Chengkan Village

Chengkan Village has a long history, and surprisingly, it has still kept the layout of the original village built about 1800 years ago. This ancient village integrated the featured Hui style houses (white wall and gray tiles), green hills and clear streams to make a peaceful dwelling for more than 700 households. Compare to Xidi and Hongcun villages, Chengkan is underdeveloped and not as well-known, but it is a pristine village with less tourists and more rural and idyllic atmosphere.

Chengkan Village is a also perfect representative of Anhui architectures. The ancient architectures contain elegant pavilions, houses, bridges, wells, ancestral temples, etc. Moreover, there are exquisite stone carvings, brick carvings, and wood carvings on each house.

The ancestral temple of Chengkan village is noted for its architecture. The Baolun Hall in ancestral temple is a outstanding example of the refined beauty of Chengkan's architecture. It is very fascinating to see the elaborate engravings of flowers and geometric pattern on the bluestone parapets and creative colored paintings on the beams, lintels and doorframe. The colors remain bright and fresh although throughout ages. A pair of wooden staircases ascends to the second floor on which through the finely engraved windows, visitors can have a good view of the Mt. Huangshan.