Best Accommodation in Hongcun — Laitang

Perhaps because the owner of our guesthouse is from Nanjing and grew up in Wuyi Lane near Confucius Temple in Nanjing, "The swallows that once nested in the halls of the Wang and Xie families now fly into ordinary homes."
In this ancient village with over 800 years of history, Hongcun, which is probably the best representation of Huizhou-style architecture in many people's hearts, little swallows have built nests and made a home in our main hall. Every spring, the swallows "come home."
Every time the little swallows return from outside, they chirp loudly as if saying, "I'm back~ I'm back."

Pink bricks, black tiles, and horse-head walls; the houses are covered with wood carvings, brick carvings, and stone carvings.
Antique-style tables, chairs, doors, and windows.
From the main gate to the center of the hall is a courtyard that collects rainwater on rainy days.
The first floor also features a corridor and a small garden with a pond full of flowers and plants.

After putting down our luggage, we went out to visit Hongcun.
The village is not very large; the places that left a deep impression were Nanhu Academy, Lexutang, Chengzhitang, Nanhu Lake, and Yue Zhao.
It takes about two hours to basically walk around once.
You can carefully explore it in an afternoon.
The autumn harvest drying in front of the houses, persimmons at the courtyard entrance.
Nanhu Lake reflects the white walls, black tiles, and distant mountains.
The sunset light gradually shifts over Yue Zhao, and the red lanterns light up.

Post by WanderBeyondBorders$7 | Oct 26, 2025