Stone Village

Shitouzhai is scattered along the hillside. The stone houses are arranged in an orderly way. The stone steps, stone walls, stone arches and stone tiles are the lush forests and bamboo trees in the back of the village, and the lush fruit trees in the village. From a distance, they are beautiful and charming. There are no bricks and tiles in the whole village. The walls around the houses are built with stones, the roof is made of rubble, and the indoor space is also made of stones. The walls of the courtyard, the passage in the village, the small bridge in front of the village, and the terraced ridge are also built with stones. The household utensils, such as pestles, mills, bowls, troughs, and vats, are all made of stones. It's like entering the "stone kingdom" here. Shitouzhai is also the "hometown of batik" of Buyi people. The women in Shitouzhai are clever and skillful, and all of them can fly their needles. They are good at batik and brocade. The life of the villagers in Shitouzhai village is mainly farming. It is an area where the ethnic customs of Guizhou Province are well preserved.

Shitouzhai scenic spot

synonym

Shitouzhai (Shitouzhai scenic spot) generally refers to Shitouzhai scenic spot

Shitouzhai is a Buyi village with this typical stone architecture. It is about 6 kilometers away from Huangguoshu waterfall in the south, with the surname Wu as the main body. It is said that 600 years ago, there was a Buyi people surnamed Wu who came here to develop the village and gradually multiplied. There are 200 families and more than 1000 people in the village. Shitouzhai is close to mountains and rivers, surrounded by beautiful mountains. There are many fields and fields in front of the village, and trees behind the village. Beside the village, there is a broad Shitouhe river. The river is clear, and there are often groups of swimming fish chasing each other. Shiwu village on the bank with bamboo forest and fruit trees is like white clouds scattered among the green mountains and waters in the sunshine, forming a unique mountain village beauty.

geographical environment

On the way from Anshun to Huangguoshu waterfall, you can see villages full of stone walls and tiles. The owners of the stone houses are mostly Buyi people. The walls of the courtyard, the passage in the village, the small bridge in front of the village and the ridge of the terrace are all built with stones. The household utensils, such as pestles, mills, bowls, troughs and vats, are all made of stones. It's like entering the "stone kingdom" here.

natural resources

The stone houses in Shitouzhai are very distinctive: they are built from top to bottom along a rocky hillside. The stone houses are stacked in layers, row upon row, close to the mountains, and the layout is in good order. Some of the stone houses have the same door orientation, row by row; some of them form a main courtyard and two chamber courtyard, one by one crisscross; some of the stone houses are stone walls, with a single courtyard with a stone arch facing the door. There are also many stone benches and chairs in the bamboo forest and willow shade beside the village. The house is made of wood and stone, not one tile and one brick. There are 7, 9 and 11 columns in the roof truss, no matter it is a building with three or five rooms. In the middle of the roof truss, there are more main rooms and the ground below. On the left and right sides of the roof truss, there are more bedrooms with floors on the top and animals in the "basement" below. When building a house, first build two high house foundations with stones, generally more than 2 meters, and then erect the wooden column house on the top. Because of the high foundation, every family had to build stone steps to get in. After the house was erected, stone walls were built to seal the mountains on all sides, and thin stone slabs were used to build houses. Some were separated by stone and supported by stone columns. Some of the walls of these houses are built with block stone, cushion stone or mortar, some are built with hammers and needles, some are built with rubble, and then they are jointed with lime or concrete to form tiger skin walls. The masonry joint is close, the line level is symmetrical, the craft is exquisite, the house modelling is beautiful.

Because there are many stone mountains and water shale nearby, which provide the natural stone resources, and a large number of skilled craftsmen have been created in the long-term construction practice, the stone and wood buildings have been continuously improved. These stone houses built with local materials are not only cheap, wood saving and fire-resistant, but also comfortable and durable, warm in winter and cool in summer, with strong compartment. In particular, the advantages of not burning bricks and tiles, saving land and energy, have been praised by experts.

Tourism information

Take the CMB from Anshun south bus station to Zhenning, the fare is 5 yuan. Zhenning transport management office has a shuttle bus to Dadi arch. You can get off at Shitouzhai on the way. The fare is 2 yuan.

Batik process

The women in Shitouzhai are clever and skillful, and they all know how to fly a needle. They are good at batik and brocade. About 80% of the adult women in the village can do batik, more than half of the families have dye vats, and about one third of the farmers are engaged in namian production. Shitouzhai's Batik and namian are famous for their simplicity and elegance. They are exquisite in workmanship, exquisite in products, dazzling in brocade, and delicate in wax and ice patterns. In recent years, with the continuous development of Huangguoshu scenic spot, Shitouzhai has attracted many domestic and foreign tourists for its beautiful natural scenery and traditional exquisite batik and weaving crafts.

Address: Shitouzhai village, ningbuyi and Miao Autonomous County, Anshun Town, Guizhou Province

Longitude: 105.67851638794

Latitude: 26.02524963149

Tour time: 2-3 hours

Traffic information: about 10 minutes drive from Huangguoshu scenic area. From Huangguoshu tianxingqiao scenic spot, the cost is about 50 yuan; at Anshun temporary bus east station, there is a CMB to Zhenning, the fare is 5 yuan, and it starts frequently.

Ticket information: all day

Opening hours: Free

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