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 whom 1,226,617 ...
,
Shanxi Province
Shanxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is ...
,
People's Republic of China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, approximately 500 km south of
Beijing
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Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...
. "These castle-like structures were constructed in the
Qing dynasty
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...
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, bord ...
* 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'' (; IPA: ɹ̩̂.xɤ̌.ɥɛ̂n is a historical type of residence that was commonly found throughout China, most famously in Beijing and rural Shanxi. Throughout Chinese history, the siheyuan composition was the basic pattern used ...
'' 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, l ...
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House of the Huangcheng Chancellor, 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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