Wang Family Courtyard

Wang's Courtyard was built by the Jingsheng Wang family during the Ming and Qing dynasties over a period of more than 300 years. It includes five lanes, six forts and one street, with a total area of 250,000 square meters, which fully reflects the majesty of the official family and the regularity of the patriarchal system. The whole is built on the mountain, with four layers of courtyards arranged from low to high, symmetrical on the left and right, with a main road in the middle, forming a very regular "Wang" shape. It is an architectural art museum with traditional cultural characteristics, known as the "Folk Forbidden City", and also has the reputation of "Wang's Courtyard is not to be seen after returning home".

The peak season ticket price is 55 yuan, the electronic tour guide deposit is 100 yuan, and the usage fee is 20 yuan. The entire tour takes about three or four hours.

When visiting places like this, you must hire a tour guide or use an electronic tour guide, otherwise you really won’t understand it.

It is recommended to drive to the parking lot near the ticket purchase area. We didn't know, so we got off as soon as we saw the parking lot. As a result, we spent 5 yuan per person to take an electric car. It's okay to take it, but we still can't get to the place. We have to walk a long way. The ticket is not expensive, 55 yuan, but it is not recommended to go with children and the elderly. The road is very long. We walked for nearly 2 hours and saw the fur. We went to Zhanyue Tower and didn't get to the real Wangjia Mansion. Later, at noon, the children were too sunburned to walk, so we didn't go inside. It is really not recommended to go if you have children and the elderly.

Wang's Courtyard was built by the Shanxi merchant Wang family over 300 years ago. It is large in scale and well-organized. Only one-fourth of the courtyard is open now, but the area is not small. The main open areas are Hongmen Fort, Gaojia Cliff and Wang's Ancestral Hall, which take two or three hours to visit. In addition to the architectural pattern, the highlights of Wang's Courtyard are the three carvings of wood, stone and brick. Since there are many details, I will explain them at the end.

Jingsheng Town is a famous historical and cultural town in China, 12 kilometers east of Lingshi County, Shanxi Province. It is 35 kilometers away from the world cultural heritage Pingyao Ancient City and 4 kilometers away from Jiexiu Mianshan. Wang's Courtyard was built by the Jingsheng Wang family during the Ming and Qing Dynasties and more than 300 years. It includes five lanes and six forts and a street with a total area of 250,000 square meters. It is an architectural art museum with traditional cultural characteristics. Although it belongs to Jinzhong City, I live in Taiyuan City. I bought a train ticket from Taiyuan to Jiexiu in the morning. Not far from the Jiexiu Railway Station, turn left and you will find the bus station. Take bus No. 11 directly to Wang's Courtyard. The journey takes 1 hour and the ticket is 5 yuan. The interval is about 20 minutes. After the visit, return to Taiyuan by the same route.

On the way to Hukou Waterfall, there are Qiao Family Courtyard and Wang Family Courtyard that you can visit. Qiao Family Courtyard is famous because of the TV series of the same name, while Wang Family Courtyard is a little bigger and on the way. Seeing that it was still early, I decided to get on the road first and eat on the way. It is more than 100 kilometers from Jin Temple to Wang Family Courtyard, and we have arrived in the middle of the conversation.

Wang Family Courtyard was built by the Jingsheng Wang family during the Ming and Qing dynasties, spanning more than 300 years. It includes five lanes, six forts and one street, with a total area of 250,000 square meters. It is also an architectural art museum with Han cultural characteristics.

Wang Family Courtyard is very impressive. The off-season ticket price is 50 yuan, and the tour guide is 120 yuan. You can join together and visit for about two hours. The cost performance is very high. Wang Family Courtyard has always been known as "Don't visit the courtyard after returning to the Wang family." Its brick carvings, wood carvings, and stone carvings are all exquisite, which can reflect the wealth of the Wang family in those days. The rows of tile roofs are arranged in an orderly manner. The entire building complex is very regular. It is a representative work of the ancient Chinese official courtyard. Because it is a typical cultural landscape, I suggest that you hire a tour guide. It is also an option to take a tour guide (´-ω-`) For details, please refer to my travel notes, hahahaha

Before I came to the Wang Family Courtyard, I admit that I underestimated it. When I really set foot on this land, I gradually felt its majestic momentum. Standing on the castle, I took a lot of photos and sighed for a long time. It is hard to imagine what kind of family has such courage and financial resources to build such a majestic building complex for decades. The courtyard is a manifestation of prosperity, and what really makes the Wang family prosperous is its family soul. Today, spring goes and autumn comes, and the water is ruthless. The current Wang Family Courtyard has gone through a hundred years of vicissitudes. Things have changed, and perhaps the only thing that remains unchanged is the blue bricks and black tiles. It's like the catchy famous sentence: In the old days, the swallows in front of the Wang Xie Hall flew into the homes of ordinary people.

