Characteristics of Folk Houses in Southern Anhui

Southern Anhui is a hilly area with a large population and few land. There has always been a tradition of doing business here. There is a folk saying: I was born in Huizhou in my last life, but I was twelve or thirteen years old. It is about an ancient Huizhou man who left home to make a living when he was young, leaving his wife and children at home. When a person makes money, he sends it back to his hometown to build his home. During the Anti-Japanese War, it was also a place where wealthy businessmen from Shanghai and other places fled, and some people stayed here. From the Ming and Qing Dynasties to the early years of the Republic of China, many large-scale houses and villages were built here. This is what people now call Huinan residence. Xidi, Hongcun and Nanping are the most representative ancient houses in southern Anhui. They are only a few tens kilometers away from Tunxi. You might as well take a trip to Huangshan Mountain.

The treasure of folk houses in southern Anhui has been dusted off by history for nearly half a century. Since 1985, people think that this heritage can be used, so they set up a checkpoint at the head of the village and gave a ticket of 20 yuan. Some people even say that Huizhou should be explored to do business and promote the market economy.