Tuojiang Stilt House

Along the Tuojiang River in Fenghuang Ancient Town, the stilt houses are the most beautiful scenery. Stilt houses are one of the traditional buildings in Xiangxi, and are extremely rare in China and even in the world. Most of them are built on the mountain, with half of the house on the land and the other half on the water. The side facing the water has wooden pillars under the house.

The stilt houses on the Tuojiang River, which are quaint and wrapped in the deep years and have stood for hundreds and thousands of years, are the beautiful soul of Fenghuang Ancient Town. You can appreciate the stilt houses from all angles and appreciate their beauty up close when you go boating on the Tuojiang River. The stilt houses, which hang on the Tuojiang River with thin legs, are hung with red lanterns, like girls wearing red flowers. They are located near the East Gate Hongqiao and the North Gate Tiaoyan. They stand gracefully on the Tuojiang River and play in the water to their heart's content. The style is very fascinating. The Tuojiang River and the stilt houses have gone through hundreds and thousands of years. Together, they have written a ballad and performed an epic, recording the history of Fenghuang Ancient Town.

The beauty of Tuojiang River lies in the quaint stilt houses, with flying eaves and black tiles and white walls. On both sides of Tuojiang River, stilt houses are arranged in a staggered manner along the river, with tall wooden pillars rooted in the water, black tiles and blackened wooden buildings leaning against each other, and carved wooden windows showing various red lanterns. Green mountains and green waters, black tiles and old walls reflect the clear waves, hanging over the river, forming a unique landscape, showing the elegant artistic conception of ink painting.

The clear green water reflects the charming stilt houses on both sides. Fishing boats and cruise ships sway by, hanging chairs on the balcony of the stilt houses, and girls in Miao costumes by the river. The stilt houses are even more beautiful at night with different lighting! It is recommended to watch the game directly on the balcony during the Dragon Boat Festival, although the stilt houses by the river are more expensive, so you can watch the game directly on the balcony without standing and it is cooler.

The stilt houses built along the river are picturesque, born with the water and sleeping with the water.

As night falls, landscape lights are turned on one after another, showing a different Phoenix.

Phoenix is now very commercialized, but it is still worth a visit, the night view is beautiful.

The largest stilt house complex in China, half of the house is on the ground and half is on the water

The core attraction of Fenghuang Diaojiaolou is a must-see. The turquoise water of Tuojiang River and the rows of Diaojiaolou are what make Fenghuang

It's the end of January now, and there are no performances in Border Town, and there are no performances in Miao Village. I feel a little cheated. There are so many tickets for sale online even though there are no performances. When I was planning for November and December, I was looking for the performances in Border Town, but I didn't know there were no performances. Disappointed! The scenery of Fenghuang Ancient Town is OK

The night view is very beautiful, it is worth the trip, and it is very cool at night

Enjoy the beautiful scenery. -Tour the Tuojiang River at night, spend 10 yuan to buy a wishing lantern and float it down the river, make a beautiful wish, watch the lights on both sides of the Tuojiang River, and be intoxicated by it; then go to the bar to have a drink, such a romantic night will pass in the blink of an eye...)

Tuojiang River has nice scenery and a quiet environment. It is worth a visit.

The two sides of the "Tuojiang River" are where the stilt houses of the "Phoenix Ancient City" are most concentrated. It is also the place where the "Tuojiang River" flows through the ancient city wall and turns south to enter the "Shawan Huilongtan".

I have been there twice. The first time was N years ago. The scenery there is beautiful and the people are more pure. This time I went there with my comrades. I felt that it was better than what was said on the Internet. There was no need to buy a pass. This place is still worth a visit. This is a photo of the first time.

Uh~ I thought it was weird before I saw it, but after watching it, it's a bit...

The most prosperous part of Fenghuang Ancient Town is the stilt houses along the river near Tiaoyan, opposite to the karaoke bar, but it will gradually become quieter as you walk along the river towards Hongqiao, especially at night, you can stay away from the hustle and bustle, it is very quiet and comfortable. It is really suitable for people like me who like quietness.

