Shizhen Village

　　Shizhen Village is located on the southern bank of Qixing Stream in the western part of Zhenghe County, just 5 kilometers from the county town. It lies in the river valley plain and terraces of Qixing Stream, with a terrain resembling a peninsula. Nowadays, no one knows exactly when the village was first established, but it was at least by the mid-Song Dynasty. Shizhen currently has 126 households and a population of over 500. Since ancient times, the village has been regarded as a geomantically auspicious place. Behind the village lies a hill known as the “lying ox ridge,” and its superior geographical location ensures bumper harvests year after year. Lush green mountains, dense forests, winding waters, and meandering paths are the vivid sights before you — not something that can be summed up simply with the word “beautiful.”

　　Thanks to its exceptional geographical environment, the village once enjoyed a glorious history. Remnants of old buildings such as inns, taverns, pharmacies, gold shops, and opium dens can still be found scattered around the village. Today, they stand like weather-beaten elders of the century, recounting the past splendor.

　　Recommended tour route: Countryside Scenery → Niutou Mountain → Tongling Gorge → Shizhen Homes → Ox-Leading Tree → Women’s Home → Ancient Wharf → Millennium Boat-Tying Tree → Fuzhu Temple → Mazu Hall → Ancient Canal → Four Major Villages’ Fields → Site of the Lin Family Courtyard → Ruins of the Gambling House and Club → Qixing Well → Tofu Workshop, Gold & Silver Shop, Opium Den, and Remains of Yingchun Tower → Fuxing Temple, Linshui Palace → White Tea Enterprises Dayu Tea Question and White Tea Museum → Fengshui Camphor Tree → Grape Picking Garden → Navy Dam → White Tea Square → Yuan Family Tavern → Dingdang Bridge

　　Source: Fujian Provincial Tourism Development Commission