Tachuan Village

Tachuan village is located on the way from Hongcun, a famous tourist attraction of Taohuayuan in Yi County, to mukeng bamboo sea. In the eyes of photographers, there are three autumn scenery spots in China: Tachuan in southern Anhui, Xiangshan in Beijing and Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan. Although Tachuan is not as famous as Hongcun, autumn scenery in Tachuan is indeed a popular destination in photography.

Tachuan village, also known as tashang. Through the ancient wood forest at the entrance of Tachuan village, you can enter the village by climbing up the stone steps along Qingxi river. The morning in Tachuan is the most beautiful. The thin fog is shrouded in the trees, and the cottages of farmers are looming. Every autumn, the leaves of the mountain are colorful, ranging from yellow, light red to fiery red. In addition, April, which many people neglect, is also a paradise of beautiful colors. The Hui style architecture is covered with white walls and black tiles, which is very beautiful.

Tachuan Village

Tachuan village, also known as tashang, belongs to Hongcun town of Yi county. Located on the way from Hongcun to mukeng bamboo sea, a famous tourist attraction in Taohuayuan County, Yixian County, it is a charming mountain village among many beautiful natural villages in XiaoTaoYuan County, Yixian County. It has wonderful landscapes such as "stream around front house", especially the autumn color of Tachuan. It is a base for many painters and photographers to create.

Main attractions

Mukeng Bamboo Sea

Mukeng Bamboo Sea: if you have time, you can go to nearby mukeng. There is a tricycle in Hongcun to mukeng village. Mukeng bamboo sea, also known as the big bamboo sea in southern Anhui, is surrounded by big moso bamboo for tens of miles. In the vast bamboo sea, green waves set off dozens of Hui style buildings with white walls and black tiles. When you enter the bamboo sea, there are six valleys and ten sceneries. You feel like you are in a paradise. Mukeng bamboo sea is famous both at home and abroad for its international gold award winning photographic work green bamboo pile and Oscar winning Chinese language blockbuster crouching tiger, hidden dragon. It is a paradise for many painters, photographers and filmmakers to create.

Five towering trees

At the entrance of Tachuan village, you can see several huge ancient trees.

Hong village

Hongcun, known as Hongcun in ancient times, is located at the southwest foot of Huangshan Mountain, 11 kilometers away from the county seat of Yi county. It is a peculiar ox shaped ancient village in the peach blossom garden of ancient Yi county. The whole village covers an area of 30 hectares, pillow Leigang face south lake, beautiful landscape, enjoy the "Chinese painting in the village" reputation.

During the Shaoxing period of the Southern Song Dynasty, in order to prevent fire and irrigate the fields, the people of Guhong village pioneered in bionics and built an artificial water system which can be called "China's unique" and made a living article around the shape of cattle. The canal with nine bends and ten bends is "Niuchang", the moon marsh excavated near the spring is "Niuwei", "Nanhu" is "Niudu", and the folk houses on both sides of "Niuchang" are "niushen".

The harmonious coexistence of lakes, mountains, buildings and courtyard, natural landscape and cultural connotation are the characteristics of Hongcun, which is different from other residential buildings and has become a miracle of the world's historical and cultural heritage. More than 140 Ming and Qing dwellings are well preserved in the village. Chengzhi hall has exquisite "Three Sculptures" and is known as the "folk Palace Museum". Other famous scenic spots are: Nanhu scenery, Nanhu academy, spring dawn, niuchangshuizhen, Shuangxi Yingbi, Dashu in front of the pavilion, Leigang sunset, Shuren hall, Ming Dynasty ancestral hall, Yuexu hall, etc.

Folk customs

Bright boat meeting

Time: every lunar leap month, September or October of the year.

Festival activities: boat lighting is also called water tour, and dry tour, that is, villagers on the shore play with lights and respect all kinds of Bodhisattvas. On the Bank of the river, the water and dry tourism are mixed together, which is full of fun. The people of the four townships gather to enjoy the scenery, which is very lively.

Internal combustion candle lamp. Next to the lamp is a band, singing and gongs. There were six pairs of bright boats, followed by several wooden boats. During the meeting, you can swim in the upper and lower reaches of yuliangba Lianjiang River for one night.

Shangjiu Temple Fair

Shangjiu temple fair time: the ninth day of the first month of the lunar calendar is the martyrdom day of the Tang Dynasty martyrs Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan. The temple fair is held in Yansi Town, Huizhou District every year on this day, commonly known as "Shangjiu temple fair". The meeting lasted for three days, starting on the eighth day of the Chinese New Year and ending on the tenth day of the Chinese New Year.

Festival activities: during the temple fair, there are activities of wandering gods and offering sacrifices to gods, setting up stage to sing opera, vendors from all over the world come to the fair to set up stalls, and all kinds of agricultural and sideline products, farm tools and daily necessities are available. At present, the "Shangjiu meeting" has lost its original significance of commemorating Zhang Xun and Xu Yuan, cancelled the activity of wandering God, and has become an annual material exchange meeting.

Year of meat and year of vegetarian

The government of all dynasties attached great importance to maintaining the dignity of Jiuhua Mountain Buddha land and prohibited all kinds of evils, such as occupying Buddha land to make stalls, building hotels to block traffic, slaughtering pigs and sheep, filthy teachings and so on, which led to the formation of a vegetarian lifestyle.

