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Shangzhuang Village 上庄Shàngzhuāng
National heritage site · Xuancheng, Anhui
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xuancheng
- Region
- Anhui
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Shangzhuang Village
Shangzhuang, in western Jixi County, is the home village of Hu Shi, the scholar and diplomat who was a leading figure of the New Culture Movement. The listed group of seven buildings includes his former residence, built by his father Hu Chuan in 1897, his family school, Hu Chuan's own house and the former house of the ink-maker Hu Kaiwen, and the village is open to visitors as a scenic area.
How to get to Shangzhuang Village
In Shangzhuang town, about 30 km west of Jixi county town by road.
Nearby
- Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) 黄山 30 km
Granite spires, wind-bent pines and a sea of clouds straight out of an ink painting - Hongcun Village 宏村 50 km
A merchant village planned in the shape of an ox, mirrored in its own pond - Xidi 西递村 50 km
A quieter UNESCO twin of Hongcun: flagstone lanes, merchant houses and a Ming archway
Also within 20 km: Jiangcun Village 江村 (10 km), East Huangshan Resort (Huangshan Tea Farm) 东黄山度假区 (10 km), Bao Ancestral Hall, Fancun 歙县鲍氏宗祠 (20 km), Xu Ancestral Hall (Dunmu Hall), Jincun 歙县许氏宗祠 (20 km), Xucun Old Village 许村 (20 km).
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