History: Sixiyan Village is located in Sikou Town, Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province, about 13 kilometers away from Ziyang Town, the county seat. It was first built in the fifth year of Qingyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1199), and has a history of more than 800 years.
Buildings: Congting Hall, Mingxun Hall, Yuqing Hall, etc. There are 156 ancient houses, including 5 buildings from the Ming Dynasty and more than 80 buildings from the Qing Dynasty. It is known as the first village of Confucian merchants in Huizhou.
Features: The entire village is dominated by ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The ground in the village is paved with bluestone slabs. The ancient buildings are backed by green mountains, facing clear streams and rice fields, and surrounded by green land. The village blends in with the elegant natural scenery of beautiful waters and green mountains.
Attractions Location: Yancun, Sikou Town, Mingxun Villa, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province
Tickets:
Scenic spot ticket: 55 RMB; Wuyuan 12 scenic spot ticket: 210 RMB
Wuyuan Pass includes:
[5 scenic spots on the east route] Likeng, Wangkou, Jiangwan, Xiaoqi, Jiangling
[North Route 6 Attractions-] Sixiyan Village, Rainbow Bridge, Wolong Valley, Lingyan Cave, Stone City, Yantian Ancient Camphor
[West Line 1 Attractions-] Wengong Mountain
Opening hours:
07:30-18:30 (Monday to Sunday, January 1st to December 31st)
Contact Details: 0793-7410999;0793-7336071
Time reference: 1-3 hours
Discover the traditional charm of Sixiyan Village, known for its well-preserved ancient architecture and beautiful rural landscapes.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in local inns or guesthouses in Sixiyan or nearest town. Try dishes made from local ingredients like bamboo shoots and river fish.
Souvenirs: Handmade bamboo crafts, local pickles, traditional textiles.
Combine Sixiyan’s rural heritage with a visit to a nearby ancient town to enrich your cultural experience.
Accommodation/Food: Stay at countryside guesthouses with local specialties like Jiangxi fermented tofu and rice cakes.
Souvenirs: Wuyuan ink brushes, local ceramics, herbal teas.
Experience the best of rural Jiangxi combining heritage villages and natural beauty.
Accommodation/Food: Local inns or city hotels. Enjoy local mountain vegetables and freshwater fish dishes.
Souvenirs: Mountain honey, herbal medicines, local preserved fruits.
Extend your journey to include deeper exploration of Jiangxi’s villages and landscapes.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in village guesthouses or town hotels. Try local tea and handmade snacks.
Souvenirs: Local teas, handwoven baskets, folk art items.
Enjoy an immersive experience visiting multiple villages, cultural sites, and natural parks near Sixiyan.
Accommodation/Food: Guesthouses or countryside inns. Savor Jiangxi specialties like steamed buns and local river fish.
Souvenirs: Local pottery, traditional snacks, hand-dyed fabrics.
Spend six days exploring the rich cultural heritage and stunning nature of the Jiangxi countryside near Sixiyan.
Accommodation/Food: Stay in village inns or spa resorts. Try local herbal teas and Jiangxi-style stews.
Souvenirs: Folk handicrafts, herbal products, local wine.
Immerse yourself fully in the Jiangxi countryside lifestyle, combining heritage, nature, and cuisine over a week.
Accommodation/Food: Choose comfortable local hotels or inns. Indulge in Jiangxi delicacies like cured meats and rice wine.
Souvenirs: Porcelain crafts, embroidered textiles, local snacks.
Sixi and Yancun are two adjacent villages. The archway is about 2-3 kilometers away from Sixi Village, which is farther away. You can take an electric car. On the way, you pass Yancun, but the electric car does not stop. I looked at it from a distance. Yancun is not big, many houses are built later, and there are few rape flowers, so I think it is enough to visit Sixi Village only.
Sixi and Yancun are two different villages. When you enter from Sikou, you will see Yancun first. Yancun is very similar to Xidi and Hongcun, both of which are typical Anhui-style ancient houses, but each has its own characteristics. Xidi is surrounded by water, Hongcun contains water, and Yancun has flowers although it has no water. The white walls and black tiles are hidden in the rich rapeseed flowers, just like an impressionist painting. Family mottos are nailed in front of every household, which carry beautiful meanings.
From Yancun to Sixi, it is about 1 km away. You can choose to walk along the rape flower trail, or take the road. Of course, you can also take a sightseeing bus directly, which costs 5 yuan per person. We wanted to experience different scenery, so we chose the road. There are trees and flowers on both sides of the road, and the red, green and yellow mixed with the gray tone of the trees are surprisingly harmonious. The entrance to Sixi is a stream, which I think may be the origin of the village name.