Many people only know Qiao Family Courtyard but not Wang Family Courtyard, because Qiao Family Courtyard has been featured in film and television works. However, after much verification, it is still recommended to go to Wang Family Courtyard!

The Wang Family Courtyard is really big. Although it is winter and the branches are empty, you can still feel the layers of buildings are well-arranged. The corridors and pavilions are more like those in the south, full of charm.

There are two tourist areas in Wangjiayuan, connected by a one-way bridge in the middle. You can't go back once you cross it, so you must visit one side before going to the other. Finally, climb the city wall and walk out of Wangjiayuan. Two hours is enough.

You can look up the layout of the Wang Family Courtyard by yourself, but I can't figure it out. All the courtyards have almost the same layout. Just like the Chinese character Wang, they are all so neat. Entering one is like entering all the courtyards, except for the people living inside. The stories that happen there are different.

Although the layout of each courtyard is similar, the details are different. However, you may need to study architecture to understand the intricacies of this.

The scale of Wang Family Courtyard is much larger than Qiao Family Courtyard. It is mainly to see the overall layout and momentum of the building. If you want to visit one by one, it may not be realistic. The carvings in the courtyard are very rich. Wang Family Courtyard is about 4 times the size of Qiao Family Courtyard. It takes a while to simply visit. The stone carvings, wood carvings, and brick carvings can be seen everywhere. The exquisite craftsmanship of the three carvings also makes Wang Family Courtyard have the glory of the Chinese folk Forbidden City. Standing on the patrol road at the top of the fort, overlooking the entire Wang Family Courtyard complex. The best shooting point, but if you want to clearly understand the overall pattern of Wang Family Courtyard, it is really the most suitable drone.

The compound is built on the hillside, with layers upon layers of magnificent scenery. The stone carvings, wood carvings, and brick carvings are extremely exquisite, and the patterns are full of ancient traditional meanings, such as "successful in the imperial examinations all the way", "wealth and integrity", and "everything goes well". . . Overall, the large scale and magnificent appearance well reflect the majesty of the feudal family and the regularity of etiquette.

Worthy of being called the "civilian Forbidden City", the amazing scale of the building and the breathtaking "three carvings" art make people sigh that this is a miraculous courtyard. The magnificent Wang Family Courtyard made me deeply understand the saying "If you come back to the Wang family, you won't want to see the courtyard". The culture of Shanxi merchants is most vividly reflected in the Wang Family Courtyard. The magnificent building complex brings out the "luxury" of Shanxi merchants to the extreme. At the same time, the brick carvings, wood carvings, and stone carvings everywhere have brought the literary and artistic atmosphere of the Wang Family Courtyard to its fullest, engraving the years, stunning the time, and shocking us to the core.



Wang's Courtyard combines the ruggedness and boldness of the north with the elegance and refinement of the south. The owner of Wang's Courtyard is an official businessman, so it is full of the rigor of officials, orderly, orderly, and full of officialdom. At the same time, it also has the petty-bourgeois style of businessmen. Calligraphy, painting, poetry, and sculpture are melted into one furnace, showing the elegant taste of Zhou Dunyi's love of lotus, Tao Yuanming's love of chrysanthemum, and Huang Tingjian's love of orchid. The buildings, pavilions, halls, and corridors in the courtyard exude a strong ancient charm everywhere, with culture everywhere, history within reach, and artistic atmosphere everywhere, which is colorful and beautiful.

Unlike the Qiao family, a big merchant family, the Wang family is a family of high officials. The entire Wang family is not just one family, but the entire family lives in it. There are tall walls and sentry posts all around, making it a small castle.



