Take a motorised pedicab (around ¥20) through the mulberry groves from Hóngcūn towards Xīdì to find this picturesque village, the streets of which are littered with young Chinese artists. Ancient, noteworthy halls include the Xiányì Táng (咸宜堂) with its terrifically decorated frontage and doorway. Sooner or later you’ll encounter the overgrown and untouched Shūguāngyù Hall (舒光裕堂, Shūguāngyù Táng), its front gateway a colourful blaze of painted immortals, luóhàn (罗汉; arhats), lions and other characters. It’s the sole painted ménlóu (门楼; gate house) in Huīzhōu.
Creep in if the door is open to a deep, inviting (and very cool in hot weather) chamber. Elsewhere in the village is the fabulous, rouge-coloured 900-year old Sāngū Miào (三姑庙, Three Girls Temple) with two rectangular ponds where turtles swim blinking in the sun. In the temple’s main hall are the Sānshèng Lóngnǚ (Three Sacred Dragon Girls) with 18 luóhàn in attendance. Other famous halls in the village include the Chéngdào Hall (成道堂, Chéngdào Táng) and the Ming dynasty Shūqìngyú Hall (舒庆余堂, Shūqìngyú Táng).
