Chengkan Village
Foreign travelers visiting Chengkan Village will be eligible for a preferential 50% discount on the entrance fee in the whole year of 2024.
Chengkan Village, about 40km (25 miles) to the north of Huangshan City in Anhui Province, is a well-preserved ancient village with appealing scenery of mountains and waters and age-old residences with rich local characteristics. Hailed as the "Town of China's Old Buildings", Chengkan Village has over 150 ancient residences, among which 21 are major cultural relics under state protection. With stunning landscapes but fewer visitors compared to Xidi and Hongcun ancient villages, Chengkan Village is a worthwhile destination during your journey to Anhui Province.Chengkan Village has a lot to do with the Taiji philosophy in Chinese culture. Eight mountains surrounding Chengkan Village, combined with the S-shaped Zhongchuan River winding its way through the village, forms a pattern of Bagua, meaning Eight Diagrams. Thus, the village is also widely known as Bagua Village. According to the Taiji philosophy, Yang is Cheng while Yin is Kan, so the village is called Chengkan.
The winding, twisting streets and lanes interlace in the village, ancient residences are arranged in orderly rows, making the village a maze where first-time visitors could easily get lost. Three main streets and 99 lanes are all paved with granite slabs. Strolling in such a village must be a joy.
Recommended Route
Shuikou (Water Gap) - Baolun Hall - Zhongying Street - Huanxiu Bridge - Luo Chunfu's Residence - Yanyi Hall - the Lower House - Changchun Temple
Shuikou is the entrance to the village, where there is a square and a pond full of lotuses in summer.
Baolun Hall
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The hall was first built around 1542 during the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). How colors of the drawings and patterns are still vivid after 500 years remains a mystery. Moreover, you can feel the unique ancient Anhui culture from the beautifully designed sculptures of lions, clouds, and lotuses on bluestone parapets, wooden eaves and crossbeams. Two wooden staircases of more than 30 steps each lead you up to an attic, the highest spot of the village, where you can see the beautiful Huangshan Mountain in the distance.
Zhongying Street
Huanxiu Bridge
Luo Chunfu's Residence
Yanyi Hall
Lower House
Changchun Temple
How to get to Chengkan Village
From Huangshang City
2. If you arrive at Huangshan North Railway Station, you can take a bus from there to the village. The bus departs at 14:05. The bus fare is CNY 10 and the duration is 30 minutes.
From the Huangshan Mountain
Entrance Fee | CNY 107 Children between 1.2 and 1.5m (3.9 and 4.9 feet) can enjoy half price while those under 1.2m can enter for free. |
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Opening Hours | 7:30 - 18:00 |
Recommended Time for a Visit | Half a day |
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- Last updated on Jan. 05, 2024 by Gabby Li -