Xiashan Village with Long Bench Bridge - Kaihua Spring Travel Notes 3

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Starting from Kaihua County, go north along the Shanshen Line, pass through Majin Town and go to Xiashan Village.

Majin Town is located in the golden triangle of tourism in the three provinces of Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi. It is the south gate of Qianjiangyuan National Forest Park. It is a civilized ancient town with a style of "style", where natural landscape and cultural landscape blend together.

Follow the navigation instructions to arrive at the Xiashan Village Visitor Service Center, which is the office of the Xiashan Village Committee, and park your vehicle.

Xiashan has been the throat from western Zhejiang to Anhui and Chun'an since ancient times. There is a ten-mile Tang and Song Dynasty ancient post road in the territory from Shichuangling to Zhujiadu. After the Southern Song Dynasty, it became a timber distribution center and a famous big port. It became increasingly prosperous and formed a large village that fanned out in all directions, relying on the ancient commercial port and ancient post roads.

Xiashan Village has 212 buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic of China, of which 108 are intact. The architectural style is mostly an Indian-style Hui style structure, with white walls and black tiles, horse heads and horns, and is well-proportioned. The gate tower and door lintels are decorated with brick carvings and murals, and the lattice windows are all exquisitely decorated.

The flower field beside the village road

Walking into the village, you can see the dogs guarding the farmers' homes at their doorsteps.

An old house with walls connected to each other.

On the mottled walls, there are scars left by the years.

Probably a dyeing workshop.

The alley, which is only two people wide, connects every Home Ownership House in the village.

Pebbles, stones and bricks are neatly and densely arranged in the stone wall.

"A hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix" is an ancient house. On the back fence of the courtyard of the house, a half-back carving is used to create a picture of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix.

Push the door, but it won't open.

Matsumi Hall.

Yongxi Hall.

Xiashan Old Street.

The old street is close to Magin Creek. In those days, timber and cargo ships flowed down the creek, making Xiashan a prosperous port.

The water in the stream is crystal clear, and villagers are washing vegetables and laundry by the stream.

Two long bench bridges connect the two sides for daily passage by villagers.

The bridge deck is paved with eight wooden boards, and simple bench feet support the bridge deck.

2 bench bridges and a modern road bridge.

The big white goose by the stream, fat!

Next to Xiashan Village is Xiatian Village, which is also an ancient village. In fact, navigate to Xiatian Village, turn right immediately after crossing the bridge, and enter Xiashan Old Street from the gatehouse, with ample parking spaces.