Ancient Lvtang Village of Xiang'an
By admin on 2014-12-29

Lvtang Village lies in the southeast of Xiamen’s Xiang’an District. It is one of Fujian’s top 10 villages that is situated within Xiangshan Hills, a provincial-level scenic spot in Fujian.

Lvtang Village has three well-known attractions, which are old trees, ancient dwellings and ancient arts, all of which have become synonyms of the village.

1.) Old trees:

At the entrance of the village, there is a 600-year-old pine tree, the oldest one in Minnan (South Fujian) Area. The village, covering an area of about 50 mu (a Chinese unit of area that equals to 1/15 of a hectare or 1/6 an acre), has over 260 old pine trees, the tallest of which stands at 15 metres. The widest tree is 1.5 metres in diameter. Nowadays, the woodland of old pine trees has become an ideal place for recreation and relaxation. Tourist walking through the trees feel like walking in an earthly paradise and forget to return.

2.) Ancient dwellings

There are ancient dwellings featured the architectural styles of Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. Most of the dwellings are over 160 square metres, covered with yellow-mud tiles on the roofs. These ancient dwellings integrate functions of ventilation, lightning protection, windbreak and earthquake resistance. The curved roofs make the ancient houses stand out among the landscape.

3.) Ancient arts

Gezi Opera, Gaojia Opera and Nanyin music are the special ancient arts.

Gezi Opera is a patternized opera with full-bodied Minnan and Taiwan characteristic music. It is an excellent opera tune which is co-created by Taiwan People.

Gaojia Opera, firstly emerged at the end of Ming Dynasty, is a local opera in south Xiamen and Taiwan. It’s famous for its various clown roles.

Nanyin music, also known as “string and pipe music”, is now one of the oldest music genres of China. Today, to better preserve its traditional arts, the village has set up Xiang’an Lvtang School of Opera, the first private opera school in Fujian.

How to get there:

1) Take No.620 or No.619 bus to Xiang’an Xindian Bus Stop, then take a motorcycle ride to the destination.

2) Self-driving: Refer to the following map

3) Call Apple Travel to organize a group tour. If you've a small group, the ideal number is 5 or 6.

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