Where is the Li Family Courtyard in Shanxi?

The Li Family Courtyard is located in Yanjing Village, Wanrong County, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province.

Built in the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, it is a Shanxi merchant compound that blends the north and south, Chinese and Western styles, and is unparalleled in the three Jin Dynasties. The scenic area, together with the Qiao Family Courtyard and the Wang Family Courtyard, are known as the "Three Lotuses of Shanxi Shang". There is a saying that "the Qiao family values ????the name, the Wang family values ??the courtyard, and the Li family values ????goodness".

The overall building in the area is a shaft-type wealth-gathering Shanxi courtyard house. It also absorbs the Hui-style architectural style and combines the two major architectural features of northern and southern China. It has clear layers; it is grand in volume, rich in materials, and rigorous in structure. , ventilated and light-transmitting, with extremely high cultural and artistic value.

The Li Family Courtyard Scenic Area is 38 kilometers away from Yuncheng City. It is a national AAAA-level tourist attraction and a national key cultural relics protection unit. There were 20 original courtyard groups with 280 houses, and there are 11 existing courtyard groups with 146 houses. The two major scenic spots, Li Family Courtyard (Hedong Folk Museum) and Wanrong Joke Expo Park, cover an area of ??nearly 1,000 acres, with a construction area of ??100,000 square meters.

Characteristics of the courtyard

The traditional courtyard houses the wind and gathers energy, and the exquisite mansion door connects the ground to the sky. The brick carvings, stone carvings, wood carvings, iron art and other ornaments of the Li family courtyard building have auspicious meanings among the Han people in southern Shanxi such as many children and many blessings, three stars and high shine, five blessings coming to the door, pine and crane to prolong life, farming and reading to inherit the family, etc., reflecting the auspicious meanings of southern Shanxi. The folk customs, folk customs and cultural characteristics of the Han nationality.

Because the owner of the Western Courtyard, Li Daoxing (Li Ziyong), studied in the UK and married a British woman, McTeelan, some of the courtyards are in the European "Gothic" architectural style, thus showing cultural exchanges between China and the West. The fusion of artistic features is a unique example among the local characteristic dwellings of the Han nationality.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Li Family Courtyard