The courtyard houses of Shanxi or the Shanxi family compounds are located in
Jinzhong
Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, bordering Hebei province to the east.
As of the 2020 census, its total population was 3,379,498 inhabitants of whom 1,226,61 ...
,
Shanxi Province
Shanxi; formerly romanised as Shansi is a province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi and Datong. Its one-character abbreviation is ( ...
,
People's Republic of China
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, approximately 500 km south of
Beijing
Beijing, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's List of national capitals by population, most populous national capital city as well as ...
. "These castle-like structures were constructed in the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...
by local merchants, and offer a glimpse into the architecture and traditional building techniques of the times."
List
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Qiao's Courtyard Houses,
Qi County
* Qu's Courtyard Houses,
Qi County
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Wang's Courtyard Houses,
Lingshi County
Lingshi County () is a county of southwest-central Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of Jinzhong
Jinzhong, formerly Yuci, is a prefecture-level city in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China, borde ...
* Cao's Courtyard Houses,
Taigu County
Taigu () is a district of Shanxi province, China under the administration of Jinzhong City. It is administratively into three town-level entities ( Mingxing 明星镇, Hucun 胡村镇, and Fancun 范村镇), and six township-level entities ( Ho ...
* Kong Xiangxi's Former Residence,
Taigu County
Taigu () is a district of Shanxi province, China under the administration of Jinzhong City. It is administratively into three town-level entities ( Mingxing 明星镇, Hucun 胡村镇, and Fancun 范村镇), and six township-level entities ( Ho ...
World Heritage Status
The first four of these sites were added to the
UNESCO
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World Heritage
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Tentative List on March 28, 2008, in the Cultural category.
See also
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Siheyuan
A ''siheyuan'' (; ɹ̩̂.xɤ̌.ɥɛ̂n is a traditional Chinese architectural style characterized by a courtyard enclosed by buildings on all four sides. This design was prevalent throughout China, notably in Beijing and rural Shanxi. Historic ...
'' and
courtyard house
A courtyard house is a type of house—often a large house—where the main part of the building is disposed around a central courtyard. Many houses that have courtyards are not courtyard houses of the type covered by this article. For example, ...
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House of the Huangcheng Chancellor
The House of the Huangcheng Chancellor, also known by its Chinese name, Huangcheng Xiangfu, is a walled estate on Phoenix Hill (Fenghuangshan) comprising Huangcheng,. a village occupying a hollow above the Changhe Valley between Yangcheng and ...
, in southern Shanxi
References
Citations
BibliographyShanxi Businessmen’s Courtyard Houses - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Accessed 2009-02-25.
Houses in China
Buildings and structures in Shanxi
Courtyards
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