Pass the ancient town in the west Mt.Huang in Anhui of China

Pass and lie in the southeast of counties of Anhui Province Yi in the west, the area of village is 12.96 hectares. Pass the village and is enclosed with hills on four sides in the west, two brooks are known the source bridge to assemble in the south of the village from the north, the east of village of the village by the village. The village is the main skeleton with a longitudinal street and two roads along the small stream, form the east to main fact, the intersection of village and the intersection of street and lane system that extend towards north and south.

All street lanes cover the ground with the blue and green stone in Yi county, the ancient building is safeguarded for timber structure, brick wall, the wood carving, stone carving, tile carving are rich and colorful, the tunnel, brook, building arrangement are suitable. The space of village changes the sophisticated appeal to cause, the tone of the building is simple and simple and elegant, have reflected the living environment of ancient village of the south of Anhui builds remarkable ability and achievement of the respect, have very high history, artistic, scientific value.

Pass the village and is called the museums of ancient building of Ming and Qing Dynasties by common people in the west.

It is that one regards clan s blood relationship as the tie to pass the village in the west, Hu is surnamed gathering clan and ancient village that occupies, this village comes from the 11th century, develop the great prosperity in the 14-19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, with the disintegration of China s feudal patriarchal system, the development passing the village in the west is slow day by day too.

Because was less likely to be attacked by chaos caused by war in history, have not impacted by economic development either, the primitive shape of village is intact, remain authenticity and integrality of historical development all the time. 124 ancient local-style dwelling houses of Ming and Qing Dynasties kept now, 3 ancestral halls, had already classified as the Key Cultural Relic Unit under State Protection of Anhui Province.

Passed the village and was confirmed that declared the unit for the world cultural heritage by the country in the west in 1999, put forward to UNESCO and declared, and investigate through expert s assessment. Listed in the world cultural heritage register by UNESCO on November 30, 2000.