Qiao Family Compound, also known as Zai Zhongtang, is located in Qiaojia Village, Qixian County, Shanxi Province. It was built in 1756 and the entire compound is shaped like a double "xi" character. It is divided into six large yards and contains 20 small yards, with a total of 313 rooms and a construction area of 4,175 square meters. The compound is surrounded by fully enclosed blue brick walls over 10 meters high on all sides, with a gate in the style of a city gate. It is an ancient mansion with a traditional architectural style of northern China.
The Wang Family Courtyard is a traditional cultural architectural museum that was built by the Wang family over a period of 300 years during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It covers an area of 250,000 square meters, including five lanes, six forts, and a street. It is a national key cultural relic protection unit and a 4A-level scenic spot.
Mian Mountain Scenic Area
Mianshan originated from Jie Zi Tui, who hid with his mother and was burned on the mountain during the Spring and Autumn Period of the State of Jin. Therefore, Mianshan is also known as Jieshan. As early as the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were temples and buildings on Mianshan. In the early Tang Dynasty, it had a considerable scale of Buddhist Zen forest. The ancient-style architecture in Mianshan Scenic Area has a variety of styles. From the perspective of architecture, the ancient-style architecture in Mianshan not only draws on the strengths of previous generations, but also incorporates the modern creativity of designers and builders, bringing together the essence of ancient and modern China, forming the unique style of modern ancient-style buildings.
Hukou Waterfall is the second largest waterfall in China and the largest yellow waterfall in the world. The Yellow River flows here, with steep cliffs on both sides, and the river mouth narrows like a pot, hence the name Hukou Waterfall. The width of the Yellow River water surface upstream of the waterfall is 300 meters, which is compressed to a width of 20-30 meters within a distance of less than 500 meters. With 1000 cubic meters per second of river water pouring down from a steep cliff over 20 meters high, it forms the characteristic of "the Yellow River flowing a thousand miles and converging into a pot".
Zhangbi Castle in the entire village was built according to ancient Chinese astrological and topographical maps. Its layout corresponds to the twenty-eight constellations in the sky, hence Zhangbi Castle is also known as the "First Village of Chinese Astrology."
