The leisurely pace of Bishan Village makes it unforgettable

Bishan Village is located in Biyang Town, Yi County, Anhui Province, nestled against the Bishan branch of the Huangshan Mountains to the north and facing the Yi County basin to the south. The Jianxi River flows from north to south through the village, which is a famous ancient Huizhou village inhabited by the Wang clan. The village preserves many Ming and Qing dynasty residences and ancestral halls. Unlike Hongcun, which I visited before, Bishan Village is not overly commercialized, and is more about the villagers living here. It is quiet without being noisy. An old ancestral hall in the village has been transformed into the Bishan Bookstore by the Pioneer Bookstore, which is a branch of the Pioneer Bookstore in Bishan Village, hailed as "the most beautiful rural bookstore in China". Climbing to the second floor, one can overlook the entire Bishan Village and the distant Qing dynasty ancient pagoda 'Yunmen Tower'. There is a popular spot in the village—Bishan Gongxiaoshe. Many friends ask why it is called Gongxiaoshe? Maybe it's just a marketing method? It piques curiosity, haha. The original site was the Bishan Supply and Marketing Cooperative built in 1962. It is also the site of the village ancestral hall 'Shangyi Hall'. In 2015, it was redesigned and named 'Bishan Gongxiaoshe'. The Gongxiaoshe consists of several parts: a shop in the front, and a dining hall, coffee house, and exhibition hall in the backyard. The design of the shop is filled with the atmosphere of our era, evoking many memories and sparking conversations about the daily life of that era. The shop sells various fine products from Bishan, such as rice wine, Huimo cookies... as well as various handicrafts created by artisans, and daily life items in collaboration with Japanese artists, such as plates and cups. The exhibition hall is currently in the preparation period for a new exhibition, so it's a bit of a pity that I didn't get to see the style of the Bishan exhibition. I bought Huimo cookies to support development