Houtouwan Village

The barren village is the place with the best water quality on the two islands. The whole village is full of Parthenocissus, like a lost town hidden in the mountains. Facing the sea, but empty, because the village site is close to a cemetery, local people used to call it "ghost village". Because there has been no one to live in for a long time, many small buildings built in the heyday of the village have been abandoned. Neither the linfazhen family nor the other two families in the village intend to repair them. Each building is entangled with vines and Parthenocissus. With the green trees and shrubs all over the mountains, houtouwan is now known as the "Wizard of Oz" in fairy tales, attracting a large number of tourists to this natural landscape It's the color.

Houtouwan Village

Houtouwan village is located in the northeast of Shengshan Island, Shengsi County, Zhejiang Province. It is a famous fishing ground center in Zhoushan, with superior economic location and rich marine resources. It was originally one of the main residential areas of Shengshan town. In the 1950s, houtouwan was the richest fishing village in the area. Since the 1990s, with the development of fishery, many villagers have become rich. For the convenience of life, the villagers moved out of houtouwan one after another. This is an old fishing village on the island, facing the sea, but empty. Because the old site of the village is close to a cemetery, the local people are used to calling houtouwan village "ghost village". In the 1980s, many families began to move away. In 2002, the whole village of houtouwan was relocated, its organizational system was abolished and merged into Minfu village. After the villagers moved to their new houses, the abandoned old houses were slowly "swallowed up" by the plants, and the village became an unexpected uninhabited village.

geographical environment

Houtouwan village is located in the northeast of Shengshan Island, Shengsi County, Zhejiang Province. It was established in the 1950s. Since 1967, some people in the village began to build buildings, and then many buildings were built, one by one higher and one more luxurious. In its heyday, it had a population of more than 3000 and was once one of the main residential areas in Shengshan. Until the 1980s, houtouwan village was still the most affluent village in Shengshan town. Most residents built buildings and courtyards. Its prosperous scene is known as "little Taiwan" in Shengshan. However, due to inconvenient transportation and limited living area, residents began to move one after another in the 1990s. In 2002, houtouwan village was formally merged into Minfu village. Houtouwan village has a subtropical marine monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, no severe cold in winter and no severe heat in summer, sufficient light and small temperature difference. There are many sea fogs in spring, cyclones in summer, dryness in autumn and frost in winter. The precipitation in spring and summer is more than that in autumn and winter.

Current situation of barren villages

After the whole village of houtouwan was relocated in 2002, from the sea, the abandoned houses were covered with green plants, the winding paths lead to seclusion, and the gateways are deserted. Overlooking the village, you can see high and low buildings, mottled stone walls and dense green vines. Abandoned farmland, the village had grown on both sides of the path Qi tall weeds. With the villagers moving away, some old houses have been dilapidated. The abandoned houses are covered with green plants, and the winding paths lead to seclusion. It used to be very busy here. Many buildings built by villagers were higher than each other. The old site of the village is next to a cemetery. The abandoned house is the lush green Parthenocissus, which also has the magical effect of changing clothes in the four seasons: in early spring, the new leaves just come out, goose yellow, dotted; in midsummer, the green plants grow to the peak, palm sized leaves are all over the house, and only a few gaps are exposed in the stone houses; in late autumn, the leaves gradually turn red, and the bright red color is the same as that under the headland In winter, with the north wind, the withered leaves rustle clean, leaving the dark vines firmly attached to the wall, waiting for the call of spring

Year after year, on the walls, under the eaves and beside the green trees, Parthenocissus quietly occupied the whole village, drawing a beautiful picture of a deserted village full of green vines. The wizard of Oz, the fairy tale world, the mysterious "ghost village", the desert island returning to nature

Traffic routes

Starting from Wenzhou, we first arrive at the semi Shengdong Wharf in Shenjiamen of Zhoushan Island, and take a boat for nearly 4 hours to Shengshan Island, which is located in the northeast of Zhoushan Islands and the easternmost end of Shengsi archipelago. The east longitude is 122 ° 49 ′. It is 25 ′ east of Dongji Island, which is popular in recent years. After arriving at Shengshan Island, we just walk or rent a minivan to houtouwan village. Houtouwan village is located in the northeast corner of Shengshan island and lives in two seas The low-lying area between the headlands is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on one side.

[warm tips] houtouwan village has not been developed, and most of the roads, steps and houses in the area are in disrepair for a long time, so there are some potential safety hazards. The lack of relevant tourism facilities, traffic is extremely inconvenient, hope that you donkey self hiking equipment.

Address: houtouwan, Shengshan Town, Shengsi Archipelago

Longitude: 122.822175

Latitude: 30.724054

Tour time: half a day

Traffic information: houtouwan village is located in Shengshan. Shengshan is located in the east of Shengsi, so the traffic is mainly by boat. The following is the traffic information to Shengshan:

1. Take a boat from Shanghai Xiaoyangshan Shenjiawan passenger terminal to Shengshan at 9:15

2. Take a boat from Shenjiamen half Shengdong wharf to Shengshan on Zhoushan Island at 7:00

3. Take a boat from xiaocaiyuan Wharf in Caiyuan town of Shengsi island to Shengshan at 7:30 and 11:50

After arriving at Shengshan, walk or rent a minivan to houtouwan village.

Ticket information: 20 yuan for the viewing platform, 10 yuan for the student and 100 yuan for the waterway

Opening hours: all day

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