drive away from Hong Village, but the innkeeper recommended that I could go there, since it's only a 10-minute drive anyway. So I decided to drive by, and it turned out to be really nice, with Huizhou-style architecture and the autumn scenery of South Anhui, very beautiful! By the time I arrived, it was almost eight in the morning, the sun was fully up, and many photographers who had been squatting in the morning had already started to withdraw, but there was still some morning mist lingering, so I quickly took a few shots before it dissipated! 📍Location: Lu Village Viewing Platform 📷Equipment: SONY Alpha 7RM4+ Tamron 50-400mm DJI Mavic 3 Pro 🎨Color grading: Adobe Lightroom Classic

❣️ March in spring is the season when the rapeseed flowers bloom. In the ancient villages at the foot of Mount Huangshan, the refreshing color of the rapeseed flowers adorns the ink-painted Huizhou into a fresh pastoral scroll. ❣️ There are too many beautiful sceneries in Huangshan in spring. Any ancient village is worth stepping into and blending in. The romantic ancient Huizhou amidst the sea of rapeseed flowers, the combination of the golden ocean and the ink-painted Huizhou with white walls and black tiles, is a wonderful spring scroll. 🌼 In the sea of rapeseed flowers in Lucun, there are Hui-style houses with their heights and positions staggered beautifully. Under the cover of the golden rapeseed flowers, the layers are distinct. The rustic elegance of the countryside blends with the fresh and lush sea of flowers, how can one not feel contented. 🌼 In March, Lucun is covered with a golden sea of flowers everywhere. The ancient trees in the sea of rapeseed flowers bring out the sense of vicissitude of this ancient village. When the afternoon sun penetrates the thin mist between the mountains, strands of gold are sprinkled on the golden hue, as beautiful as an oil painting. 🌼 The most beautiful viewing spot in Lucun is actually not in the village, but beside the road outside the village, where there is a huge viewing platform. Climbing up the small hill of the viewing platform, overlooking the vast rapeseed fields of green and yellow, this pastoral scenery of the south of the Yangtze River is truly intoxicating.

Lu Village is located just 1 kilometer north of the famous Hongcun, yet it is much quieter in comparison. The ancient residential complex in the village was built during the Qing Dynasty's Daoguang era by Lu Bangxie, a fourth-grade imperial court official. The complex still preserves intact the Zhicheng Hall, Siqi Hall, and Sicheng Hall. The most famous structure in the village is the Lu Village Wood Carving Building, also known as Zhicheng Hall, which was built by Lu Baiwan for his six wives. The wood carvings in Zhicheng Hall are grand and intricate, with nearly every inch of wood covered in patterns, utilizing various carving techniques, and representing the pinnacle of Huizhou wood carving craftsmanship. Lu Village is nestled between mountains and water, with the Xiaomen Creek to the west and the Qianjie Creek to the east, converging to the south to form the Fengzhan River. The core buildings are arranged along the banks of these two creeks, complemented by stone steps and wooden bridges, making the village both a mountain and a water town. If you're tired of the bustling crowds of Hongcun and seek tranquility nearby, why not follow my route and visit Lu Village? 1. Siche Bridge, the stone bridge you see after entering from the south gate ticket checkpoint, was built during the Song Dynasty. In spring, there are large fields of rapeseed flowers near the south gate. 2. Lu Lin Alley, a small alley along Qianjie Creek, is a typical Huizhou-style rain alley. 3. Follow Qianjie Creek, pass by Zuixi Building, and continue to Yancreek Inn. Along the way, there are several stone bridges and pavilions, with mountains close and water afar, making for great photography spots. 4. Tian Lantern Alley and Wood Carving Building Cluster, where you can witness the exquisite craftsmanship of Huizhou carpenters. 5. Sicheng Alley, a small alley perpendicular to Qianjie, offers beautiful scenery. 6. Lu Village Viewing Platform, a must-visit spot in Lu Village located on a nearby hillside, offering a panoramic view of the village's beauty. 7. After exiting from the west gate ticket checkpoint, you can walk along Xiaomen Creek to the south gate ticket checkpoint, where the stream babbles and ducks play in the water. Travel Tips 📍: Lu Village, Yi County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province 🎫: Admission fee is 50¥, currently free of charge for a limited time. ⏰: Estimated visiting time is 2-3 hours. 📷: Wood Carving Building, Viewing Platform, and Qianjie Creek are must-visit spots. 🚎: Take the tourist bus line from Yi County East Station to Hongcun, then take a taxi or rent an electric scooter to get there. The taxi fare is about 7 yuan; if driving, parking is available at the main entrance parking lot.