Anhui | Visit the ancient town of Xidi to experience a tranquil morning and the bustle of everyday life
Surrounded by mountains on all sides, Xidi Village is shaped like a boat nestled among the hills, with a layout that embraces the mountains, water, and screen-like vistas. Its architecture, dating back to the Northern Song Dynasty's Huangyou period, is predominantly wooden, with exquisite carvings in wood, stone, and brick. The village pond, teeming with lotus flowers in summer, is vibrant and elegant, drawing many visitors to paint and sketch here.
Location: Xidi Village, Xidi Town, Yi County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province
Transportation: There is a passenger transport center next to Huangshan North Station for travel to Xidi
(Xidi has a shuttle bus service with Hongcun scenic spot)
🎫 Ticket: 104 RMB per person (valid for three days)
Must-visit spots
Hu Wenguang Archway
Built in the sixth year of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, commonly known as "Xidi Archway" with rich and lifelike stone carvings and a long history
Viewing Platform
Overlooking the entire ancient town of Xidi, surrounded by mountains and rising clouds, a must-visit for photos
Lingyun Pavilion
Built in the fifty-second year of the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it offers a view of one of the "Eight Sights of Xidi," the "Wuqiao Night Moon."
West Garden, East Garden
The three excellences of Xidi (wood, stone, brick carvings) are vivid and exquisite, with courtyard layouts that are both independent and interconnected, representing the Huizhou-style gardens of the Jiangnan region.
Jing'ai Hall
The Hu family ancestral hall, built in the twenty-eighth year of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, has a typical outward appearance with flying eaves and upturned corners, and an open interior. The two six-meter-tall bluestone columns in the lower hall and the white fruit wood columns in the upper hall complement each other, also representing typical Huizhou architecture
Recommended food
Hairy tofu, dried vegetable meat cakes, Wang Yitiao wontons, Huizhou hairy tofu, stinky mandarin fish (if you're not used to stinky mandarin fish, you can order fresh grilled mandarin fish), smoked meat with fresh bamboo shoots pot, wujiapi stir-fried eggs, Huizhou stir-fry (local wild vegetables).
Tips
🔸The ancient village is not too large, so it's recommended to come early in the morning when the distant mountains are shrouded in mist, which is simply magical. Spend half a day strolling through the village; during the off-season, there are not many tourists, and it's really comfortable to walk and stop for photos.
🔸Outside the village, there is a pond where you can photograph the reflection of the ancient village in the water, especially in summer with lotus flowers and in autumn and winter mornings with swirling mists.
🔸There are some free-range geese and ducks outside the village, and using them in photos with the ancient buildings adds to the artistic conception.
🔸There are many winding alleys in the village, with white walls and black tiles, and paved with green bricks. Any of them can capture the feel of a Jiangnan town.
The scenic spot is clean and tidy, the building is magnificent, the village is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and many historical celebrities come from here. I like the environment here very much, clean, no noise pollution, really suitable for old age, but the commercial atmosphere here is stronger
The scenic spot is more life-oriented, natural and friendly, there are many Aboriginal people, the original flavor is well preserved, it is recommended. But the overall is a bit homogeneous, beautiful but no surprise, not shocking enough, and the tickets are a bit expensive.
The scenic spot is not very big, the natural scenery is very good, the play time is recommended 2-3 hours, there is a direct bus at the Xinnanmen Bus Station in Huangshan City, the scenic spot is also very close to Hongcun, and there are also direct trains, the overall feeling is good
Xidi in the rain is really beautiful, not as many people as Hongcun
As an ancient village at the foot of Huangshan Mountain with a large scale and well-preserved, Xidi is definitely worth a visit. Small bridges and flowing water, crisscrossing the moors, windmills are leisurely and smoky. The leisurely and natural pastoral scenery makes people feel like they are born. The most amazing is the night light show and music fountain, which makes this place a fairyland on earth, with deep memories and lingering memories.
Very convenient, no need to queue up to buy tickets. The building is antique and beautiful, very suitable for leisure to walk slowly. The light rain during the Qingming Festival, it stops at the moment, walking in the alley with an umbrella, there is a feeling of crossing, as if time is reversed