Shiyou Ancient Village, Nanfeng, Jiangxi Province.

Shiyou Village is located in a small basin surrounded by mountains, with Mount Wenfeng in the east, Gushinao in the west, Mount Xinghua and Eagle Beak Rock in the north, and Heshi Stockade in the south. Baizhang River flows around the south of the village, and Rao San Highway runs through the north. The total area of the village is 11.5 square kilometers. Shiyou Village is an ancient village inhabited by the Jiangyou people. The village is large in scale, with crisscrossing lanes and well-preserved houses, including 29 buildings from the Ming Dynasty and 17 buildings from the Qing Dynasty. The village has ancient buildings such as the Nuo God Temple, the former site of Taiyin Temple, the East and West Ancestral Halls, Shimufang, the Zhenjun Temple, the Fuzhu Temple, and the Shishantang. Shiyou Township Nuo is representative of Nanfeng Ancient Nuo. The Nuo rituals, Nuo dances, Nuo masks, Nuo costumes, Nuo music, and Nuo instruments retain more of their original morphological characteristics. It is a microcosm and typical example of Chinese Nuo culture. It is the fifth batch of Chinese traditional villages.