If you're not Chinese, don't bother, they are not foreign-friendly. The lady at the ticket booth asked for passport, visa, date of entry into the country, business licence of the company I work for, etc... Never asked me for vaccination record (which I have) or health QR CODE (which I have too) so it's not pandemic-related. The lunch at her desk was getting cold so scanned copies of the documents she was asking for were not enough, she wanted originals. I've been living in China for 10 years and this is the first thave such a bad experience. The place might be nice but not worth a 20 minute discussion with a hostile woman.

Chengkan village has well preserved residential architecture from Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.). Chengkan village is also widely known as Bagua Village (八卦) relating to Taiji philosophy that focuses on two aspects – Yin and Yang. This can be seen in a lot of the old residential houses. It is highly recommended that you hire a guide. If you can understand Chinese, then local guides can be hired at village entrance for a small fee of rmb50 (the guide will take you through the village and explain a lot of Fengshui design of the buildings to you. The tour would take around 1 hour and if you want to spend longer than it is another rmb50). The local village has very limited English speaking guide. While you can tour the village yourself, a lot of cultural knowledge is lost without someone explaining. While this is not as tourist or famous as Hongcun and Xidi, it is definitely worth a visit.