Shi Family Courtyard (Tianjin

Yangliuqing). Shi Family Courtyard, located at No. 47, Guyi Street, Yangliuqing Town, Xiqing District, Tianjin, was originally the residence of Shi Yuanshi, one of the eight major families in Tianjin at the end of the Qing Dynasty. The Shi family divided the property into four gates, Fushantang, Zhengliantang, Tianxitang, and Zunmeitang, in the third year of the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty (1823). The large-scale construction was built in the first year of the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty (1875), and only "Zunmeitang" remains. The Shi Family Courtyard covers an area of more than 6,000 square meters, of which the building area is 2,900 square meters. The courtyard faces north and south, with a length of 96 meters from north to south and a width of 62 meters from east to west. The entire building includes twelve courtyards. The Shi Family Courtyard houses a large collection of Yangliuqing woodblock New Year's paintings from various dynasties and a display of Tianjin brick carvings with Chinese ancient architectural characteristics, with a total of more than 130 brick carvings. In May 2006, the Shi Family Courtyard was announced by the State Council of the People's Republic of China as the sixth batch of national key cultural relics protection units; in the same year in October, the Shi Family Courtyard was rated as a national AAAA level scenic spot by the National Tourism Administration.