Sunday, September 26, 2010

Hongcun

Chris came to visit this week for his Mid-Autumn Festival break. We decided to go to Hongcun, a renowned ancient village in Anhui, not far from Xiuning. This was also a filming site for the Chinese movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."



Hongcun, with its picturesque scenery, is a popular place for art students to practice and study. We asked where these students were from, and they told us that they were from Hefei University. It's a good four-hour bus ride from Hefei to Hongcun, so it says a lot that students would travel so far for this bit of nature.




"Moon Pond"...


Ancient houses were built with open roofs in a courtyard, which seemed to act like a living room.


Ancient love seat?

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