It is difficult to see the outdoors from the Qiao family's horizontal layout and deep walls. The Wang family compound is built on a hillside. The house is elevated from the gate. With two floors, the second floor house at the back can see the sky outside. The outer wall with a circumference of 600 meters can overlook the distance. I personally appreciate the Wang family compound more.

Lingshi Wang Family Courtyard is the largest among the courtyards in Shanxi. The open tourist areas are Gaojia Cliff and Hongmenbao. These two groups of buildings face each other from east to west and are connected by a bridge. They are typical fully enclosed castle-style buildings on the Loess Plateau. The architectural decoration of Wang Family Courtyard is delicate and dense. The stone, brick and wood carvings are large in quantity and exquisite in art, with rich themes, making the whole courtyard a complete work of art. It takes 3-4 hours to visit once.

The Jingsheng Wang family built the compound over a period of more than 300 years during the Ming and Qing dynasties, including five lanes, six forts and one street, with a total area of 250,000 square meters. Currently, only the Hongmen Fort and Gaojia Cliff, which were built during the Qianlong and Jiaqing periods, are open to tourists.

Wang Family Courtyard was built by the Jingsheng Wang family during the Ming and Qing dynasties, spanning more than 300 years. It includes five alleys, six forts and one street, with a total area of 250,000 square meters. It is also an architectural art museum with traditional cultural characteristics.

As a descendant of the Wang family, you must visit this attraction to experience the residences of Shanxi merchants during their glorious period. They later declined due to drug abuse, and it also serves as a warning to future generations.

The courtyard is very large, covering 250,000 square meters. It takes about 3 hours to see it in detail. The automatic explanation system lasts about 2 hours. You must use it. Otherwise, you will just go in to see the excitement and will not learn about some historical and cultural things. It would be a pity. If you return from Huangshan, you will not visit Yue, if you return from Wutai, you will not visit temples, and if you return from Wangjia, you will not visit the courtyard.

It's very big, only part of it is open. After entering, I understood what a high-walled courtyard is, what a secluded scenery is, and the feeling of being restrained and suppressed is very strong. Because I signed up for a tour, I had a quick tour, and I didn't know much about history, so I just felt the deep courtyard.

It's a great place worth visiting. I'm interested in things with a sense of history and characteristics. What I saw was really shocking. The buildings are unique and the courtyard is really spectacular. The terrain of the entire courtyard is uphill, very grand, and really comparable to the Forbidden City. There are also super many people. The May Day holiday was really overwhelmed. It was really tiring to bring a child who was less than 27 months old. It was like climbing a mountain. Moreover, the courtyard has steps, uphills, and thresholds. It is not convenient to bring a stroller. It is a place worth visiting.

I started from Taiyuan and went to Pingyao Ancient City in the afternoon. The guide is attached for reference only😄

It takes about 50 minutes from Taiyuan South Station to Lingshi East Station by train. Take bus No. 7 (20-minute interval) for 2 yuan per person. Get off at Wangjiayuan at the 8th stop from the starting station and walk for more than ten minutes. From Wangjiayuan, cross the road to get off at No. 7 and take a small bus. Take Jiexiu No. 11 (I didn't pay attention to the interval, but it departs on time) and drive for about 30 minutes to the terminal station Jiexiu Station (not a high-speed railway station). Walk less than ten minutes to Jiexiu Railway Station🚉Take the ordinary express train for one stop and 20 minutes to Pingyao Station (not a high-speed railway station). Get off and walk for 15+ minutes to Pingyao Ancient City

The large scale, complete preservation, reasonable architectural layout, exquisite stone carvings and wood carvings are all worthy of careful appreciation and praise.

Wang Family Courtyard is a typical Shanxi castle-style residence, very distinctive, but the area outside the scenic area is under renovation recently and the road is difficult to walk on.

It is not as famous as Qiao's Courtyard, but it is definitely more magnificent. Hire a tour guide and you will have a unique understanding of the Shanxi people's way of doing business.

2019.06.15 Worthy of the title of the folk Forbidden City

Stunning residential buildings, Lingshi County successfully checked in

Wang Family Courtyard, Qiao Family Courtyard, Qu Family Courtyard, etc., I always have to look at one, and I chose Wang Family Courtyard.

