Ancient Villages in Sou Thern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun

Две патриархальные деревни Ксиди и Хонгкум до наших дней сохранили свой первоначальный вид, традиционный для негородских поселений, исчезнувших в ходе преобразований последнего столетия. Планировка улиц, их архитектура, художественное оформление и интеграция зданий со различными водными системами являют сейчас уникальные примеры симбиоза человеческого жилища и природы.

Inscribed:2000
Criteria:C (iii) (iv) (v)
Criterion (iii): The villages of Xidi and Hongcun are graphic illustrations of a type of human settlement created during a feudal period and based on a prosperous trading economy.
Criterion (iv):In Their buildings and Their street patterns, The two villages of sou Thern Anhui reflect The socio-economic structure of a long-lived settled period of Chinese history.
Criterion (v): The traditional non-urban settlements of China, which have to a very large extent disappeared during The past century, are exceptionally well preserved in The villages of Xidi and Hongcun.

Brief description:

The two traditional villages of Xidi and Hongcun preserve to a remarkable extent The appearance of non-urban settlements of a type that largely disappeared or was transformed during The last century. Their street plan, Their architecture and decoration, and The integration of houses with comprehensive water systems are unique surviving examples.