Yixian County
Yixian is noted as "a haven of peace", with footpath meandering, pavilions stretching, tiny bridges across streams, folk customs honest, sincere and unsophisticated, rural scenery of classic elegance and peace. Yixian was initially built in the Qin Dynasty wit a history of more than 2,000 years. Many ancient villages are still well kept today in the place. Totally about 4,000 ancient houses scatter in Yixian, which is reputed as "The Residence Museum of the Ming and Qing Dynasties".

The Residence Museum of the Ming and Qing Dynasty
There are 124 ancient houses in Xidi Village which reflect the distinguished features of the architecture of Hui school. In Hong Village, hundreds of ancient houses formed an ox-shape structure. The wonderful composition and beautiful structure acclaim all these houses as the acme of perfection. Yixian is also called "the Movie Town". Many famous films, such as "Xiao Hua", "Ju Dou", were shot on the land.

Tunxi
Tunxi City is surrounded by green mountains, with beautiful rivers winding through or around the city. Historically, it used to be an important and prosperous city in south Anhui. Now it is the site of the Huangshan municipal government. It is located in the upper reaches of the Xin'an River and has the title of "Half stret, half water". It has such a flowering culture that there are lots of interesting sights to be seen, of which the most famous are: the Ancient Tunxi Street, the Memorial Hall of Daizhen, and the former Residence of Cheng Dawei.

The Ancient Tunxi Street
The Ancient Tunxi Street is a well-known and best preserved commercial walking street. It is about 832 metres long with shops ans stores on both sides. All the buildings were built with brick and wood in a classical style: the grey tiles, the horse head eaves, the white-washed wall. All these make up an extremely quaint feature.

The Chengs' Residence
The Chengs' Residence is located in the east of the Ancient Tunxi Street. It was built in the Ming Dynasty. As a typical architecture of Hui school, the Chengs' Residence is very splendid and elegant, fully demonstratiing the richness of the owner. It is dervedly architectural treasure of civilian houses of the Ming Dynasty.

The Four Treasures of the Study
Anhui is the hometown of the well-known four treasures of the study, Inksticks produced in Huizhou, inkstones in Shexian, writing brushes and papers in Xuancheng have always been highly treasured by men of letters at all times.