Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui ? Xidi and Hongcun

Located at Yixian in southern Anhui Province and laid out carefully and skillfully from the 11th to the 12th century, Xidi and Hongcun Villages possess 3600 well-preserved ancient residences having integrated with surrounding mountain scenery, waterscape and farmland. Known as "Chinese Utopia", these villages still have simple and unaffected customs and a wealth of cultural legacy, serving as remarkable examples of villages in the mountainous areas in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Having met the criteria Nos.3, 4, 5 for inclusion of cultural properties on the World Heritage List, the Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui ? Xidi and Hongcun were inscribed on the World Heritage List by UNESCO in 2000.

Xidi	Hongcun