It is an extremely grand clan mansion where several branches live together. It has both independent courtyards and shared spaces.

It's a pity that the part with hot springs was separated and converted into a hotel by a private person, otherwise the overall feeling would be stronger.

When you come to Pingyao, you should first visit Wang's Courtyard. Be sure to ask for a tour guide. It sounds very interesting. I highly recommend it! It takes about two hours to take the elderly to visit.

It is better to have a guide to visit places like Wang Family Courtyard. Its architecture is very unique, but if you are not interested in ancient architecture and just go for a walk because you heard about this place, you may not be surprised.

The Wang family was one of the eight major Shanxi merchants. The guide said that the family prospered for eight generations and was very powerful at the time. In the end, they declined because of opium smoking. The Wang family compound is very large, and the patterns on the eaves, murals, and window inscriptions are very exquisite.

It is definitely worth a visit. It is larger than Qiao Family Courtyard and the buildings are well preserved.

Wang Family Courtyard was built by the Jingsheng Wang family during the Ming and Qing dynasties, spanning more than 300 years. It includes five alleys, six forts and one street. It is an architectural art museum with traditional cultural characteristics.

Wang Family Courtyard was built by the Jingsheng Wang family during the Ming and Qing dynasties, spanning more than 300 years. It includes five alleys, six forts and one street, with a total area of 250,000 square meters. It is also an architectural art museum with traditional cultural characteristics.

When we walked up the hillside and almost reached the gate of Wang's Courtyard, we were shocked at a glance. We knew what a mansion is! It is imbued with the spirit, wonder, beauty and charm of Lingshi, and rises and falls on the top of Fengmingyuan, with pavilions and towers densely packed. The wind that slowly penetrates the top and the rising earth energy are like the warning sound of the magpie. Such a place is not like Jiangnan, but better than Jiangnan...

It is recommended to hire a tour guide when visiting Wang Family Courtyard. Learn about each building and the stories behind each carving so that you can better understand Wang Family Courtyard.

Time passed quickly, and the one-hour trip to Wangjia Courtyard soon came to a successful conclusion. Wangjia Courtyard can be said to have overturned my three views and made me praise it highly. The whole castle was majestic and its interior decoration was quite exquisite. I gained a lot.

Wang's Courtyard is more spectacular than Qiao's Courtyard and is well preserved overall. It is suitable for visiting in the off-season and for taking various folk-style photos.

It has a strong historical atmosphere and is worth a visit to quietly feel and appreciate.

No wonder it is known as the "folk palace". Its scale and planning really go beyond the concept of "courtyard". It is built on the basis of a city, a city for each family.

hint:

1. Tickets for Wang Family Courtyard: 50 yuan

2. Because this scenic spot has a lot of cultural knowledge, it is recommended to rent an electronic tour guide at the entrance of the scenic spot for easy sightseeing.

3. Many places do not allow entry or going upstairs for protection, so please do not force your way in.

I really like the style of tickets sold here. They are postcards and bookmarks, although the tickets are very expensive. Wang's Courtyard is known as the folk Forbidden City. It was built after more than 300 years. It has been passed down for more than 20 generations in the family and inherited the courtyard style of the front hall and the back bedroom formed in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It not only provides enough space for foreign exchanges, but also satisfies the inner private atmosphere. There is a hierarchy of respect and inferiority, order of seniority, distinction between men and women inside and outside, and all living functions are available. It fully reflects the majesty of the official family and the regularity of the patriarchal system. My friend recommended me to go to Wang's Courtyard instead of Qiao's Courtyard, and it was worth the trip.

The two and a half hours of tour time was far from enough. The buildings inside were grand and large, with carved railings and jade bricks, flying eaves and walls, pavilions and towers, which were magnificent.

When the entire compound was first built, the owner put a lot of thought into it. There are stories with profound meanings carved on the walls of the entire compound. I guess it was to warn future generations or to pray for the royal family to continue for generations. After all, huge wealth must be inherited and continued.

Wang Family Courtyard is located in the historical and cultural town of Jingsheng, 12 kilometers east of Lingshi County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province.

I've been there twice. It's still under renovation and not much has changed since I went there 13 years ago. The ticket price is pretty reasonable.

