Anhui | Xidi Ancient Village, is it the pinnacle of Hui-style architecture?

🚗 Xidi Village is shaped like a boat, surrounded by mountains on all sides, with two streams flowing through it. The village is structured around one main longitudinal street and two roads along the streams, forming an east-facing village street system that extends north and south. All streets are paved with Yixian bluestone. The ancient buildings are mostly wooden structures with brick walls for protection, featuring rich and colorful wood, stone, and brick carvings. The layout of the alleys and buildings is harmonious. The village space is flexible, and the architectural color scheme is simple and elegant, making it a typical representative of Chinese Hui-style architectural art. Xidi Village has a profound cultural heritage, possessing two national intangible cultural heritage items: Huizhou Three Carvings and Huizhou Traditional Residential Construction Techniques. 🚗 Main Industries Tourism, Agriculture Main Attractions Hu Wenguang Memorial Archway, Jingai Hall, Zouma Building, Kuanggu Study White walls, dark tiles, horse-head walls, with side rooms flanking the main hall. High walls, deep courtyards, small windows, with upturned eaves and latticed windows. Thick beams, slender pillars, inner courtyards, with the four-sided water returning to the central hall. Blue bricks, gray tiles, white walls, and horse-head walls leave the deepest impression of Hui-style architecture.