Yi (Huangshan)

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Coordinates: 29 ° 55 '  N , 117 ° 56'  E

Hongcun Village, Yi County
Pailou in Xidicun Village, Yi County

Yi County ( Chinese  黟 县 , Pinyin Yī Xiàn ) is a district of the prefecture-level city of Huangshan in the Chinese province of Anhui . It has an area of ​​847 km² and has 100,000 inhabitants. Its main town is the large municipality of Biyang (碧 阳镇).

The old architecture of the villages Hongcun (Hongcun gu jianzhuqun 宏村 古 建筑 群), Xidi (Xidicun gu jianzhuqun 西递 村 古 建筑 群) and Nanping (Nanpingcun gu jianzhuqun 南屏 村 古 建筑 群) has been on the since 2001 and 2006 respectively List of Monuments of the People's Republic of China , Xidi and Hongcun were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2001.

Web links

Commons : Yī  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. UNESCO World Heritage Center: Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui - Xidi and Hongcun. Accessed August 17, 2017 .