Wang's Courtyard is an official residence, and those who are interested in stone carvings and reliefs will have a lot to learn. The whole house is like a castle, and the walls, towers, and the layout of the castle are very methodical. I am not very interested in architecture and this kind of art, so I just took a quick tour of it. As for the carvings, layout of the house, and history, I have already returned them to the tour guide. The impression left to me is that this family is really rich and powerful. The layout of the house is too small and not very bright. The space in the courtyard is very depressing. I think if I were allowed to live here, I might go crazy.

Take the train from Taiyuan and get off at Lingshi East, then take the bus to Wangjiayuan. You can rent an audio guide for 20 yuan (it is very uncomfortable to wear), but there are many tour groups there during the National Day holiday, so you can also listen to them.

At Wang's Courtyard, we wanted to pay 120 yuan for a tour guide. In order to save money, we hired a tour guide from a travel agency and followed the tour group to listen to the tour guide. We still learned a lot. Wang's Courtyard is divided into the old courtyard and the new courtyard. The new courtyard is mainly for the porch carvings, which are very exquisite. Rituals and music, respect for the elderly, ancient laws and morality are all highly respected. A mansion among mansions. Reasonable layout, exquisite carvings, great works of art. Wang's Courtyard was built in the shape of a Chinese character "王", which is quite exquisite. Qiao's Courtyard is the most famous, and Wang's Courtyard is the most exquisite.

Although Wang's Courtyard is not as famous as Qiao's Courtyard, it is actually more interesting. You must hire a tour guide or get a free tour guide, otherwise you will find that there are only courtyards after entering, and the layout is similar, and you will not find it interesting. I have to say that their family is really rich, too rich. It is no exaggeration to call Wang's Courtyard the Forbidden City of the People.

I never thought there would be a mansion of this size in Shanxi. The amount of wealth accumulated by the Wang family is unimaginable.

It is recommended to hire a tour guide to visit Wang Family Courtyard. You can learn about the stories behind each building and each sculpture so that you can better understand Wang Family Courtyard. Otherwise, you will just be in a hurry and get bored the more you see because these houses really look the same. After following the tour guide, you can walk around slowly by yourself and take some photos. It takes about 4 hours to walk around the whole courtyard.

Wang Family Courtyard is really big, it has exceeded the scope of a courtyard. Personally, I think it would be more appropriate to call it Wang Family Castle.

The temperature in the morning at Wangjiayuan was only 18 degrees, so cold that we were shivering. According to the itinerary, the time reserved for us at Wangjiayuan was one and a half hours, but the tour guide took a long time to contact the ticket matters, and the group was almost exhausted waiting in the cold wind. After all, such a large Wangjiayuan cannot be seen in its entirety in one and a half hours. It's just that the group tour can only be like this, and it's called the essence of it.

Although you are mentally prepared for the magnificence of Wang's Courtyard, you will still be shocked by its grand scale when you see it for the first time. The whole Wang's Courtyard has high walls, and it is both in shape and spirit, and it is extraordinary. The courtyards are deep and alleys, and the layers of buildings are scattered and magnificent. As expected, after the explanation of several buildings at the entrance in the front yard, there was not much time left, and there was only more than half an hour of free time. If you can walk so well, then run! Haha, after all, I am still young, and I run like a gust of wind! I walked around the word Wang in Wang's Courtyard. Although it was a quick visit, it was worth the trip. If you have the opportunity to go to Wang's Courtyard, it is recommended that you go there by yourself, so that you have enough time to savor it carefully.

Big! Dull! Crowded! All the rooms look the same.

It is very convenient to get to Taiyuan, Pingyao, and Lingshi by bus, train, or high-speed rail. Shanxi people know how to do business from birth. It seems that in the past, such a good attraction as Wang Family Courtyard was not managed well. Two words: shocking.

It takes at least half a day to see this attraction, and a whole day is not too much. If you are not interested in history and culture, two hours will be enough.

Do some research before you go, and ask a tour guide for help when you go. Every courtyard, every brick carving, and every couplet is enough to make you ponder for a long time, and the trip will definitely be worthwhile!

