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The village is arranged in the shape of an ox: a nearby hill (Leigang Hill) is interpreted as the head and two trees standing on it mark the horns. Four bridges across the Jiyin stream can be seen as the legs and the houses of the village form the body. Inside the "body", the Jiyin stream can be seen as the intestines and the lakes - such as the "South Lake" (Nanhu) - as the stomachs. The architecture and carvings of the ca. 150 residences dating back to the Ming Dynasty|Ming and Qing Dynasty|Qing Dynasties are said to be among the best of their time in China. One of the biggest of the residences open to visitors, Chenzhi Hall, also contains a small residence museum. Together with Xidi it was made a World Heritage Sites|World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 2000. Hongcun also was a location at which the action film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was shot.
china-geo-stub Category:World Heritage Sites in China Category:Cities in China This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Hongcun".
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