Sixi is similar in style to Yancun. There is a Hundred Longevity Flower Hall worth seeing. The wooden door is engraved with a hundred different fonts of "longevity", which is dazzling and very beautiful. The dogs here are very cute. I leaned against a round wooden door to take a photo, and suddenly a dog barked from the door. I jumped up immediately. The guard dog stared at me, so I smiled at it and waved, and then it sat down obediently, not moving or barking! I took a few more tentative photos, and the dog simply came over and lay behind the door, closed his eyes and rested. There was another puppy who followed me when I walked out of Sixi and followed me into the women's restroom... When I came out, I found that it was still lying outside the door waiting for me. When I saw me coming out, it continued to follow me. I really didn't know whether to laugh or cry...
In Wuyuan, there is a Sixi Yancun scenic spot. It is located in the southwest of Beisikou Town, Wuyuan. It was originally two ancient villages: Sixi and Yancun. Now it still retains more than 100 ancient houses, mainly commercial houses and official residences. This ancient village once witnessed a generation of Huizhou merchants and their magnificent past. The style of a generation of Confucian merchants, who were merchants but also Confucianists, is fully reflected in this ancient village.
In Sixi Yan Village, you can not only enjoy the boundless spring scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, but also deeply appreciate the profound history and culture here, and experience the extreme enjoyment of the mind and vision.
If you like taking photos, this is all for you.
The last itinerary was Sixi Yancun. Sixi Village and Yancun are sister villages. It is said that the filming of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio was filmed in Sixi Village. It was already dusk when we entered the village. There were old houses and newly built houses in the village. The characteristic was that there were family mottos posted in front of every house. The language was simple and popular, indicating the owner's way of managing the family. There were still residents living in the village. When the tour guide led us to visit the old house, he would remind us that the front hall could be visited, but the backyard was the owner's living area, so we should not rush in to disturb them.
The Hui-style architecture is well preserved and was the filming location for the TV series "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio"... The Hui-style architecture and the sea of rapeseed flowers are a perfect match! It's simply a perfect match!
It was a gathering place for Huizhou merchants in history, and many merchant houses are preserved today, which is known as the "Qing Dynasty Merchant House Group".
Small bridges, flowing water, houses, and large fields of rapeseed flowers! Real-life ink painting!
Sixi Yancun is a ticketed attraction. If you do not buy a combined ticket for the Wuyuan scenic area, you need to buy a separate ticket. If a local vehicle takes you to Yancun, you most likely do not need to buy a ticket, but after entering the village, you do not need to enter or leave the scenic area again.
Yancun is indeed a perfect fusion of rural scenery and Huizhou architecture, and the village is also integrated with the elegant natural scenery of beautiful waters and green mountains. Looking at the rural village from a distance, the mountains and waters surround it, and the old trees and vines highlight the strong rural atmosphere.
A small village with a group of Hui-style buildings, quaint and full of historical stories, most of which are from the Qing Dynasty. After entering the scenic area, wait for a while at the sightseeing bus waiting area, and then a sightseeing bus (5/person) will take you to the entrance of the scenic area. Some local villagers will ask you if you want a tour guide (20), which is optional~ We prefer to play by ourselves, so we didn't hire one. There are signboards in the scenic area, just follow the order, look at some houses and history, and there is a family motto at the door of each household. Here we bought the Chaji rice wine (15/jin) that we had been thinking about, which is stronger than the wine on Huangling. Finally, we came back from the wooden bridge, and it took about 1.5 hours to finish the tour.
I have grown numb to the Horse Head Wall and Misty Jiangnan, but the Baishouhua Hall is totally worth the price of the ticket.
Very beautiful and touching.
It’s a bit far from Wuyuan, but very close to Tsinghua University, which is the legendary northern line with Tsinghua University as its base.
Sixi and Yancun are a bit far apart, so it is better to drive there separately - after all, I suffered a loss at Shangxia Xiaoqi.
Sixiyan Village is located in Sikou Town, Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province, about 13 kilometers away from the county seat. It was built in the fifth year of Qingyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1199 AD) and has a history of more than 800 years. The village is mainly composed of ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The village is paved with bluestone slabs, backed by green mountains, facing clear streams and rice fields, and surrounded by green land, which complements the beautiful scenery of beautiful waters and green mountains. There are more than 100 households and more than 600 people in the village. There are many ancient buildings, including 56 buildings from the Qing Dynasty, 18 of which are under key protection. The ancient houses in Sixiyan Village are mainly white walls and black tiles, and the overall color is black and white, giving people a simple and elegant beauty.
The architectural structures in the village reflect the "three carving" techniques, including brick carving, stone carving and wood carving. Among them are the "official hall" of the Guangzhou prefect during the Chongzhen period, the "Tianguan Shangqing" of the Minister of Personnel during the Tianqi period, and the "Shangshu Di" of the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue during the Wanli period. These ancient buildings are exquisitely decorated with flying eaves, brackets, pavilions and terraces, each of which reflects rich cultural connotations and historical values. The combination of rural scenery and ancient buildings in the village makes the whole village look like a scene in a painting, full of poetry and beauty.