Wang Family Courtyard is a private residence that is worthy of the reputation of "the little Forbidden City among the people". The architecture is very exquisite and the scale is grand (larger than Qiao Family Courtyard, but it was not filmed in the TV series, so people don't know much about it). If you want to understand the architectural culture, you can hire a tour guide (currently the tour guides of Wang Family Courtyard still use loudspeakers to explain). The courtyard is very large and the overall tour time is about 3 to 4 hours.

Transportation: I contacted a carpool from Pingyao Ancient City through the inn. The round trip was 50 yuan per person. The car was a 6-person van. It took less than 2 hours to reach the scenic spot from Pingyao Ancient City. However, when discussing carpooling, you must ensure the time for sightseeing in the scenic spot (2 hours is definitely not enough). The problem I encountered at the time was: on the way to the scenic spot, two of the carpoolers said they had to catch a train, so the driver only left us 2 hours to visit. The driver urged us to leave before we finished the tour in 2 hours, and then asked the driver to take the people who were catching the train away first. Fortunately, after negotiation, the driver refunded the return trip, but it was very depressing.

Later, I returned to Pingyao Ancient City from Wangjia Courtyard: There was a parking lot outside the scenic area. Shanxi people were very enthusiastic. I asked passers-by to find the bus station (it seemed to be the starting station, not too far away). Later, I asked the bus driver, who enthusiastically told me how to take the bus and helped me contact the bus. The return trip cost less than 25 yuan, but it took a little longer, about 3 hours.

Wang Family Courtyard, Lingshi, Shanxi

Ancient castles, ancient buildings, ancient courtyards... stone carvings, brick carvings, wood carvings

Regular and square ~ authentic

Take the bus from Jiexiu Public Parking Lot to Wangjiayuan. It takes 40 minutes to get there. Zhang Bi's lesson is that he didn't ask the driver for his phone number. This time when he went to Wangjiayuan, he took a photo of the driver's phone number.

There is a tourist center at the entrance of Wangjiayuan where you can store your luggage by yourself. There are guides for rent after entering the gate. It is similar to wearing a Bluetooth headset on your ears and automatically playing at the destination. And it only plays once. There is no way to use one guide for multiple people.

Wang Family Courtyard is an official residence and is much larger than Qiao Family Courtyard, which is a private residence. It consists of two parts, the old house and the new house, connected by a stone bridge. It records the vicissitudes and honors and disgraces of the Wang family over the past century. Highlights include:

1. Understand the architectural features of 3, 4, and 5 courtyards

2. Understand the accommodation characteristics of wealthy families in Shanxi. For example, the lady lives on the second floor

3. Understand the meaning of door pillars

4. Understand the symbolic meaning of stone carving couplets

5. Understand the drainage mechanism of ancient houses

6. Understand that there is a stove next to the earthen kang

7. See the cultural treasures donated by the descendants of the royal family

8. Enjoy the beautiful back garden

9. Climb the wall to learn about the compound’s security mechanism

Many people will ask, why don't you go to Qiao's Courtyard and see the big red lanterns? In fact, there are really many courtyards in Shanxi. Qiao's Courtyard became popular with the film and television, but the richest one is Wang's Courtyard. Compared with Wang's Courtyard, Qiao's Courtyard can only be regarded as a private house... Tickets for Wang's Courtyard, located in Jingsheng Ancient Town, only accept cash. Enter the courtyard from the east gate. "Wang's family will not see the courtyard after returning." The wealth of the wealthy family is all reflected in the architecture, courtyard design, and the famous three carvings "wood carving, stone carving, and brick carving" are full of wisdom. Li Ka-shing once said: "The first factor that determines the value of real estate is location, the second is also location, and the third is still location." Wang's Courtyard is no longer a simple family courtyard, but a closed castle-like building complex built on the mountain. "Wang is a surname, and the surname is half of the country; the family is a courtyard, and the courtyard is half of the city." It can be seen that the Wang family is rich enough to rival a country.

