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The Li Family Courtyard in Yuncheng was a private residence used by Li Zi, a wealthy businessman in southern Shanxi. It was built in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. The Li Family Courtyard is a typical building reflecting the residential style in southern Shanxi. The area of the Li Family Courtyard is equivalent to 10 Qiao Family Courtyards.
The entire building of the Li Family Courtyard is a shaft-style courtyard that gathers wealth. At the same time, it absorbs the Hui-style architectural style and combines the two major architectural features of northern and southern China. Especially brick carvings, stone carvings, wood carvings, iron art and other ornaments, the Li Family Courtyard everywhere shows the auspicious meanings of many children, many blessings, farming and reading heirlooms, wealth and peace, etc. in the decorative art, and the national culture is also infiltrated into the building. Every corner fully embodies the cultural tradition of farming, reading and family inheritance of Jinnan people.
The theme building of the Li Family Courtyard in Yuncheng is a bit special. Compared with the buildings of that era, it seems a bit Westernized. After understanding, it is known that Li Daoxing (word Ziyong), the owner of the West Courtyard, studied in England and married a British woman Mai Ru as his wife, which made the whole The building presents a distinct Western style. The overall outline of the gate tower is tall, straight and pointed, with brisk lines and elegant shape. It is a European "Gothic" building in the 16th century. The brick carving pattern on its surface is a typical folk art in southern Shanxi, showing the artistic characteristics of the integration of Chinese and Western cultures.
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April 1-October 31 08:00-17:30; November 1-March 31 next year 09:00-17:30
