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Mesmerizing village: the unveiling of Xiamei

2013-09-10 15:04:16

(China Daily)

 

Xiamei, a village at the foot of Wuyi Mountain Tourist Resort in Fujian province, has a history of more than 3,000 years and there are still more than 70 well-preserved buildings dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Xiamei has a rich past, it used to be a center of the tea trade during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), however, the village is gradually fading into history now and rarely visited by tourists.[Photo by Zou Hong/China Daily]

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