GraemeNicol
kaiyangcun
Kaiyangcun is an ancient earth-walled garrison town dating from the Tang Dynasty near the border of Hebei and Shanxi. It has been inhabited continuously for 1300 years, but rural depopulation has lead to many abandoned houses. The local government plans to rehouse the village's remaining residents and preserve the site in a natural state as a museum. The site has a serenely beautiful location near forested plains and mountains, and should be a worthy stop-off on the tourist trail from Datong to Beijing, though its currently fairly unknown and difficult to reach without private transport. It remains to be seen how well the current character of the village will be retained as it is developed as a heritage-tourism site.
Kaiyangcun, Yangyuan County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, Sept 2011, Horizon 202
kaiyangcun
Kaiyangcun is an ancient earth-walled garrison town dating from the Tang Dynasty near the border of Hebei and Shanxi. It has been inhabited continuously for 1300 years, but rural depopulation has lead to many abandoned houses. The local government plans to rehouse the village's remaining residents and preserve the site in a natural state as a museum. The site has a serenely beautiful location near forested plains and mountains, and should be a worthy stop-off on the tourist trail from Datong to Beijing, though its currently fairly unknown and difficult to reach without private transport. It remains to be seen how well the current character of the village will be retained as it is developed as a heritage-tourism site.
Kaiyangcun, Yangyuan County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, Sept 2011, Horizon 202