Sixi Village and Yan Village are two villages one kilometer apart, charging 55 yuan for admission. This is the only village and town that charges admission on our trip. Yan Village is very quiet, with a small river crossing it. There are bench bridges and a covered bridge called "Rulin Bridge" on the river. On the other side of the river is a large field of rapeseed flowers, set against the lush mountains behind, and the scenery is very beautiful. But most of the so-called big houses in the village are dilapidated. Sixi Village is much more lively, and it is the place with the most tourists on our trip except for the Ceramic Museum. But the scale of Sixi Village is not much larger than Yan Village. The covered bridge at the entrance of the village is crowded with tourists and villagers doing business, and the experience is not good. What's worse is that the small river in Sixi Village has dried up, there is no place to play in the water, no waterscape, and no beautiful large rapeseed flowers like Yan Village. The only thing Sixi Village has is a few well-preserved houses, one of which is the filming location of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and "Painted Skin", with gilded cabinets and gilded beds, and a loft where the lady throws embroidered balls. But compared with Xidi and Hongcun, these are nothing but small fry, not to mention compared with the private gardens in Jiangnan. Sixi Village and Yancun are on the same road. After checking the ticket, there is a wooden sign that says Yancun is on the left and Sixi Village is on the right. It also states that it is one kilometer to the right. I foolishly walked to the right. The sun was scorching at that time. After walking for a few minutes, I felt that I was too hot. Only then did I realize that I should go to Yancun first. So I walked back and walked to the starting point and continued walking. I arrived at Yancun soon. After playing in Yancun, drive another kilometer to Sixi Village. This is the correct way to go. However, it is free to park in the parking lot opposite Yancun, but it costs 5 yuan to park in the parking lot opposite Sixi Village. I saw that some private cars also found ways to park in some free places.
Congting Hall is a famous scholarly family in Yancun. It was built by the ancestors of Huizhou merchant Jin Jiazao during the reign of Emperor Qianlong. It still looks antique. Jin Jiazao had ten sons, so it was called "the Ten Jin Families". The "Ten Jin Families" not only had a large population, but also all of them were scholars, Confucian scholars, officials, and businessmen. They had many contacts with Confucian scholars. The house still preserves the calligraphy plaque of Yao Ding, the leader of the "Tongcheng School" during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty and a famous Confucian master. There are two entrances and three rooms. There is a front yard at the entrance. The courtyard gate is on the right side of the front yard and the wooden gate is on the left. In the middle is the main door of "Congting Hall", with a water-polished Qing brick facade, a door cover with upturned corners and flying eaves, and exquisite brick carvings on the door head.
Mingxun Hall, this ancient house with three buildings connected together, can be said to be the "Qiao Family Courtyard" of Yancun. Its owner, Jin Yongqu, is also the most representative Huizhou merchant of Yancun. In Guangzhou, Jin Yongqu had a good friend from the same hometown, Zhan Shiluan, the grandfather of the famous Chinese railway engineer Zhan Tianyou. Together with him, Jin Yongqu directly did business with foreigners through the "Thirteen Factories" in Guangzhou, so that the British in the British Empire no longer held coffee in their hands every morning, but a cup of fragrant Wuyuan green tea.
The ancient house of Yuqingtang was built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. The old owner of the house, Jin Wenjian, was a big tea merchant. In feudal society, merchants were rich but not noble. Among the "scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans", merchants had the lowest status. Therefore, their houses could not be built as grand and luxurious as official residences and royal palaces. Moreover, the court also stipulated that the doors of merchants could not face south. The entire facade of Yuqingtang is a "Shang" character. The door cover and gatehouse form the upper part of the "Shang" character, and the bluestone door beams form a "kou" character. The blue bricks outside the door beams form a "men" character.
Sixiyan Village: a perfect fusion of rural scenery and ancient Huizhou architecture, the first village of Huizhou Confucian merchants, and the prototype of the Lilac Girl in Dai Wangshu's "Rain Alley".
The village is dominated by century-old ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The ground in the village is paved with bluestone slabs. The ancient buildings are backed by green mountains and face clear streams and flower fields. They are embedded in the natural scenery of beautiful peaks and ridges and clear streams and rivers. The housing complex is cleverly combined with the natural environment, and the mountains and rivers embellish each other, making it poetic and picturesque with a beautiful artistic conception.
Sixi and Yancun are actually two neighboring villages. We first took an electric car to Sixi, which is closer to the inside, and then walked out. Compared with Likeng, which is full of shops, Sixi Yancun is much quieter and more suitable for slowly appreciating the buildings in the village. There are many old houses in Sixi that are worth seeing. After crossing the high threshold, the house cannot receive the sunlight from outside. You have to wait for your eyes to adapt for a while before you can see the quaint furniture. The space is cramped and it can't bear the heavy sense of history. I don't know how many generations have experienced the stories of life in this small hall. There are not many tourists in the off-season, and the overall experience is very good.
I recommend staying in Yancun. Wuyuan is in an inn with a high cost performance. The boss lady cooks delicious food. It is just a small road away from Guiqulaixi.
Yancun feels good, Sixi is slightly commercialized
The ancient buildings of Ming and Qing Dynasties are the main features. There is not much scenery to be seen from the viewing platform. Only a few ancient houses and the Tongji Bridge next to the viewing platform are impressive. In fact, the roadside near the entrance of the village is the best place to see rape flowers. There are beautiful magnolia flowers planted by farmers nearby.
The sea of flowers in front of Guiqulaixie’s country house, with white walls, black tiles and yellow rapeseed flowers, is so beautiful!
I definitely give a bad review here. Not only is the scenery so-so, but you have to buy tickets to stay in the village homestay, which is only valid on the day of check-in. You have to buy tickets again the next day to go from Yancun to Sixi Village. If you stay in Huangling, you can also play in the Huangling scenic area for two days. Your place doesn't have any special features. It's just a bunch of people who are greedy for money. I really don't recommend it. My mother is 65 years old and she is free of charge. I walked around inside and it was really different from other villages. They also said something about resolutely studying two things and doing one thing, and being a qualified party member. It's better to go to Zhangcun, which doesn't require tickets. You can go to Zhangcun, which is the filming location of Ode to Joy 2. There is a bench bridge and the people are simple. There is no ticket in the off-season, and no sanitation fee is charged. The scenery is pleasant, and the villagers will answer any questions.
Thanks to our driver today for accompanying us to visit Sixiyan Village and explaining the way for us.
The filming location of the famous 20th century TV series "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" consists of two villages, Sixi Village and Yan Village. We stayed in Sixi Village for a long time, mainly taking photos. I was always looking for Caichen. It took another 20 minutes to walk from Sixi Village to Yan Village. It was dark when we arrived. Since it was an ancient village, there were no lights in the alleys, so I was scared. My calves were cramped, and I felt so uncomfortable with the fear.
Sixiyan Village: It is the village with the richest cultural heritage in Wuyuan. It has a prosperous literary style in history and is known as "Zou Lu in the mountains, the source of Neo-Confucianism". It is now a national historical and cultural village and has been included in China's application for World Heritage Tentative List. There are many official residences of Ming and Qing Dynasties in the village. The village was built in the early years of Nanning. The village is embedded in the beautiful mountains and hills. The green pines and bamboos and the black tiles and white walls set off each other's graceful shadows, and the ancient stone roads and turbulent waters complement each other.
These are two villages, and they are also the villages with the most complete preservation of Hui-style architecture. Compared with Likeng, they have less commercial atmosphere. Many children in the village are playing and fighting, and the various alleys are confusing.
Looking for the 100th character for longevity in Baishouhua Hall
The first time I saw Yu's Guesthouse, I could only describe it as "shocking". Such complex and exquisite carvings were dazzling and I didn't know whether to look at the eaves or the doors and windows. It seemed that one layer of carvings was superimposed on another layer of carvings, and it seemed that every gap was filled with carvings, turning decay into magic. It is not in a very conspicuous position. If you don't follow the instructions, you may miss such a precious art treasure. Let's take a good look at it.
Look at the name, is it one village? Actually, it is two villages, Sixi Village and Yan Village. The characteristics here are Hui-style houses and the filming location of the old version of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. This village is quite interesting. It is best to hire a local guide, otherwise you will not understand it. Without a guide, the alleys are deep and you will feel dizzy after walking around.
The most boring place I visited during the trip was Sixiyan Village. There were not many people because it was the wrong season. From the moment I got off the bus, locals offered to be my tour guides, but I couldn't understand what they said. I didn't plan to learn about Huizhou architecture, so I didn't have a very beautiful tour. No one cleaned up the village, and there was nothing I wanted to stay in except the old houses. I walked around in a hurry and left, but I was deeply impressed by the plaques of the seven generations and five generations of the family. There was a family motto at the door of each house, which was good.
There are many buildings related to Liao Zhai in Sixi, after all, it is the filming location. Although the Hui-style buildings are similar, they also have their own characteristics, such as Baishou, Yinzhai?, etc., but there is one thing I don’t like very much. Every room is either occupied or sold. The master said that this is because many houses are still privately owned, but the travel agency pays some money every year, so they are allowed to be visited.
There are many ancient villages here. Maybe it is because there are few people in the off-season and many shops are not open. It may also be that there are still many local residents living there, so the commercial atmosphere is not very strong, and you can still vaguely see its original appearance.
The descendants of the ancient house are still living there, and everyone can visit them at will. Some of them also sell some local specialties.
There is a family motto at the door of every house
The village is quite large and takes about two hours to walk around. There are mountains and water in the village, as well as the filming location of Liao Zhai.
Pink walls, black tiles, small bridges and flowing water
This is a village with a long history. Please go and see it on your own to keep it a little suspenseful. Hahahaha
The entire village is dominated by ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The ground in the village is paved with bluestone slabs. The ancient buildings are backed by green mountains, facing clear streams and rice fields, and surrounded by green land. The village is integrated with the elegant natural scenery of beautiful waters and green mountains.
Mingxun Hall in Yancun, Sixi, can be said to be the "Qiao Family Courtyard" of Yancun. Its owner, Jin Yongqu, is also the most representative Huizhou merchant in Yancun. In Guangzhou, Jin Yongqu had a good friend from the same hometown, Zhan Shiluan, the grandfather of the famous Chinese railway engineer Zhan Tianyou. Together with him, Jin Yongqu directly did business with foreigners through the "Thirteen Factories" in Guangzhou, so that the British in the British Empire no longer held coffee in their hands every morning, but a cup of fragrant Wuyuan green tea.
Zhan Tianyou (1861-1919) was a Han Chinese. His ancestral home was Wuyuan, Huizhou. He was born in Nanhai County, Guangzhou Prefecture, Guangdong Province. He went to study in the United States at the age of 12. In 1878, he was admitted to the Department of Civil Engineering at Yale University, majoring in railway engineering. He was an expert in modern railway engineering in China and was responsible for the construction of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway and other projects. He is known as China's first chief railway engineer, the "Father of Chinese Railways" and the "Father of Modern Chinese Engineering".
When I came out of Yancun, I found that the entire parking lot was blocked. Not to mention the motorcycle taxis, even I had to take off my bag and hold it to walk out, otherwise I would hit the cars on both sides. The traffic was so serious that it almost blocked the entrance to the town...
I went to Wuyuan for the rapeseed flowers, so Huangling and Jiangling should be the final destination. Sixi Yancun was a spur-of-the-moment visit. However, the white walls and black tiles of the Hui-style houses against the backdrop of the rapeseed fields, coupled with the drizzle of the south of the Yangtze River, are a kind of beauty that makes people melt, and is more intoxicating than Hengshui Laobai Gan. The facilities and management of the scenic area need to be improved, but of course, it still has a primitive artistic conception.
Spring is a great time to visit
Bad review for this place! Really bad review! Too boring! Nothing is open!
Actually, there are two villages here, Yancun and Sixi. Tourism development has tied these two villages together. If you don't want to walk, you can take a 5-yuan electric car from Yancun to Sixi Village (after we visited Yancun, we walked to Sixi Village from the field path, not the road). Yancun is an ancient village in Huizhou. Looking at it along the way, Yancun doesn't have its own characteristics, but it has fewer groups than other joint ticket attractions, and the commercial atmosphere is not so strong. Most of the tourists we met along the way were one, two, or three people, and there were only two or three of us who were six people. Therefore, it is still very quiet to visit Yancun, and many alleys and old houses are good for taking pictures (I didn't know why it was bundled with Sixi after visiting Yancun. If it was a separate point, most people would not come to Yancun). Coming out of Yancun is a rose garden (it's still early in the season, there are no flowers), the garden is not big (compared with our rose garden, this can only be called a flower garden), and there is another entrance and exit of Yancun after walking (there is a ticket gate, but no one, maybe there are too few tourists). We asked the local villagers how to get to Sixi, and we chose to walk along the path in the fields. The sun was a bit strong at that time, and it was getting hotter and hotter as we walked, but we had to insist on walking to Sixi (actually the road was not far, but the sun was strong and there were no trees in the fields to provide shade, so it was better to walk along the road).
It is said to be the filming location of the old version of Liao Zhai, but there is nothing to see inside. The ancient houses inside are basically inhabited by locals. Because we went there late, many attractions were closed.
Sixiyan Village includes two natural villages, "Sixi" and "Yancun". The village preserves complete ancient residential buildings, which are large in scale and exquisite in shape. They were built by Huizhou merchants. There were "four major business groups" in China during the Ming and Qing Dynasties: Shanxi merchants, Huizhou merchants, Chaozhou merchants, and Zhejiang merchants. Wuyuan merchants are the main force of Huizhou merchants, especially wood merchants and tea merchants, who are second to none in Huizhou. Sixiyan Village is known as the "Confucian Merchant Manor". The biggest difference between Huizhou merchants and other business groups is the word "Confucian". They pay great attention to the improvement of cultural literacy, and are usually knowledgeable and noble in character.
Sixi, a poetic name, should have exuded simplicity and elegance, but the high degree of commercialization has made it less flavorful. In 1987, the TV series "Liao Zhai" was filmed here, making Sixi famous.
There is a scene behind Yancun that makes people's eyes shine. Green mountains, green water, white walls, black tiles, wooden bridges, bamboo rafts, peach blossoms, rape flowers, and bluestone slabs, these elements appear at the same time, forming the most beautiful picture of Yancun.
If you avoid holidays, Sixiyan Village is still worth visiting.
It's a very ordinary attraction. When I went there, I read a lot of guides and they all said it was not necessary to go, but I went anyway. I regretted it after I went there. There are not many old houses to see, only a few houses. And the ticket is free. You can go in from the road next to the camphor tree on the left. It's really average and not worth it.
Sixiyan Village is the filming location of the TV series Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. It is a very pleasant experience to walk in the village.
The sea of cauliflower and the breeze among the willows are all in the misty rain of the south of the Yangtze River.
Rainbow Bridge, Sixi Village, and the ancient town’s beautiful landscapes compete for spring.
Accompanied by the intermittent Qingming rain, my wife and I finally arrived at Wuyuan, Jiangxi, which is known as the most beautiful village in China and has haunted me for many years. In an instant, a fresh and pure smell of soil hit my face, and a colorful landscape painting came into view, which made me not care to wash off the dust of the journey, and indulged in the long-lost spring scenery in the capital. Unfortunately, today's half-day trip is short after all, and there is no time to savor the rise and fall stories hidden in the Hui-style buildings under the sea of rapeseed flowers and the life philosophy of our ancestors on the harmonious coexistence of heaven, earth and man. Just as I was waiting to recharge my energy for tomorrow's journey, I suddenly heard the sound of wind and rain at night. How many flowers will fall tomorrow?
It takes less than half an hour to drive from the county to Sixi Yancun. You can find a spot to park at the parking lot. It costs 5 yuan per car and you can stay overnight. If you buy tickets, the prices are the same for all attractions. There are package tickets and single tickets. The package ticket is 210 yuan, which basically allows you to enter many attractions. It is valid within 5 days. Except for a few in Huangling, the others are about 60 yuan per time. Friends can decide which one to buy according to their needs. I have plenty of time, so I definitely buy a package ticket.
Because I didn't come here on weekends or holidays, there weren't many people at the scenic spot. When I arrived, there was a group of students from the Academy of Fine Arts creating works. Sixi Yan Village is not very big, and you can finish the tour in half an hour if you want to take a quick look. It can also be completed in more than an hour to take pictures and take a walk. There are only two or three highlights. The first is a large area of rapeseed flowers at the entrance of the village, the second is the Hui-style buildings, and the third is the small river surrounding the village and a large area of rapeseed flowers by the river. The river is still very beautiful at sunset.
Sixi Yancun is actually two villages, Sixi Village and Yancun. After entering the scenic area, you will first pass by Yancun and then go further into Sixi Village.
I bought a ticket at the entrance for 60 yuan per person. Soon after entering the gate of the scenic area, I saw a sightseeing station. I took a sightseeing bus to Sixi Village for 5 yuan per person. The staff said that it was still 3 kilometers from here to Sixi Village. No tourists who entered the scenic area at the same time did not take the bus, and we were no exception. Later I heard that it only took more than ten minutes to walk, not as far as the driver said.
We passed Yancun on the way. I remember reading in travel notes that Yancun has better scenery, but the driver said that Yancun is full of homestays and there is nothing to see, so there is no need to go. He took us to Sixi Village. In fact, I wanted to go to Yancun more. After a little struggle, I followed the crowd and went to Sixi Village.
How should I describe the feeling that Sixi Village gave me? It seems that it is just a name for nothing. Maybe it is because we went to Hongcun and Lucun first, and after making comparisons, Sixi Village seems to have little to see.
This place is not as quiet and simple as Lu Village, and the ancient buildings are not as well preserved as Hong Village. Many new rural buildings are interspersed among them, which seem out of place. The ancient house where the old version of the TV series Liao Zhai was filmed was not what I imagined. What's more unfortunate is that it started to rain soon after entering Sixi Village, and the rain didn't stop, which made me lose the mood to play. I just took a quick tour and left Sixi Village without taking many photos.
Sixiyan Village is composed of two villages. There are ancient houses such as Congting Hall, Mingxun Hall and Yuqing Hall open to the public. The whole village is mainly composed of ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The ground in the village is paved with bluestone slabs. The ancient buildings are backed by green mountains, facing the clear stream and rice fields, and surrounded by green land. The village is integrated with the elegant natural scenery of beautiful waters and green mountains. The 1987 version of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" was filmed here.
Sixi and Sixi Yancun are together, and are actually one place, but parking and reception are in Yancun. Sixi's characteristic is still the old houses, and the special thing is that it is the filming location of the 1987 version of Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, but it is very poorly preserved.
The village is very old and a bit dilapidated. Apart from the old houses, the natural scenery is nice. The Hui-style architecture is matched with the golden rapeseed flowers in spring, and you can feel the peaceful years in the Jiangnan villages.
Sixiyan Village is composed of Sixi Village and Yan Village, including 136 ancient houses of Huizhou merchants, which is the village with the most ancient houses in Wuyuan. There are various road signs in the scenic area, and some ancient houses are open to the public. If you are a history lover, the ancient houses in Sixiyan Village are enough to keep you looking for half a day.
Many farmhouses in Sixiyan Village offer accommodation. In addition, there are also a large number of boutique homestays converted from ancient houses. It is strongly recommended to stay overnight in Sixiyan Village.
