Shuidui Village, Yunnan Province（云南省水碓村）

Located in Heshun Village, Tengchong County, Shuidui Village is an ancient and beautiful south China village. This traditional village has preserved much of its rich heritage, and the architecture and folk customs that existed before the Ming and Qing dynasties.

The classical ancestral halls, temples, memorial archways, pavilions, stone fences and folk houses with white walls and black tiles record the flourishing history and traditional culture of the village. The poplar and willow trees by the river and the beautiful lotus flowers in the ponds make the bucolic scenes even more charming. The village’s beautiful scenery has attracted many painters, photographers and film directors.

It is also the birthplace of many well-known scholars. The old traditional building by the entrance to the village is a village-level library with the longest history and richest collection of books in China.