My psychological feeling: Wang Family Courtyard is not big, but too big. I don’t know how big Wang Family Courtyard was when it was first built. I always suspect that it is the people nowadays who have expanded it infinitely. It’s not that I don’t like it, but I can’t accept this kind of “no man’s land” (no residents) scenic spot. It’s not that I don’t like high walls and deep courtyards, but I can’t see the kind of endless breath. Perhaps, smoke-shrouded people and flowing water in the south of the Yangtze River are the feelings of the ancient town in my heart. Can these scenic spots that are only for tourists to visit still be called original ecology? To be honest, I am not very adaptable to this style of scenic spots, so it can’t integrate my heart here (don’t spray me... No matter which scenic spot, there will be people who like it and people who don’t like it. It’s just personal preference. Here, I’m just speaking frankly.) It’s still under construction. Do you want to build it into a bigger courtyard? (Do you want to win the Guinness...) If I hadn’t been in a hurry, I’m afraid I would have spent the whole day here, in a tiled house that is different but very similar. In Wang Family Courtyard, you can see whether it is the older

Or today's wood carvings, stone carvings, brick carvings and other artworks with more ornamental value, some of which have stories, and some are just for viewing.

"When returning from the Wang family, you won't want to see the courtyard again." I was skeptical about this sentence before, but after traveling around, I found it very appropriate.

Its scale is more like a city than a courtyard. It is surrounded by city walls and has 231 courtyards of various sizes and 2,078 houses. Its exquisiteness, whether in its architectural structure, materials, craftsmanship, wood carvings, brick carvings, and furnishings, has perfectly inherited the essence of Shanxi folk residential art from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has been praised by many Chinese and foreign experts and scholars as the "Chinese Folk Forbidden City" and the "Forbidden City of Shanxi".

When you come to Wang Family Courtyard, you either regard it as a tourist attraction, or come to see the courtyard, or to trace your roots. This place is full of too many mysteries and too many imaginations. It condenses time and space in the layers of buildings and courtyards and blue bricks and gray tiles. The layers of courtyards, each brick and tile are hundreds of years old, and each door and window has been closed thousands of times. Here you can find memories of childhood and the shadow of your hometown. The stories and objects here are full of the ambitions, aspirations and ambitions of Shanxi merchants, and are engraved with the spirit of Shanxi merchants. They are related to family style and clan style, and then turn a foreign land that was not originally a hometown into a hometown.

In front of it, I found myself suddenly becoming insignificant. Life is no longer long and time cannot be wasted. So I try to build a yard like this on my future journey, away from the glitz and noise, to keep the tranquility and make the journey of life as clear and peaceful as the sky after the rain.

Each courtyard is equipped with a water tank for fire prevention, which is equivalent to a modern fire extinguisher. The two floors on the left and right are the embroidery buildings for young ladies.

There are lifelike stone door lintels, exquisite tile carvings and ingenious wood carvings.

After being there, you will be amazed at how big the Wang family is, but in fact, what we can experience in person is only 1/4 of it.

Wang Family Courtyard is famous for its rich and varied brick, stone and wood carvings with various shapes and rich meanings. Even the corridors, stair railings and servants' quarters have exquisite carvings and even rich meanings, expressing the Wang family's beautiful expectations for their descendants and family.

Don't miss Wang's Courtyard (it really has much more heritage than the Qiao Family Courtyard which is popular in TV series and has a lot of tourists)

A fully enclosed castle building on the loess plateau, with a three-entry courtyard, built on the mountainside, with layers of buildings and courtyards, courtyards within courtyards, and doors within doors, giving it a maze-like feeling.

There are peak and off seasons. Ask carefully before traveling to avoid mistakes. Since I planned to go to Hukou and the transportation was inconvenient, I signed up for a one-day tour in the local area. The first stop was Wang's Courtyard. The ticket for Wang's Courtyard is 55 yuan, and students are half price. The whole courtyard was built over 300 years. Its momentum and scale are second to none among the Jin merchants' houses. "Look at the Forbidden City for official residences, look at the Wang's family for famous residences, and don't look at the courtyard when you return to the Wang's family."

Wang Family Courtyard is the epitome of residential architecture in the Qing Dynasty. It was built by the Jingsheng Wang Family, a descendant of the Taiyuan Wang Family, one of the four major families in Lingshi in history (I remember that when Teacher Meng Man talked about Wu Zetian, she mentioned that Queen Wang was from the Taiyuan Wang Family, so it should be this family). It was built during the Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong and Jiaqing dynasties. It is four times larger than the Qiao Family Courtyard. It is known as "Wang Family Returns, Don't Look at the Courtyard". It is also the filming location of many TV dramas, such as "Iron Pear Flower", "The Women of the Swordsman's Family", "The Legend of Luliang Heroes" and many other TV dramas have been filmed here. As we walked through it, we felt that it was large in scale and could be called an independent small castle.