In 2010, I joined the Green Team's Zhangjiajie Phoenix route. Phoenix has the most distinctive buildings, but now it is purely for viewing and has no practical use.

The stilt houses on Tuojiang River are also the most distinctive scenery of the ancient city. In China, only Fenghuang Ancient City and Chongqing Hongyadong have such a complete collection of stilt houses. There is one at the starting point of rafting. There is also one next to Hongqiao, which is the most quintessential part of the ancient city.

Some of the stilt houses on Tuojiang River are old buildings, and many are built later. The old stilt houses have a strong sense of history.

The stilt houses in Tuojiang River are a local feature. The stilt houses in the stilt house group are divided into two floors, all of which are five-pillar and six-hang or five-pillar and eight-hang wooden structures, with distinctive characteristics of being built anywhere. The upper floor is wide, and the lower floor occupies an irregular area; the upper floor is made with complex craftsmanship and fine workmanship, with a raised roof, carved railings and doors and windows; the lower floor is not used as a formal room, but the hanging part is carved with golden melons or various animal heads and flower patterns. The corridors or rooms suspended from the upper and lower beams are suspended above the river, forming a unique landscape. This kind of building is ventilated and moisture-proof, and can avoid summer heat and cold. It is a unique architectural craft of the Miao people, with high craft aesthetics and cultural relic research value.

The unique stilt houses in Fenghuang are also a display of the wisdom of the local people. They have stood for hundreds of years and have become a unique landscape.

The stilt houses on both sides of the Tuojiang River are very distinctive. Now there are some shops selling food and small items, and accommodation. It is beautiful and enjoyable to watch the Tuojiang River at night and in the morning.

There are only a few stilt houses left in Fenghuang, with only a few standing in the middle and lower reaches. The rest disappeared forever in the flood in July 2014. Although they have been rebuilt, they no longer have the same flavor as before.

I don’t know if the water in this area of ​​Tuojiang Diaojiaolou is natural or for some other reason, but it’s yellow and green, which is very strange.

The stilt houses along the river are basically inns and homestays.

The two banks are densely lined with various stilt houses.

Two or three floors.

“Whether the houses are on cliffs or by the water, they are all clearly visible. Their locations are always so appropriate and in perfect harmony with the surrounding environment, giving people a very pleasant impression.”

The twisted ones are old buildings, and the neat ones are new buildings.

But they all follow a similar style.

The long and thin wooden legs extend into the river, with the green mountains behind them.

There are almost no residents living in the stilt houses along the river.

The one with a hanging chair on the balcony must be an inn, and the one with neon lights must be a bar.

The rest are cafes and restaurants.

It has the local characteristics of western Hunan, with small bridges, flowing water and houses.

The stilt houses in Fenghuang are very distinctive and you can't help but stop to take pictures.

The stilt houses look very quaint as they have been left with traces over the years, and this quaintness just suits my taste.

The stilt house is a building full of the customs of the ethnic minorities in western Hunan. It is hard not to think that this place is already the living place of the Miao and Tujia people. The upper floor of the stilt house is suspended in the air, and the wooden pillars below are either standing in the water or supporting it diagonally, which is the "stilt". The whole body is made of wood, and the outer wall is yellow-brown. There are many bags hanging outside the window, which shows that there are still many families here. In addition to the ancient buildings that I went to see, the wooden structure house is the stilt house here. I think the wood taken from nature, the residence built is also friendly, and even the footsteps on the wooden floor sound pleasant. I think with such a clever design, even if it rains a lot, there is no need to worry about moisture, the stilt house has "suspended" a ventilated and dry living environment.

The stilt houses are located in Huilong Pavilion in the southeast of the ancient city, facing the ancient official road in front and hanging over the Tuojiang River in the back. They are one of the ancient buildings in Fenghuang Ancient City with strong Miao architectural characteristics. The stilt houses are 240 meters long and were built in the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Today, more than a dozen families still live there.