It takes about 20 minutes to walk from Sixi Village to Yan Village, accompanied by rape flowers all the way. There are also battery cars for those who don't want to walk. Even though there are hundreds of thousands of tourists coming to Sixi Yan Village every year, it doesn't seem to affect the lives of the locals. Sixi Yan Village is the best choice for you to experience rural life during your trip to Wuyuan.
Sixi and Yancun are the names of two villages, one is Sixi and the other is Yancun. The two villages are about 1 kilometer apart. The two small mountain villages were built in the Song Dynasty and both have a history of more than 800 years. The first thing that catches your eye when you enter the village is the rapeseed fields all over the ground. Combined with the old houses behind, it seems to have a bit of the feeling of an oil painting.
The village has fixed tourist routes that go through the alleys, with occasional houses of three or four. Not many people can live here.
Sixi Yancun is actually two villages, one is Sixi and the other is Yancun, but the two villages are not big and very close. When I got off the minibus to Sixi Yancun, I was still a little far from the village entrance. In order to save energy, I took a three-wheeled vehicle for 5 yuan to the village entrance, and when I got out, I took a motorcycle for 3 yuan. Haha. So when traveling in Wuyuan, although the distance between attractions is far, transportation is still not a problem. Especially during the peak tourist season.
It was almost dark when we arrived at Sixiyan Village, which was the regret of the first day's trip! The six of us got separated and were divided into three teams to wander around the village. It was getting dark and I heard that this village was the filming location of Liao Zhai. My companion told ghost stories in his Cantonese Mandarin. Although it didn't sound that scary, I still wanted to beat him up! The three of us just wandered around and came out.
It consists of two villages, Sixi Village and Yan Village. The scenery here is beautiful, the village is large in scale, the degree of development is not high and it is very quiet. The old buildings are well preserved. Except for the relatively inconvenient transportation, there is nothing to complain about. It is a must-visit place on the northern line.
I've been aesthetically fatigued these days. If you go to several scenic spots on the east line, this can be ignored.
Commercialization is not very serious. Yancun is more beautiful than Sixi. The "Return to the West" inn is really great. The environment is particularly good. The owner is very nice and enthusiastic. I arrived very late and couldn't figure out the direction. The owner picked me up at the entrance of the village. When I left, I said I wanted to take some photos of the inn. He asked me to take any photos I wanted and send them to him if I took good-looking ones. 😂😂😂
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I like this attraction very much. The reflection of rape flowers in the river has a unique charm. It is a base for photography enthusiasts.
Due to time constraints, I rushed directly to Sixi Village, arriving at the flower season earlier and experiencing Wuyuan in the mist. There was no sea of rapeseed flowers, only lingering mist. Sixi in the rain was beautiful and clear.
The mountain is filled with fog, I live beside the stream and feel lazy with you.
In fact, they are two adjacent villages, and you can see the Hui-style architecture here. There is nothing special about the rest.
I like Sixiyan Village in Wuyuan very much. The ancient houses are well preserved.
These are two villages, one kilometer apart. The rape flowers are in full bloom, which is the most beautiful time. The pink walls and black tiles set off the golden rape flowers, and there is also a bench bridge, which is a vivid picture of spring in the countryside.
Sixiyan Village is actually Sixi Village and Yan Village, two adjacent villages separated by a stream. There are few people and good scenery. It is recommended to go
Stayed here for two nights. Apart from some newly built high-end hotels, this place has a rural atmosphere. The scenery itself is average. Some old houses are quite shabby. If you don't stay here, the ticket is really a bit expensive.
It is divided into two villages, and the main landscape is the same as other scenic spots in the county. The scenic area is far from the public transportation point, and it is very troublesome to charter a car without self-driving. You have to take an extra shuttle bus to enter the scenic area.
Sixi and Yancun~I thought they were the same place~~After I went there, I realized they were two villages~Most of them have white walls and black tiles, and the overall color effect is black and white, plus the rape flowers in the spring fields, it's perfect~~Which old house was used to shoot Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio~~It's a bit scary to go in, haha
Sixi Yan Village is known as the first village of Confucian merchants. Because of the early business, many distinctive, simple and luxurious houses were built, which are now called B&Bs. Most of them have been renovated in the past two years, otherwise they would have collapsed long ago. In any case, although it has lost some of the simplicity of many years ago, it is still worth a visit. After all, this is the Grand View Garden of Hui-style architecture, where you can appreciate the most representative group of arrowheads. Today, Sixi Yan Village focuses on the development of B&Bs, and a large number of B&B renovation stories have emerged. The Sikou Town where it is located has also become a gathering place for B&Bs in Wuyuan. If you want to stay in a B&B, of course you have to go to Sixi Yan Village!
If you want to experience the cultural atmosphere and life atmosphere of ancient Huizhou, this is a great place to go.
