Xiabawei is a village in Xichou County of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. The typical residential house is spread in Xiabawei, which is about five kilometers in the south of Xichou County. Some of the foreigners who learn to speak Chinese may be told that the whole area covers 4000 square meters. It is said that it was the residence of the local rich and powerful people in Qing Dynasty. That is to say, those houses have existed for a really long time.
As a matter of fact, there are two courtyards in the residence, the east one and the west one. The west courtyard is composed of two quadrangle dwellings, belonging to the typical residential architecture of the rich and powerful people in rural areas in Qing period. With the distance of 20 meters with the west one, the east courtyard is triangle dwelling which was the folk residential houses imitating that in the Republican period. It includes the single room, gatehouse, parlor and wing rooms.
If you want go to visit the residential house, you should know the best season of traveling should be from May to September. But the point that the foreigners who study abroad in China should pay attention to is to bring the umbrella. In addition, the coats are needed to prepare in the morning and at night just in case of the weather change.
You may concern about the accommodation when you travel out. In fact, the accommodation in Wenshan is a little simple but still can satisfy your requirements. Located besides the beautiful Pu Zhe Hei, Pu Zhe Hei Hotel belongs to the hotel of two stars. The price of the standard room is about 160 Yuan. If you want to stay in Wenshan city, Wen Hui Hotel is recommended which is constructed with the standards of three-star hotel. But the price of the standard room is just about 120 Yuan. There are also many other convenient and economic hotels around.
One thing you should never miss is the snacks in Wenshan. The rice noodle in Wenshan has different tastes with that in Kunming and the fried cake is also delicious. You can enjoy it even in the ordinary restaurants. Those who study Mandarin online said that the white wine spirits brewed by the local people with grain is the essential one to treat the guests.