From the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, the merchants in Jiuhua street came to live and mixed with mountain people. The ban on Buddhism was not strict and the ban on meat was lax. There was a mixed situation of monks eating vegetarian food and mountain people eating meat. However, in order to respect historical customs, local residents celebrate the year of meat first and then the year of vegetarian on the occasion of the Spring Festival.

In the year of meat, on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month (the 27th day of the lunar month), local residents eat meat with their families. On the next day, they clean the pots and bowls with plant ash and start to eat vegetarian food.

On the 30th (the 29th of the lunar month), they make vegetarian dishes for the first lunar new year, eat fast meals, or worship their ancestors, or watch the new year, or have fun, or offer incense. Vegetarian food lasts until the third day of the first lunar month. The year of meat and vegetable has become one of the important winter tourism projects in Jiuhua Mountain.

scenic spot

Morning in Tachuan

The morning in Tachuan is the most beautiful. The thin fog is shrouded in the trees. The cottages of the farmers are looming. The cornices and corners of the red maple trees are suddenly exposed. The pink walls and black tiles are covered by the golden leaves, which is just like the poetic charm of Chinese landscape painting. Hongyequn is the most fascinating and "murdering" place for photographers. Any angle is a beautiful landscape painting.

Tachuan red leaf

Tachuan red leaf is a kind of Sapium sebiferum tree. After frost, it changes from green to yellow, from yellow to red, with seven colors in the middle. It is the best material for photography enthusiasts. The best viewing time is only more than one month, from October to late November. In the early morning, the whole village was shrouded in a thin mist. The most beautiful autumn scenery in Tachuan is from Hongcun to Xieli.

The stream flows into Qishu lake and rushes out into a large area of fertile land. The sun shines down warmly. Pink flowers are everywhere, the size of fingernails, cattle and horses are carefree to chew grass. All the way up the mountain, white camellia is in full bloom. The blue berries are gorgeous. The dwarf mulberry trees are facing the sun, with a bunch of green leaves on top of the branches. It's very beautiful.

Autumn in Tachuan

Autumn in Tachuan is the base of many painters and photographers. Autumn here is known as one of the four major autumn colors in China. Every autumn, the scattered Sapium sebiferum trees in the village fields turn red, forming a charming picture of pastoral scenery. Therefore, the autumn color of Tachuan gets its name and is famous all over the world. The Sapium sebiferum trees in Tachuan changed from green to yellow and from yellow to red after frost. The morning in Tachuan is the most beautiful. The thin fog is shrouded in the trees. The cottages of the farmers are looming. The cornices and corners of the red maple trees are suddenly exposed. The pink walls and black tiles are covered by the golden leaves, which is just like the poetic charm of Chinese landscape painting.

special snacks

Because Tachuan is located at the foot of Huangshan Mountain, it has a lot of rainfall and rich products, so mountain game is the most characteristic dish. There are also some local snacks with some local flavor. Huangshan's special food includes stinky mandarin fish, hairy tofu, stone fish, crab shell yellow pancake, Wucheng dried tofu, etc.

Be sure to taste the local specialty "smelly mandarin fish" and all kinds of delicious food cooked with fresh bamboo shoots or dried bamboo shoots. It's called "Chou". In fact, it's fragrant. Mandarin fish is pickled with seasoning, steamed with minced meat, sprinkled with pickled pepper, but it's not too hot. It's three for one yuan, and the one just out of the pot is the best. There is also a kind of pancake, which is made of several different raw materials, different tastes, very crisp, 3-5 yuan / piece. It is said that only 6 pieces can be made an hour. In ancient times, it was imperial food, and the scene of making cakes was forbidden to take photos.

geographical environment

Tachuan village belongs to Tachuan village in Hongcun town of Yi County, also known as tashang. It is located in Yixian Taohuayuan famous tourist attractions - Hongcun to mukeng Zhuhai scenic spots on the way, only 2 kilometers away from Hongcun, Yixian XiaoTaoYuan many beautiful natural villages around a unique charm of the mountain village.

Tachuan village, also known as tashang, belongs to Hongcun Town, only 2km away from Hongcun. Tachuan village is built close to the mountain. The ancient dwellings with flying eaves and angles are stacked in layers and well arranged. From a distance, it looks like a pagoda standing in the valley. This is the origin of the tower.

A clear stream flows through the village, bringing infinite aura to the village. This is the origin of "Chuan". Together, it is "Tachuan".

Tachuan, with its back on the southwest side of Huangshan Mountain, is far away from the rippling shiliqshu lake. Twenty or thirty ancient dwellings with pink walls, dark tiles, and cornices are built close to the mountains. They are layered and well arranged. From a distance, they look like a giant pagoda hiding in the valley and in the shade.

Tachuan, between the two peaks of Gao'an and Di'an (named after the original Buddhist temple of Xilin temple on the top of the peak), a clear stream breaks through the ground, flows down the mountain, passes through the village, and goes straight to the beautiful Qishu lake. The village is full of infinite aura because of the "River", and Qingxi is more energetic because of the "tower". Tachuan is named after it.

From Hongcun, along the Hongsi highway less than two kilometers, you can come

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