Tuesday, July 22, 2014

A Typical Village with Huizhou Style - Zhang Tan

Just a few kilometers upstream from Jiangjun Bu lies another peaceful village called Zhang Tan. The first noticeable feature of the village is the colossal, 1000 year-old camphor tree that rises from the main village (you should consider it for your China tour deals) square and covers a large proportion of Zhang Tan which its thick canopy. With the sun peeking through the thick foliage and a gentle breeze blowing in from the river, this square is a perfect place to grab a snack from the number of small restaurants stationed under the tree’s branches that serve up delicious local fish. The village also contains a large selection of items associated with ancient weddings. The centerpiece of the museum is a wedding carriage built for the marriage of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. One of the largest and most sophisticated in terms of design, this carriage has been restored to a very high level, preserving the intricacy bas-relief wood carvings that cover its exterior.

Local legend tells a story how the wedding carriage and many of the wedding gifts for the Emperor came to be in this area. According to this legend, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang became completely enamoured with a woman at the imperial court and decided to leave the central seat of his Empire to live with here in Anhui (famous travel destination for China best tours). While in Anhui, the Emperor decided that he wanted to marry this woman and ordered for the gifts and carriage to be sent here. However the soon-to-be princess decided she could not bear the pressures of a regal existence and killed herself before the wedding took place, and the numerous gifts have remained untouched in the village ever since.

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