1. The History
Like my first China report, absolutely no history about this specific place, just about the village it is located in (Shuhe’s Gucheng district) which goes like this:
“Shuhe is an ancient village in the Yunnan province of China, located 4 kilometres north-west of the better-known city of Lijiang. Shuhe Also known as Longquan Village (which means “dragon spring village”), it is the site of the earliest habitation of the Naxi tribe. It is also an important point on the Ancient Tea Horse Route which was an international trade route in South-west China. The village is now best known as a tourist hotspot and is subject to visits from many Chinese and international tourists who flock to walk its quaint wooden house lined streets in search of locally made souvenirs”.
2. The Explore
Like the place from the earlier report HERE, came across this completely randomly. It’s quite a mind-blowing place. As mentioned earlier, I can find no reference to this place on the net. It’s hard to tell how old all the buildings are but they are certainly all built to a high spec and appear to have been used for a variety of purposes: shops, bars, restaurants. Maybe this was some sort of theme village. However, they are all now vacated and empty – some locked up and others wide open. It may have been that COVID put them out-of-business. Whatever happened, this place is absolutely surreal.
3. The Pictures
The first thing that piqued my interest was this water wheel:
Then this place:
It appears to have been a bar or restaurant:
This place was VERY big and very open, so I popped in to admire its woody goodness:
With stunning views:
Another stunning and empty building:
An old prop rotting away:
Along with this old carriage:
I think this was formerly a bar:
This place had a few furnishings left in it:
This place had a lovely courtyard:
From some pictures you wouldn’t know it was abandoned:
But from others, you definitely would:
Like my first China report, absolutely no history about this specific place, just about the village it is located in (Shuhe’s Gucheng district) which goes like this:
“Shuhe is an ancient village in the Yunnan province of China, located 4 kilometres north-west of the better-known city of Lijiang. Shuhe Also known as Longquan Village (which means “dragon spring village”), it is the site of the earliest habitation of the Naxi tribe. It is also an important point on the Ancient Tea Horse Route which was an international trade route in South-west China. The village is now best known as a tourist hotspot and is subject to visits from many Chinese and international tourists who flock to walk its quaint wooden house lined streets in search of locally made souvenirs”.
2. The Explore
Like the place from the earlier report HERE, came across this completely randomly. It’s quite a mind-blowing place. As mentioned earlier, I can find no reference to this place on the net. It’s hard to tell how old all the buildings are but they are certainly all built to a high spec and appear to have been used for a variety of purposes: shops, bars, restaurants. Maybe this was some sort of theme village. However, they are all now vacated and empty – some locked up and others wide open. It may have been that COVID put them out-of-business. Whatever happened, this place is absolutely surreal.
3. The Pictures
The first thing that piqued my interest was this water wheel:
Then this place:
It appears to have been a bar or restaurant:
This place was VERY big and very open, so I popped in to admire its woody goodness:
With stunning views:
Another stunning and empty building:
An old prop rotting away:
Along with this old carriage:
I think this was formerly a bar:
This place had a few furnishings left in it:
This place had a lovely courtyard:
From some pictures you wouldn’t know it was abandoned:
But from others, you definitely would:
