Travel Notes | Hongcun – Village in Chinese Paintings

May 09, 2021 Rain | Hongcun – Countryside in Chinese Paintings

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Zhanghong Village

Anhui Hongcun : I must be destined to this place. At that time, I was looking for Huangshan guide in Xiaohongshu and saw "Hongcun". I thought it was pretty good, so I joined the trip. When I was in Hongcun, I suddenly thought of a picture. I bought a postcard many years ago and I wasn’t sure if it was still there. I came back to look for it and found that it was still there.

 

I bought this postcard when I was in junior high school. At that time, there was a cultural and creative store in the supermarket. There was a corner dedicated to selling postcards. The boxed postcards were disassembled and sold. This one should be from the ancient town series.

When I found this postcard, I had a very magical and special feeling. After such a long time, I finally went to a place I had longed for, and I had a different feeling in my heart. I actually saw this postcard when I was in junior high school and thought the ancient town was so beautiful. , there is such a building. At that time, I started to like ancient towns and always hoped to go to such a place one day.

Now that I have really come to this place, it is indeed very different. When I entered Hongcun, I was greeted by a strange smell coming from the moon swamp. The road was not smooth. The place I stayed at was "Yixintang Inn", which was very It feels like an antique inn. What I like most is the window in the room. I forgot to take pictures. I really want to sit there again and listen to the birds singing and watch a chubby cat jump on the eaves.

 

When I was browsing the guide before, I said that Hongcun was a sketching place for artists. It was indeed true. There were really many people sketching and painting at Huaqiao. I admire them very much. The paintings are really beautiful!

 

 

Buying cultural and creative products is the happiest time. It's a pity that I didn't bring any other souvenirs back this time, but it seems like there is nothing to bring...

 

The commercialization of Hongcun has become very serious. I wonder if Hongcun was as lively as when I bought that postcard a few years ago. I didn’t feel the "countryside in Chinese paintings" or "pictures" I feel " Countryside " but I don't feel it.

 

 

 

Jingdezhen, Jiangxi : Some of the lamp posts on the roadside in Jingdezhen are covered with blue and white porcelain. I’m really looking forward to going to Jingdezhen, especially to see “Taoxichuan” and “Lotte Pottery Society” and see what handicrafts everyone makes. Like this, I also want to see how they set up the stall, which is really a pity.

 

I also went to the Ceramics Museum in Jingdezhen. I felt that its actual exhibits were a bit inconsistent with its reputation. I still wanted to go to the market to see their stalls! -_-

 

Also, Jiangxi food is not spicy at all! Jiangxi peppers are not spicy! Aren’t we saying that Jiangxi people also like spicy food? Are you being polite to us foreign tourists? ? ? Sigh... The Jiangxi fried noodles at the school's Ximen are more to my taste.

May Day trip

 

Jiangxi Yaoli Ancient Town : Jingdezhen didn’t leave many memories, but Yaoli Ancient Town was also found through the Little Red Book. I really like Yaoli Ancient Town. Although it may have similar architecture to Hongcun, it’s a completely different place! I would stay an extra day if I could!

 

Yaoli Ancient Town is in Fuliang County. It is the Fuliang County where "I went to Fuliang to buy tea the month before last." It is quite lively but there are not many people. I don't know how to describe this place. The language is too lacking and there are no good photos. Photo…..

 

 

Let me just talk about what I saw. People were washing clothes by the river and beating the clothes with sticks to make a "bang bang" sound; children were playing on the roadside by the river; they were sitting by the river eating and admiring the ancient buildings while eating. and the reflection of red lanterns in the water; walking through various alleys, I really experienced the feeling of "deep courtyard". The old people communicated in dialects that I couldn't understand; the small shops sold things that looked very low-end. Ceramic crafts and children's toys.

 

This time I really felt like I was in an ancient town. I like this feeling. Time seems to pass very slowly and pleasantly. Here I can feel life, simple life.

 

 

 

Hongcun Town , known as Hongcun and Qixia Town in ancient times, is a town under the jurisdiction of Yixian County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, located in the northeast of Yixian County. On November 30, 2000, Hongcun was included in the World Cultural Heritage List by UNESCO. It is one of the first 12 famous historical and cultural villages in the country, a national key cultural relics protection unit, an Anhui Province patriotism education base, and a national 5A-level scenic spot.

Hongcun is known as the "Village in Pictures". As of 2014, more than 140 Ming and Qing dwellings have been well preserved in the town. The main attractions include: Nanhu Spring Dawn, Academy Reading, Moon Marsh Wind Lotus, Cow Intestine Water Town, and Shuangxi Reflecting the Blue. , the ancient trees in front of the pavilion, the setting sun on the thunder hill, etc.

Jingdezhen City , also known as "Porcelain Capital", is a prefecture-level city in Jiangxi Province. It is located in the northeast of Jiangxi Province. Jingdezhen City is the porcelain capital of the world and the cradle of China's helicopter industry. One of the first batch of 24 historical and cultural cities announced by the State Council and a national Class A open area. During the Republic of China, it was one of the four famous towns in the country along with Foshan in Guangdong, Hankou in Hubei and Zhuxian in Henan.

Yaoli Ancient Town is located at the northeastern end of the world-famous porcelain capital and in the center of three world cultural heritage sites (Huangshan, Lushan, Xidi and Hongcun). Yaoli Ancient Town is rich in Gan-style architectural tourism resources and is known as It is known as "the source of porcelain, the hometown of tea, and the sea of ​​forests".

Yaoli "Kaoling" is a world-famous ceramic holy land and the name of the world's "kaolin". Yaoli's ancient name is "Yaoli" because it is the birthplace of Jingdezhen ceramics. As far back as the middle of the Tang Dynasty, there were production here Ceramics handicraft workshop.