Grand Courtyard on the Loess Plateau

The opening of Gaojiaya. [Photo: Agencies]

The amount of the stairs depends upon the standing of the owner. [Photo: Agencies]

An enclosed chateau stands upon the Loess Plateau, covering some-more than 250,000 block meters. This is Wang Family Grand Courtyard, the standard very old chateau in Shanxi Province, northern China.

More than 200 years ago, the organisation of successful merchants done splendid achievements in Shanxi Province. They done outrageous investments in residential buildings as well as created the number of gorgeous very old residences that capture countless visitors nowadays. Wang Family Grand Courtyard is the standard one that was built up continuously during the Qing Dynasty.

The whole chateau was divided in to 5 parts, as well as any flashy with elements of the lucky animal in the Chinese tradition, such as dragons, phoenixes, as well as tigers. Two tools of the residence, Gaojiaya as well as Hongmenbao, have been open to the public.

The dual yards were built up by the hillside. Exquisite brick-carving, wood-carving as well as stone-carving with dragons as well as phoenixes decorate the architectures. As the years passed by, the well-preserved architectures show outstanding skills of the craftsmen.

The layout of the yards shows the despotic hierarchical system of very old China. Rooms as well as yards with different beam used to be offering to people with different status. Besides, the height of eaves as well as the width of paths represented the standing of the owners. These independent houses were connected by staggered paths as well as shaped the outrageous obstruction for strangers.

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Wang Family Grand Courtyard is 140km. from Taiyuan, the collateral city of Shanxi Provi! nce. The re have been several museums in the residence. A ticket of Wang Family Grand Courtyard goes for 66 RMB.1 2 Next