Sixi & Yancun Villages
思溪延村
Two Qing-dynasty merchant villages next to each other in Sikou Town, known for the “Hundred Longevity” carved hall and for Sixi, the filming location of the TV series “Strange Tales of Liaozhai.” Among the northern villages, this is the best place to step inside old mansions and admire their carvings.
Sixi and Yancun are in Sikou Town on Wuyuan's northern route. They are about 1 km apart and share one ticket. Yancun is known for its Ming and Qing merchant mansions, most of which were built by Qing tea merchants. Fifty-six old residences survive. Their gate-house brick carvings and hall woodcarvings are intact, and courtyards such as the Yuqing Hall and the Congting Hall have fine carving. Sixi was built in the Southern Song dynasty. Its best woodcarvings include the Jingxu Hall and the Hundred Longevity Hall, where the hall carries 96 different written forms of the character for “longevity.” The Tongji Bridge and the covered pavilion at the village entrance were filming locations for the older version of the TV series “Strange Tales of Liaozhai.” Both villages get far fewer visitors than Likeng, so you can get a better sense of everyday local life. Allow about 2 hours. You can hire a local guide. Admission is included in the combined pass, or about CNY 60 if bought separately. Getting there: about 15 km from the county seat, roughly 20 minutes by car. It lies in the same direction as Rainbow Bridge. Note: the old mansions are dim, so bring a flashlight to see the woodcarvings clearly. Some courtyards are private homes, so please ask before entering.
Opening hours
07:30–17:30