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Hougou Ancient Village Attractions
Hougou Ancient Village Attractions are introduced as follows:
Hougou Ancient Village is located in Dongzhao Township, Yuji District, Jinzhong City, on the border with Shouyang County. With a total area of 1.33 square kilometers, it has 75 households and 251 residents. The highest elevation is 974 meters, the lowest elevation is 907 meters, the relative height difference is 67 meters, which forms a unique landscape of ditches, slopes, walls and beaches crisscrossing the village.
The history of Hougou Ancient Village can be traced back to 819 A.D. The ancient village is a condensed version of China's traditional agricultural civilization, and its farming culture, production and life demonstrate the traditional civilization of self-sufficiency in ancient China.In December 2020, the Department of Culture and Tourism of Shanxi Province identified the Hougou Ancient Village Scenic Spot as a "National 4A-level Tourist Attraction ".
Village Characteristics of Hougou Ancient Village
Hougou Village is dotted with ancient buildings, and the system of shrines and temples is quite perfect. Guandi Temple, Wenchang Pavilion, Zhenwu Temple, Sanguan Temple, Kuixing Building, Guanyin Hall, Bodhisattva Hall, Mountain God Temple, River God Temple, Wudaomiao Temple, and 18 other temples and a shrine built according to the feng shui, according to the direction, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism in the bag.
The residential architecture is typical of the Loess Plateau earth cave kiln dwellings, which are characterized by the cliffs, with the shape of the change, layers of kilns stacked yards, and chiaroscuro. The stone kiln, earth kiln, brick kiln, Ming coupon kiln, earth dug kiln, one-piece kiln, inside and outside the kiln, etc., forming a unique landscape of the village after the ditch is natural. The underground drainage system of the ancient village is comparable to the project designed by the first-class water conservancy experts, starting from the high place in the northeast and northwest of the village, passing through the village and the courtyard, connecting each household, forming two systems of Huanglong and Heilong, and leaving the water outlet to be finally returned to the Longmen River.
Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Hougou Ancient Village for the above
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