Located in Shexian County and built in the Twelfth Year of the Wanli Reign of Emperor Shenzong in the Ming Dynasty (1584 A.D.), Xuguo Stone Archway is shaped as Chinese character “Kou” (mouth), with eight pillars standing at four sides which bring it a folk name of “eight-foot Archway”. Because it was built by ministerial Xu Guo, so it is also called “Scholar Archway”.

Constructed like woodwork, the archway has a close makeup and logical layout. It is 11.54 meters long from north to south, 6.77 meters wide from east to west, and 11.4 meters high.

Two three-story buildings with three houses and four pillars in the front and the back and two three-story buildings with one house and two pillars on both sides compose the whole archway. The cyan and green stones and the woodwork-like designs make it a folk architectural color painting.

Due to its simple and expressive structure and vivid sculptures, the archway brings a feel of simple and elegant, tiny and gentle.

Situated in Tangyue Village of Shexian County, the seven memorial archways built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, namely, Bao Can's Archway, Kindness and Piety Archway, Archway to Bao Wenfang's Wife, Samaritans Archway, Bao Wenyuan's Archway, Bao Fengchang's Archway, and Bao Jiaxian's Archway, line along the entrance road to the village, all honoring the figures with the virtues of loyalty, piety, chastity, and justice.

The sculpture of these archways is elegant, primitive and simple. Despite of their different architectural characteristics, the archways all show the Hui Style Carvings.

From the joint of Lianjiang River and Jianjiang River at Pukou Town in Shexian County, the river is called Xin'an River.

By linking Mountain Huangshan at its headstream and Qiandao Lake at its lower reaches, the river winds among high mountains and dingles, merging water and sky in one color.

Due to its phantasmagoric and splendid landscapes, the river is reputed as a gallery of water and mountains.

Xin'an River is famous for its clear water, plenty of ponds and beaches. Whether in summer or winter, the water can be seen through to the bottom.

The Ice Pond in Xiuning County is recognized as the “Xin'an Number One Pond”, while Zhang Pond, Mian Pond and Yue Pond are the cradle-lands of the famous fruit of “Three Pond Loquats”.