The Sixi Yancun Scenic Area consists of two villages, Sixi Village and Yancun. The gate of the scenic area is about one kilometer away from Yancun, and Yancun is about one kilometer away from Sixi Village. The pitfall is that private cars are not allowed to enter the scenic area. In order to save time and energy, you must buy a battery car ticket for five yuan per person per trip. The scenery of the scenic area is average. If you have been to Qingyuan, it is not recommended to go to Sixi again.
I went to the county town at noon and took the northern route. I bought a pass and thought I could go to Sixiyan Village on the way. I didn't expect that after checking the ticket, I had to take a two-kilometer battery car to reach the scenic spot. Relatively speaking, the content of the scenic spot is very far-fetched, and it was forced into the pass. If you want to rank the scenic spots according to the pass, this should be the last!
Sixiyan Village is located in Sikou Town, Wuyuan County, Jiangxi Province, about 13 kilometers away from Ziyang Town, the county seat. It was first built in the fifth year of Qingyuan in the Southern Song Dynasty (1199), and it has been more than 800 years old. At that time, the founder of the village, Yu, named it because (fish) missed the clear water of the stream. For hundreds of years, they did business in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Shanghai and even Hunan and Guangxi, mainly engaged in commercial activities such as timber, tea, and salt. Many people who became rich through business returned to their hometowns with money to buy land and houses, build academies, and create a large number of mansions, pavilions, ancestral halls, and monuments.
Personally, I prefer Sixi. Yancun may be related to the current large-scale construction. I feel that the distinctive buildings are either homestays or private houses. It is not as worth visiting as Sixi.
Sixi and Yancun are actually two villages not far from each other. There is a large field of rapeseed flowers outside Yancun, which sets off the white walls and black tiles, making you feel that time is much fuller. Relatively speaking, Sixi has a stronger commercial atmosphere, but compared with those extremely commercialized ancient towns in China, Sixi Yancun has rarely retained the original flavor of the village and is well worth a visit.
The rural feeling is strong and the Hui-style architecture is very distinctive
The whole village is dominated by a snack street with ancient buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties
A very old village. There are electric cars in and out, 5 yuan one way, it is recommended to walk if you are not in a hurry.
The first place we went to when we went to Wuyuan this time was Sixiyan Village. Since we had to go to the main gate to pick up the package ticket, we decided to visit here as well. It was just raining, so we didn't have a very comfortable time. In fact, this village is quite nice. If it hadn't rained, we could have walked in and played while walking. We took the shuttle bus, which cost 5 yuan per person. There were a lot of buses, so we didn't have to queue for a long time.
Before going to Sixiyan Village, the tour guide said there was nothing to see here, but after arriving, it was more beautiful than I expected. Although all you see when you enter the door are dilapidated houses and sparse rape flowers, the further you go, the more interesting it is. There are many homestays here, and they are all very distinctive, with an antique and simple texture that makes people linger. There are not many shops in the village, and there are few vendors setting up stalls, so the commercial atmosphere is not strong. You will enter a very stylish homestay if you turn a corner accidentally. Many houses here have a sign at the door, saying private house, no entry~~~ Uh~ How lucky must you be to own a private house surrounded by such mountains~
Tickets will be checked twice at Sixi Yancun. Your ticket will be scanned when you enter the gate for the first time, and you will need to show your ticket when you enter Sixi Village for the second time.
The bus will stop at the first ticket check point on the way there
The last minibus back to Wuyuan leaves at 17:20 and will wait at the second ticket check gate, which is at the gate of Sixi Village, wait at the gate of Sixi Village, wait at the gate of Sixi Village (it is important to say it three times).
After entering the scenic area, you can take a sightseeing bus (5 yuan/person) to Sixi Village. It takes about half an hour to walk. Due to limited time, we took the sightseeing bus into the village.
In fact, there are two villages. There are battery cars for tourists to ferry between the villages. The main purpose is to see the Hui-style architecture. If you are aesthetically fatigued, you can skip it.
Sixi Village was named after the founder Yu who missed the stream. Yancun was named because the village faces the endless stream and the villagers hope that their descendants will continue for generations. For hundreds of years, they did business in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Shanghai and even Hunan and Guangxi, mainly engaged in commercial activities such as timber, tea, and salt. Many people who became rich through business returned to their hometowns with money to buy land and houses, build academies, and create a large number of mansions, pavilions, ancestral halls, and monuments. Therefore, it is called the "First Village of Confucian Merchants". Yancun is elegant and simple, with stone roads, white walls and black tiles of Hui-style buildings, and beautiful rapeseed fields in front of and behind the houses. Compared with Yancun, Sixi is much smaller, and the viewing platform of Sixi has become the best view of Sixi.
A tourist attraction without any characteristics, a waste of 5 yuan parking fee. When you enter the village, there are local villagers who keep pulling you to the farm house for dinner. It is about two kilometers to Sixi Village and the bus fare is 5 yuan. There is nothing to see in Siyan Village. It is difficult to find a sign when you enter. Overall, the attraction does not feel as convenient as Likeng and Jiangwan, nor as cheap as buying specialties in Xiaoqi, and it feels quite useless.