Jiangtouzhou
Ancient Village In Jiuwu Town
As the largest and best-preserved
collection of ancient buildings in Guangxi
Province, Jiangtouzhou Village locates at
Jiuwu Town of Lingchuan County, 32 kilometers
far from the northern suburb of Guilin and
lies in the west bank of Hulong River. Most
of the residents in the village are descendants
of Zhou Dunyi, a famous writer, philosopher
and scholar of neo-Confucianism during the
Northern Song (CE 960-1127) Dynasty.
Most of the 600-some houses
in the village stem from the Ming (CE 1368-1644)
and Qing (CE 1644-1911) Dynasties. The 14th
generation posterity of ZhouGuoYi migrates
from Daozhou of Hunan Province to here during
the reign of Hongzhi in Ming Dynasty. Besides
its ancient architectures, Jiangtouzhou
Village is also famous as the village of
virtuous wits and upright officials, with
over 160 successful candidates to the various
levels of the imperial exam and more than
200 officials since the Ming and Qing dynasty.
Jiangtouzhou Village is one
of the seven most prized ancient villages
of China. Architectural pattern during the
Ming and Qing dynasties, covered by the
black bricks and gray tiles, wood frame
have been well preserved in the village.
Long and narrow alleyways twisted and turns
among the tranquil houses with exquisite
carvings on the woodwork of their gates.
Mostly these houses have fenced-in courtyards
with large wooden gates, typically with
an inscribed plaque over it.
Hectares of fertile farmland
in front, three glittering and translucent
rivers running as belts around the village,
old stone-arched bridge over the rivers,
all of these contribute to the tranquil
atmosphere and ancient charm of Jiangtouzhou
Village. To get there, you can take a bus
to Lingchuan County at Guilin north station
and transfer to bus for Jiuwu Town, then
take a 10 minutes walk there
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