The ancient city is different in the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. Now is the cold winter in the ancient city, the off-season, and there are very few people, but I like this feeling.

The small and beautiful stilt house, like a graceful girl standing on the bank of Tuojiang River in the southeast of the ancient city, is one of the ancient building complexes in Fenghuang Ancient City with a strong Miao architectural style.

Walking into Fenghuang Ancient Town, people will definitely be attracted by the stilt houses on the Tuojiang River. The reason why it is called "unique" is that Fenghuang Ancient Town is the only one in Xiangxi, or even in the whole country, that has such a large-scale stilt house group. It can be said that the stilt house group is an important architectural landscape for Fenghuang Ancient Town to be positioned as a national historical and cultural city. The best place to see the stilt houses is Shawan area, or sitting on a wooden boat on the Tuojiang River.

The scale is relatively large, and it looks a bit

This is indeed not seen in other places, and even if you see it, it is not as typical and old as Fenghuang. Now the truly old stilt houses are basically concentrated near Hongqiao, mostly on the south bank of Tuojiang River.

The stilt house is a feature of the ancient city of Fenghuang. It feels very ancient.

This kind of building is very unique, it feels like half of the house is hanging on the river.

When you go to Fenghuang, you must stay at an inn near the river to experience the beauty of Tuojiang River.

Tuojiang River is the mother river of the ancient city of Fenghuang, with centuries-old stilt houses dotted on both sides of the river.

The stilt houses in Huilong Pavilion in the southeast of Fenghuang Ancient Town face the ancient official road in front and hang over Tuojiang River in the back. It is one of the ancient building complexes in Fenghuang Ancient Town with strong Miao architectural characteristics.

The stilt houses are divided into two floors, all of which are five-column and six-hook or five-column and eight-hook wooden structures, with distinctive features of being built anywhere. The upper floor is wide, with a raised roof, carved railings, doors and windows.

This group of stilt houses forms a unique landscape. The wooden stilt houses are built on a red sandstone foundation. They are 240 meters long and are buildings from the Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

The river is the mother river of Fenghuang. It flows slowly along the city wall, nurturing the children of the ancient city for generations. Sitting on a black boat, listening to the boatman's call, and looking at the Tujia stilt houses on both sides of the river that have a history of a hundred years, there is a unique charm.

Very fun, but the supporting facilities need to be improved, such as toilets and other public facilities.

On the boat, there are stilt houses on both sides.

The stilt house is built along the river, half on the land and half in the water. The part of the eaves that protrude has thin wooden supports standing in the Tuojiang River. This kind of building is ventilated and moisture-proof, and can keep out the heat and cold. It is a unique architectural technique of the Miao people and has a high value of craftsmanship and cultural relic research.

The small and beautiful stilt house, like a graceful girl standing on the bank of Tuojiang River in the southeast of the ancient city, is one of the ancient building complexes in Fenghuang Ancient City with a strong Miao architectural style.

I really want to stay in a stilt house. There are bars here, but they close at 11pm.

It's a very unique place, you must go and see it.

Very traditional stilt house, very distinctive, hope to maintain this style

The stilt houses are divided into two floors, all of which are wooden structures with five pillars and six hangings or five pillars and eight hangings, and have the distinctive feature of being built anywhere.

The stilt houses are inhabited by Miao, Han, Tujia and other ethnic groups. Poverty makes them live in harmony and depend on each other. According to the late Mr. Tian Jingguang, a famous figure in the Fenghuang religious community, in the late Qing Dynasty, a fire broke out in the stilt houses on the moat bank, burning down two families. The people in the stilt houses donated money in poverty and helped to build houses for the two families. Although these people living at the bottom of society are poor, they have extremely noble character and always regard the fate of the country as their own responsibility. After the "July 7" Incident in 1937, an indigenous force in Fenghuang was deceived into the 128th Army Division and ordered to go to the anti-Japanese front in Jiashan, Zhejiang. Many brave men walked out of the stilt houses. They beat the Japanese invaders, died on the battlefield, and wrote a heavy historical epic for the stilt houses.



