Wangkou

Wangkou is an ancient Huizhou village with the Yu family as the main family. The long street running through the two ends of the village is called Guanlu Main Street, which is called "millennium old street". Wandering from one end of the road to the other end, the villagers' life here is not disturbed by too many tourists. The small shops on both sides of the street mainly sell groceries for the village's life, and there are also some small restaurants in operation. There is a Yu ancestral hall built in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, which is worth visiting. The temple is well-known for its exquisite carving techniques. It is well-known as the "palace of art" and "treasure house of wood carving".

Wangkou

Wangkou is located in the west of Dongjiangwan Town, Wuyuan County, 23 kilometers away from Ziyang town. It is 84km West to Jingdezhen, the capital of porcelain. It is 58 kilometers south to Sanqing mountain, a national scenic spot. It is 101 kilometers eastward to Huangshan, Anhui Province. The traffic is very convenient. Historically known as the "land of thousands of smoke", Wangkou still has more than 500 households, more than 1700 population and more than 95% housing, which still retains the characteristics and style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Historical evolution

The ancient village of Wangkou was built by Yu Gao, a senior official of the Song Dynasty (zhengsanpin), in the Daguan period. It has a history of more than 1100 years. Because it is located at the confluence of two rivers, it is named "Wangkou" because of its clear water. The first one moved for a long time, and his descendants are as long as water. It is also known as "Yongchuan", which means "the river will last forever" in Shi · Zhounan · Hanguang. It is one of the third batch of famous historical and cultural towns and villages in China

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The ancient village is located in hilly area, surrounded by green mountains and green water. There is a poem that says, "the sound of birds and the sound of chickens spread abroad, and the scenery of rivers and mountains enters the pavilion". The scenery is very pleasant. Since the Song Dynasty, Wangkou has had a prosperous literary style and a large number of talented people. Among them: there are 5 Jinshi, 2 Juren, 7 doctors, 36 civil and military officials above grade seven, 10 bachelor's degree, 33 volumes of works. So it is called "book town".

In ancient times, Wangkou was a necessary place for Huizhou Fucheng land road to reach Raozhou in Jiangxi Province via Wuyuan. It was also a waterway connecting Wuyuan County with northeast Township, and a wharf for freight transportation to Leping, Poyang, Jiujiang, etc. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, there were a lot of shops and merchants. Despite thousands of years of vicissitudes, there are many historical sites left.

Yu's ancestral hall is located in Wangkou village, Jiangwan Town, 30 kilometers northeast of Wuyuan County, covering an area of more than 1000 square meters. The building is the Xieshan style of the central axis of the Qing Dynasty. It is magnificent, rigorous layout, exquisite workmanship and unique style. It is praised as "art treasure house" by ancient architecture experts.

Yu's ancestral hall

The ancestral hall is composed of Mountain Gate, hall of enjoyment and back bedroom. There are gardens on both sides. Three ancient osmanthus trees in the garden have been fragrant every year. In the ancestral hall, the Dou Gong, the ridge kiss, the eaves citron, the queti, and the column foundation are all exquisite in shape. All the wooden components are skillfully carved, with more than 100 groups of shapes and patterns of various sizes. There are light carving, deep carving, through carving, round carving, delicate and exquisite, exquisite. It is known as "treasure house of architectural art" by ancient architectural experts. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Jiangxi Province.

External evaluation

Here are: Yu's ancestral hall, a provincial heritage site known as "art treasure house"; thousand year old street, an Hui style building; simple and elegant dwellings such as "Yijing hall", "maode hall", "dafudi" and "yangshuwu"; dragon boat pond, a scenic spot along the river, with "bamboo rafting on water"; and "pingduyan" Quchi tablet, designed by Qing Dynasty Confucian and phonologist Jiang Yong Ruins. Wangkou natural landscape and cultural landscape are very characteristic, rich and colorful, attracting a lot of Chinese and foreign tourists.

favoured policy

The preferential time is from the date of the scenic spot's restoration to December 31, 2020. Medical workers in China can enjoy the free preferential policy of tickets of Wangkou scenic spot in Jiangxi Province with their original ID card, doctor's card or nurse's card.

Address: Wangkou village, Jiangwan Town, Wuyuan County, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province

Longitude: 117.99153499305

Latitude: 29.350060250735

Tour time: 2 hours

Traffic information: take Wuyuan bus line at Wuyuan long distance bus station

Ticket information: 60 yuan per person for a single ticket; 210 yuan for a through ticket, valid for 5 days (including 14 scenic spots: Likeng, Jiangwan, Wangkou, Wolong Valley, Jiangling, Lingyan scenic spot, Baizhu ancestral temple, sixiyan village, Yantian Guzhang, Wengong mountain, Shicheng, Caihong bridge, Xiaoqi, Yuanyang Lake)

Opening hours: 7:00-17:30

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