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Longchuan Village 龙川Lóngchuān
5A scenic area · National heritage site · Xuancheng, Anhui
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xuancheng
- Region
- Anhui
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area, National heritage site
About Longchuan Village
Longchuan is a Hu-clan village on the Dengyuan River 11 km east of Jixi county town, where the Ming general and official Hu Zongxian was born in 1512. Its Hu Clan Ancestral Hall, founded in the Song, rebuilt with funds raised by Hu Zongxian in the Jiajing era and restored in 1898, is known for more than 600 carved wooden panels. On the canal street stands the Yishi Shangshu stone archway of 1562, honouring two Hu ministers, and Hu Bingheng's residence is listed with it.
How to get to Longchuan Village
About 11 km east of Jixi county town by road.
Nearby
- Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) 黄山 50 km
Granite spires, wind-bent pines and a sea of clouds straight out of an ink painting
Also within 20 km: Zhangshan Grand Canyon 鄣山大峡谷 (under 10 km), Huizhou–Hangzhou Ancient Trail 徽杭古道 (10 km), Hong Ancestral Hall, Sanyang 三阳洪氏宗祠 (10 km), Hong Ancestral Hall (Jingben Hall), Yecun 洪氏宗祠（敬本堂） (10 km), Wu Ancestral Halls, Shitan 石潭吴氏宗祠 (20 km), Changxi Village 昌溪村 (20 km).
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