Hongcun

E402906

Hongcun is a historic Chinese village in southern Anhui renowned for its well-preserved traditional Huizhou architecture and picturesque water system, and is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Hongcun canonical 3
Hongcun Ancient Village 1
Xidi Ancient Village 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site component
historic village
tourist destination
country China
culturalRegion Huizhou (historical region)
surface form: Huizhou culture
establishedInCentury 12th century
foundedBy Wang clan
hasArchitecturalFeature black-tiled roofs
brick carvings
horse-head gables
stone carvings
whitewashed walls
wooden carvings
hasArchitecturalStyle Huizhou architecture
hasNotableBuilding Chengzhi Hall
South Lake Academy
hasNotableStructure Moon Pond
South Lake NERFINISHED
ancestral halls
archways
clan halls
hasPrimaryEconomicActivity cultural heritage tourism
tourism
heritageCriteria UNESCO cultural criteria (iii)
UNESCO cultural criteria (iv)
UNESCO cultural criteria (v)
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageId UNESCO World Heritage Site no. 1002
heritageInscriptionYear 2000
historicalPeriod Song dynasty
surface form: Southern Song dynasty
knownFor ancient residential buildings
picturesque water system
traditional clan-based village layout
well-preserved traditional Huizhou architecture
locatedIn Anhui
surface form: Anhui Province

Huangshan (city)
surface form: Huangshan City

Yi County
southern Anhui
partOf Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun
surface form: Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui
region Huizhou (historical region)
surface form: Huizhou region
tourismAttractionType cultural heritage village
traditional Chinese village
usedAsFilmLocation Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
waterSystemFeature canals running through the village
ponds integrated with residences
waterSystemFunction domestic water supply
fire prevention
landscape aesthetics
waterSystemType artificially planned water system

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Huangshan (city) hasFamousSite Hongcun
this entity surface form: Hongcun Ancient Village
Huangshan (city) hasFamousSite Hongcun
this entity surface form: Xidi Ancient Village
Yixian hasVillage Hongcun
Yixian contains Hongcun