Outer Buildings of Xidi 西递
Since I was disallowed to go in Xidi since I didn’t really pay for it, I decided to walk around the outskirts of the village. There was a main road beyond the car park and I decided to see where it takes me. The road was suspiciously familiar but I didn’t pay much attention to it. Until it got to a spot where I was sure I have been to. My suspicions were right. You cannot possibly fence out a living and working village. The entrance gate at the front was purely for tourists as it was the easiest way to enter the village. There is a way to enter the village through the back door.
Ducks Roaming Around Xidi 西递 Ancient Village
It would not have been immediately obvious to the first time visitor but this is something you can probably test out. I even went inside the village and walked around. There were no checkers and there are a lot of tourists anyway so you don’t really stand out that much. Now if I only knew this the first time, I would have saved some of the entrance fee money for something else.
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