Wang Family Courtyard is worth a visit

Shanxi's Forbidden City, a Qing dynasty residence larger than the Forbidden City. Shanxi is not only home to ancient temples, ancient cities, and murals, but also historical residences that have been dormant for centuries. They have no new paint or tiles, but their sense of history spanning time and space makes people stop and linger. "A home is a courtyard, and a courtyard is a city." Located in Lingshi, Shanxi, the Wang Family Courtyard is a masterpiece of Qing dynasty residential architecture in China. It not only witnessed the prosperity and decline of this place during the Ming and Qing dynasties, but is also an excellent architectural cultural heritage and a precious residential art treasure. If you come to Shanxi, don't miss the Wang Family Courtyard in Lingshi. Step into this first residence of Chinese folk houses and feel the grandeur of the "folk Forbidden City"! Wang Family Courtyard Introduction Construction began during the Wanli period of the Ming dynasty. During the Kangxi period of the Qing dynasty, the Wang family, a prominent family in Lingshi, began to build houses on a large scale here. Over nearly 300 years, they successively built Chongning Fort (1728), Gongji Fort (1753), Heyi Fort (?), Hengzhen Fort (1793, commonly known as Hongmen Fort), and Shilu Fort (1811, commonly known as Gaojiaya). The Wang Family Courtyard is built on a mountain, overlooking the surroundings with a well-arranged layout, making it the most imposing among the many residences in Shanxi! At its peak, the Wang Family Courtyard covered an area of 250,000 square meters, 1.6 times the size of the Forbidden City in Beijing! Currently, Chongning Fort, Hongmen Fort, and Gaojiaya are open to tourists, with a total area of 80,000 square meters.