The most beautiful rural tour in Fujian, check in the original ecological She ethnic minority village, the peach blossoms are uniquely red in spring, and there are 56 flowers from 56 ethnic groups.
In addition to the main ethnic group, the Han, there are 55 legal ethnic minorities scattered throughout the motherland.
In addition to their unique cultural environment and natural scenery, these ethnic minority areas also have many distinctive characteristics of their own ethnic groups, folk traditions, special foods and festivals, as well as handmade intangible cultural heritage that are worth visiting one by one.
At the last stop of our five-day tour of the most beautiful villages in Fujian, Lewanjun came to Badi Village in Pingnan County, which is an administrative village of the She ethnic group.
First of all, let me popularize a little knowledge for everyone. The pronunciation of She is (She). The She ethnic group is one of the ethnic groups with a small population in my country. She means "slash and burn cultivation". The ethnic group is scattered, and they mainly live in the mountains of Fujian.
In the aerial photography, Badi Village faces east to west, with cottages built along the mountain and along the stream. The residential buildings in the village basically maintain the typical Ming and Qing style.
Now in spring, the country roads in Badi Village are filled with all kinds of colorful flowers.
In the spring of March, the peach blossoms here have also entered their peak blooming period. The large peach blossom forest blooms in the mountains, which is very beautiful.
Unmarried friends, come and buy a peach blossom and pray for good luck for yourself!
In addition to peach blossoms, there are also yellow rapeseed flowers, which are also the protagonists of spring.
No, with the good weather for several days, bees have also come out to collect nectar.
The magnolias here are planted along the river. They mainly come in two colors, one is pink and the other is white.
According to records, in the third year of Song Jingyan (1278), the 22nd clan (Lufang) of the Lan family, a wealthy man, moved from Gutian Fuda Village to Badi, married Li Shiniang, established a base and multiplied the family.
Badi Village has a history of more than 600 years. In the village, there are ancient wells, ancient trees, streamside pavilions, Buddhist statues of various sects, Guanyin Bodhisattva Temple and other cultural landscapes of the She people.
The architectural landscape of the ancient village can be summarized as "one temple, two pavilions, three horizontal bridges, four trees, five wells and six oceans, seven pools, eight hills and nine ridges wide, ten Buddhas and hundreds of households for thousands of years."
One of the must-visit buildings is the Badi Bridge.
It was first built in the 11th year of Zhengde in the Ming Dynasty (1516), and was renovated and expanded in the 6th year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty. The main wooden buildings are now left over from the Qing Dynasty.
The foundation of the entire bridge is made of stone, and the bridge deck is a wooden arch bridge made of fir wood.
Wenchang Pavilion, with a history of more than 500 years, is still very popular today.
The village still retains a strong ethnic minority customs. When walking in Badi Village, you can see many old people hanging out in front of their homes. It is also good to chat with them about their daily life.
Little tip: Transportation: Badi Village is 4 kilometers away from the Haixi-Pinggu Link Expressway entrance and a 2-hour drive from Fuzhou. It is very suitable for a two-day trip to the ancient village on weekends.
Address: 4 kilometers away from the entrance of Haixi-Pinggu Link Expressway, Pingnan County, Ningde City, Fujian Province. Tickets: Both Badi Village and _Xia Village are free. The tourism distribution center has toilets and free parking.
The ancient village is not commercialized and is worth a visit.
Travel suggestions: It is 6 kilometers away from Xiacun, a national historical and cultural village. The two scenic spots can be visited together and can be arranged for one day.
The She people in Badi Village still inherit the folk culture of the She people that has not changed through the ages. Leave a message and tell Lewanjun, do you want to come here to experience the ethnic customs?
Autumn Village Tour | The persimmons are ripe!
These four small mountain villages in Fujian, where autumn colors are blooming, are so beautiful!
As soon as October comes, the persimmons on the persimmon trees lose their greenness one by one and put on new red clothes, making the whole ancient village more Zen-like. In October, start the autumn village tour with Xiaolv and check in for you.
Autumn Colors 1. Siping Village, Pingnan, Ningde Siping Village in the deep mountains of Pingnan is an old district of Jidian Village in Xiling Township. It is located in the south of Pingnan County and at the foot of Jiufeng Mountain. It is 40 kilometers away from the county seat and 30 kilometers from the Zhejiang-Yangxi Interchange.
kilometers, it has a history of seven to eight hundred years.
After the changes of the four seasons, the persimmon trees in autumn are even more impressive, as if they are telling people the vicissitudes of Siping Village's history.
2. Longtan Village, Pingnan, Ningde Longtanli, also called Longtan Village, is an ancient literary and artistic village 50 kilometers away from Pingnan County.
The stream runs through the village. Walking along the stream, you will see countless old houses, hinting at the long history of the village.
Most of these ancient houses are rammed earth and solid wood structures, with gray tiles, yellow walls and wooden doors. They have withstood wind and rain, leaving behind mottled marks.
The old house stood quietly under the shade of the trees, and the stream flowed quietly between the rocks.
This village surrounded by mountains seems to have a calm and peaceful power.