Xiamei Ancient Residences
A tea-trading village that rose in the early Qing dynasty on Meixi River water transport: the Chang family of Shanxi merchants set up trading posts here to buy Wuyi tea, carried by waterway and camel caravan over ten thousand li to Kyakhta—the starting village of the 'Ten-Thousand-Li Tea Road'
Visitor info
- Opening hours
- 08:00-17:30
- Ticket
- approx. CNY 60
Price is indicative — final quote on inquiry.
A tea-trading village that flourished in the early Qing dynasty on Meixi River water transport: the Chang family of Shanxi merchants set up trading houses here to buy Wuyi tea, which traveled by waterway and camel caravan over ten thousand li to Kyakhta—the starting village of the 'Ten-Thousand-Li Tea Road'. More than thirty Qing-era mansions, including the Zou Family Dafudi (Mansion of the Grand Official), preserve exquisite wood and brick carvings; Dangxi Stream threads through the village and old wharves survive, earning it the title 'First Village of the Tea Road'. Together with Wufu Town it forms the east and west ends of Wuyi Mountain's cultural route.
Getting there: Self-drive from Wuyishan City (approx. 10 km)
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