Hoang De and Hoanh Thon villages in Anhui

Unesco's Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized the Tay De and Hoanh Thon Villages in Anhui as a World Cultural Heritage in 2000.

Tay De village is located in Y district, Huangshan city, south of Anhui province in China. The district was established in the Qin Dynasty but it was not until the Northern Song period that the new village was built. Tay De hamlet four sides are adjacent to the mountain. The water in the village is green, the trees are luxuriant, the walls are white, the roof has a distinctive black color. The old houses here are built either adjacent or built separately. The houses all have skylights, surrounded by four walls, the old people designed houses in such a way that the air enters the house according to the skylight, there are no windows around the walls, if any, they are very small and stay high above. The walls and roof of the skylights are inclined into the soil so that rain water flows in, implying that fertile young water does not flow out.

Hengfeng village is also located in Y district, Huangshan city, south of Anhui province China. Ancient villages in Hoanh Thon can be seen as a vivid demonstration of a highly organized model of settlement in a colony during the feudal period and also a foundation for the flourishing of the exchange economy. trade here. Through construction buildings and their street models, two villages located in the south of Anhui, such as Tay De and Hoanh Thon, have basically reflected the organization and structure of the socio-economy under a period of time. Long-term stability of Chinese history.

In 2000, together with the Tay De and Hoanh Thon ancient relics, Unesco was recognized as a World Cultural Heritage by these two ancient villages, imprinting the image of a Chinese-style village: ancient road , ancient bridge, ancient beer, ancient library, earth statues and many stone and wooden sculptures .

Tay De village has so far been named " the village in Dao Nguyen Minh ". Legend has it that the ancestor of this village was Ho Thi Thuy , the son of Chieu Tong Street, who went to seek refuge in the last place to find the village and live here, changing it to Ho. According to historical records, Tay De village was built according to calculations and instructions of geography teacher. The village has the shape of a boat 700 meters long and 300 meters wide. According to the geography teacher, the construction of a village in the shape of a boat that implies " drifting to the west to the west will be helped by the gods to take the foot of the sutra.

Hoanh village has a buffalo- shaped shape, an artificial water system and very unique gardens called " The village in pictures" . The village was built in 1131 in Nam Tong life with more than 800 years of history, the old name was Hoang hamlet , after the new "Hoang Lich" taboo name was changed to "Hoanh ". Looking down from above, the village looks like a buffalo lying on the land of mountains and water. Le Loi Cuong mountain is a buffalo head, two old trees are two horns of buffalo, the ancient houses are arranged in order at the foot of the mountain. The canal is 1m wide and km long and runs around the houses to bring spring water into the house, running through the dyke like buffalo intestine. Laying the bridge across all four sides of the buffalo. Currently in Hoanh village there are about 137 old houses from the Ming Dynasty - The bar is relatively complete, each house has a different style.

Both Tay De and Hoanh Thon villages have very specific traditional culture . Here, the family tradition and village rules are very important. The whole village is a social organization in which there are clans, large and small families. In the past, people in ancient villages lived mainly on the production of traditional handicraft products.

Currently, the general landscape of this ancient village almost remains the same. The small roads leading into each lane, neighbors to every house, lake, bridge are well preserved. Especially, although the population has increased rapidly, but not so that the two villages of Tay De and Hoanh Thon have lost their tranquility and tranquility which has existed for hundreds of years. Tourists visiting these two ancient villages still feel the tranquility, tranquility on each road, every shop and even walking around watching the lakeside.
Many planners were surprised by the ingenuity and skill of the old predecessors when they could create a city in which there was a harmony of living space combined with a beautiful natural landscape. pretty.

Tay De and Hoanh Thon villages in An Huy were recognized by Unesco under the criteria (iii), (iv), (v).

Standard (iii): Villages and villages in Hoanh Thon and Tay De are good examples of how people have relied on economics and trade to create prosperity.

Criterion (iv): People's life and home architecture at Heng De and Hengxing Village in Anhui is a testament to China's long history.

Criterion (v): Villages and settlements similar to the Tay De and Hoanh Thon villages in Anhui were lost during the development of Chinese society, but the two villages were still Tay De and Hoanh Thon villages. Preserving and preserving are particularly important heritage values.