Longchuan, also known as Kengkou, is located 11 kilometers east of Jixi County and is a typical Huizhou-style village with a ship-like shape running north to south. The village is home to the Hu family, with an ancestry traceable to Hu Yan, a former imperial attendant of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and has produced many distinguished figures throughout its history. Although Longchuan is administratively part of Xuancheng, it is farther from Xuancheng and closer to Huangshan City, approximately 70 kilometers away, making it more convenient to start from Huangshan City.
A small stream runs through the village, with the ‘beauty lean’ extending over the stream under the horse-head walls, and stone steps leading into the stream, where village women still wash clothes in the water, and time seems to flow slowly here. The highlight in the south of the village is the Yishi Shangshu Archway, a genuine antique built in the 41st year of the Jiajing era (AD 1562). Apart from the exquisite stone carvings on the archway, the calligraphy by Wen Zhengming, which reads ‘Yishi Shangshu’ and ‘Yishi Gongbao’, is extremely precious. Across the stream from the Yishi Shangshu Archway is the Duchan Archway, built for Hu Zongming, a deputy imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty.
The highlight in the north of the village, the Hu Family Ancestral Hall, is the essence of the entire village. It was first built during the Song Dynasty and was extensively renovated by Hu Zongxian during the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty. The wood carvings on the building are very exquisite. The lotus flowers on the doors and windows of the main hall, the deer on the upper part of the main hall, and the various vases on the doors and windows of the rear part are all unique. Upon close inspection, one can find a door with lotus flowers hiding a crab beneath, symbolizing ‘harmony’.
For souvenirs, Longchuan bamboo carving is a good choice. There are farmhouses in the village that offer accommodation, but not many tourists choose to stay overnight in the village; returning to stay in Jixi County is also an option. The opening hours are from 08:00 to 17:20 all year round (extended during holidays). The business hours provided are for reference only; actual hours may vary and are subject to the actual operating hours of the scenic area on site!
Preferential policies for children: Children with a height between 1.2 meters (inclusive) and 1.5 meters (exclusive); or minors under 18 years old with valid identification receive discounted tickets; children under 1.2 meters (inclusive) enter for free.
For the elderly: Elderly individuals aged 60 (inclusive) to 64 (inclusive) with valid identification receive discounted tickets; those 65 years old (inclusive) and above enter for free with valid identification.
Students: Full-time undergraduate and below students with valid student IDs receive discounted tickets.
Military personnel: Active-duty soldiers, disabled veterans, and retired military personnel with valid identification enter for free.
People with disabilities: Individuals with valid identification enter for free.
Other groups: Members of photography associations at the provincial level or above in China, with valid identification, enter for free; National People’s Congress delegates, labor models, moral models, hero models, and delegates of Anhui Province, all with valid identification, enter for free; delegates of the People’s Congress at the provincial and ministerial level or above, labor models, moral models, and hero models with valid identification receive discounted tickets.
Journalists: With valid identification, receive discounted tickets.
Special hardship households and low-income households: With valid identification, receive discounted tickets.
Additional information: The above information is for reference only; specifics are subject to the disclosure by the scenic area on the day of visit.
Service facilities: Parking lot – [Jixi Longchuan Parking Lot], reference price: charged; address: Longchuan Scenic Area, Yingzhou Town, Jixi County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province; capacity: 200 spots.
