Historic Sites
Wuyuan historically belonged to Huizhou, a region in southeastern China, now located in Huangshan city in Anhui Province. Huizhou consisted of six counties and Wuyuan was one of them. Wuyuan is an essential part of the ancient Huizhou Culture, with a series of ancient villages retaining the typical Huizhou residences, mansions of historical celebrities, ancestral halls, and antique gallery bridges. Many scholars and talented people in history leave the country with a deep cultural legacy. Inside the old buildings and houses there are usually has a skywell with exquisite stone carvings, wood carvings.
Xiaojiang Ancestral Hall
Jiangwan is surrounded by three sides of rolling mountains, an S-shaped river runs east to west through the village, an ideal feng shui setup for an ancient village. This area is full of cultural heritage and has produced numerous well-known scholars and important officials in history, all of whom chose to build large residences here in order to improve the quality of life for their families, resulting in many well-preserved ancestral halls and official mansions.
Rainbow Bridage
Built more than 800 years ago, this covered bridge is the longest in the area of ancient Huizhou. This 140m long and 7m wide bridge is an architectural masterpiece, it includes 5 corridors and 6 pavilions. The engineering features of the bridge and the exquisite design of the cover embody the wisdom of the ancient Chinese. Rainbow Bridge is a landmark of Qinghua Town, where it serves as the gateway to some very popular attractions on North Route.
Wengong Mountain ( Philosopher Xi's Memorial )
In memory of Zhuxi, the famous Confucian philosopher, this is where his ancestral tomb is located. Along the ancient stone path leading up to Wengong Mountain, you will find lots of rare ancient trees here, among which the most notable are the fir trees planted by Zhu Xi himself.
Yu Family Ancestral Hall
Wangko was first developed in Song Dynasty, it was an important commercial wharf at the time in Wuyuan. There are still some well preserved ancient official halls, ancient merchants residences, and regular ancient villagers’ homes in the village. Among them, the Yu Ancestral Hall is the most famous with impressive and exquisite wood carvings throughout the whole structure.
Baizhu Ancestral Hall
Baizhu Ancestral Hall is located in Huangcun Village, Dazhangshan Town, 34km from the Wuyuan County centre. Built in the period of late Ming and early Qing Dynasty, Baizhou Ancestral Hall has 350 years of history. Since there are a hundred of wood columns, it is called ” Baizhu Ancestral Hall”, in Chinese Baizhu means one hundred Columns. The Ancestral Hall is structured by brick, wood and stone and it is mainly composed of seven large sections including courtyard, arch, gallery, front patio, ancestral hall, back patio, and bedrooms. It is considered as the artistic treasure of Chinese ancient Huizhou style architecture.
Hui-style old houses in Sixiyan Village
Sixiyan Village is actually comprised of both Sixi and Yancun, the two best-preserved historic villages in Wuyuan. This area reflects a period when Wuyuan’s wealthy merchants were the most prosperous and successful. Wandering through the winding alleys of this ancient village, you will encounter exquisite stone, wood, and brick carvings in the courtyards of many old houses—an intricate homage to Wuyuan’s history and culture.
