Cuandixia Scenic Area

Cuandixia Scenic Area is located in western Beijing, about 90 kilometers from downtown Beijing. The village was built during the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, and is the best-preserved ancient village.

The ancient village was constructed against a mountain slope, under the control at the north-south central axial line with Mountain Longtou as the center. The 76 fine and neat quadrangular dwellingchange along the terrain, expand down the slope in the form of a fan, and are concentrated on the limited land area. The entire village is neatly and harmoniously structured. A bird's eye view of the village finds that the village is like a shoe-shaped gold ingot.

With its unique architectural arts and natural landscapes with a karst terrain, the village is the most ideal place for sketching, photographing and shooting movies and TV programs.

In recent years, Cuandixia village won such titles as national class-A scenic area, major historic site under national protection, China's famous historical and cultural village, China's ancient village with best tourism values, China's outstanding tourist destination and city-level fold custom tourist village.

Cuandixia village has 40 rural families operating home-style tourism, and has the capacity of accommodating more than 760 visitors at the same time. The villagers provide quality catering and accommodation services to visitors.

Publishes at : 07-09-23 21:13

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