The stilt houses have been around for nearly a thousand years. They are very important in the hearts of the people of Fenghuang. With the reform and opening up of the country, the tourism industry has been booming in Fenghuang. People in the stilt houses have repainted their stilt houses, opened riverside hotels and teahouses, and enthusiastically served tourists from all over the world at extremely reasonable prices.

Walking along the Tuojiang River is very beautiful. I like this feeling. However, the stilt house inn we chose for the first night was not very good. The one for the second night was a hotel type and very clean.

The Diaojiaolou is an ancient building in Fenghuang Ancient Town with strong Miao architectural characteristics.

Live in a house with ethnic characteristics and experience different ethnic cultures.

Live in a house with ethnic characteristics and experience different ethnic cultures.

Just one word: beautiful. But it depends on your mood

The stilt houses on both sides of the Tuojiang River have become a unique style. Staying in a riverside inn is also a good choice.

The stilt houses are ancient buildings in southwest China. The most primitive form is a stilt house. The stilt houses in Fenghuang Ancient Town originated in the Tang and Song Dynasties. During the Tang Chuigong period, Wang Hua established a county in Fenghuang, a barren land. Stilt houses appeared sporadically, and gradually became large-scale after the Yuan Dynasty. With the vicissitudes of time, the old has gone and the new has come. The buildings are constantly renovated and replaced in the cycle of the sun and the moon. At present, most of the stilt houses in Fenghuang Ancient Town retain the architectural style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The stilt houses on the river bank of Fenghuang Ancient Town are very rare in China with their spectacular lineup. It not only gives people a spectacular feeling in shape, but also constantly guides people to imagine and explore in connotation. It represents the spirit of a regional nation in the long river of history, like a ballad, an epic, recording the history of wind and rain, and recording the stories of ordinary people.

You can see the stilt houses when you go boating on the Tuojiang River.

The stilt houses have different scenery in the early morning and at night.

The first floor of Hongqiao is full of shops, so you can't see the scenery. The second floor is the Hongqiao Art Museum, one of the nine scenic spots on the ticket. It is just for fame and reputation, which will be discussed in the next article. There are many primitive stilt houses near Hongqiao, which you can enjoy while walking along the opposite bank.

The stilt houses are one of the characteristics of Fenghuang. It feels great especially when you are boating on the Tuojiang River and passing through the stilt houses.

In Phoenix, every winter morning, there is curling smoke, like a fairy mirror on earth.

Fenghuang, the streets in winter are deserted, simple and peaceful. It is a good place to relax.

The stilt houses built along the Tuojiang River are near the Hongqiao Bridge at the East Gate and Tiaoyan at the North Gate. They stand alone in the Tuojiang River, like a scenery that will never return. We live in a stilt house by the Tuojiang River. When we have nothing to do, we sit by the window, watching the black-sailed boats in the river and listening to the sound of pounding clothes by the river. It is a special feeling in my heart.

The stilt houses in Fenghuang are usually equipped with hammocks. If you choose a good location, you can enjoy the beautiful view of the entire Tuojiang River.

Stilt houses are a characteristic of Fenghuang. The century-old stilt house complex is a unique sight here, standing on the Tuojiang River in the ancient city.

Of course, the neatest, most beautiful and most standardized stilt houses are concentrated on both sides of Hongqiao Bridge.

I personally think that if you want to take a closer look at the stilt houses, you have to take a boat.

People who come to Fenghuang will naturally be attracted by the stilt houses on the banks of the Tuojiang River. This kind of architecture with Miao characteristics is built on both sides of the Tuojiang River. The front of the building faces the ancient official road, and the side facing the water is supported by several thick poles. This Miao-style design can save space. The number of stilt houses is the most concentrated near Hongqiao.