Known as the "Folk Forbidden City", its brick carvings, wood carvings, and stone carvings are rich in themes, witnessing the rise and fall of the Wang family.

The morning after the rain, the ticket sales and ticket checking started at 7:30. I went there excitedly at 6:00. It was the first wave of tourists. It was beautiful and the courtyard was very domineering. I didn't listen to the explanation. After walking up the city wall, I just felt beautiful and in a great mood.

Different from Qiao's Courtyard, this is an official residence. I was impressed by the wealth of the Wang family. The tour guide explained it very well, but I didn't listen carefully and couldn't remember anything.

It is recommended that you listen carefully to the guide's explanation, which will definitely help improve your knowledge and even make you interested in history.

It takes about two hours to walk around the compound.

I heard that Wangjiayuan is bigger than Qiaojiayuan and has more convenient transportation than Wangjiayuan. It is close to the high-speed rail station, about 3 kilometers away, and there are also buses.

If you visit the Wang Family Courtyard by yourself, you really can't see anything... It is recommended to book a tour guide at the door, which costs about 80 yuan. You can vividly understand the glory of the Wang family at that time and the deeds of the Wang family's ancestors! The tour guide can tell the meaning and meaning of every brick and tile in the courtyard.

The Wang family returned without looking at the courtyard. The exquisiteness of the wealthy families in daily life can be seen from the architecture. Many architectural carvings have morals, such as the persimmon carved on the door frame, which means everything will be safe, the lion rolling the ball carved under the door, which means getting richer and richer, and the carp leaping over the dragon gate. There are also carved stone walls with allusions to filial piety, and the bamboo carved at the door of the study room in the children's school, which means rising step by step. The "Four Ease" picture teaches children that even if they cannot become officials, they should not degenerate, but can be like Tao Yuanming. I heard a lot of explanations during the free trip, which is worth going.

Don't cross the road when you come out of Jiexiu Station, just go left. Less than 50 meters away is the bus station from Jiexiu to various scenic spots. It costs 5 yuan per person to Wang's Courtyard, and there is a bus every 15 minutes. The first bus is at 7 am and the last bus is at 18 pm. Mobile payment is accepted, and the journey takes about 50 minutes. In order to avoid the summer vacation, I moved my schedule forward a bit, because after all, Wang's Courtyard is well-known. When I first arrived in Shanxi, I heard many people talk about the cultural heritage and history of Shanxi courtyards. Almost everyone said that Wang's Courtyard is the largest, so I prepared enough water and food, ready to have a good time at Wang's Courtyard. When I bought the ticket, I was surprised when I learned the ticket price. Qiao's Courtyard is 138 yuan per person, while Wang's Courtyard is only 55 yuan. After confirming again, it was still a bit puzzling. After I visited two courtyards, I felt like I had finished. At this time, two men with Northwest accents asked me, "Is Wang's Courtyard so big?" I agreed weakly, "No," I asked the staff, "Beauty, is Wang's Courtyard so big?" I asked doubtfully, everyone, remember one thing when you go out to travel and meet people, no matter whether they are beautiful or handsome, call women beauties and men handsome men. It works very well, tried and tested, and it works 100%. "No, we are the old house after turning right out of the new house of Wang's family," the not-so-beautiful staff explained with a smile, it seems that she enjoys being called a beauty. So, after thanking her, I followed her instructions, crossed a floating bridge, and came to the old house to feel the grandeur, exquisiteness and strict barriers of Wang's Courtyard. Soon, I finished the old house in less than an hour. Just when I was about to continue the visit, I consulted the staff and learned that I had finished it. . I can't help but sigh, why almost everyone says that Wang's Courtyard is very big, but I don't feel it is very big when I visit it myself. At this time, a group of people surrounded an elderly man, so I went over to listen. It turned out that they were also surprised at the size of the Wang Family Courtyard. I only heard the man say, "The Wang Family Courtyard is very large, but the two new houses and the old house are currently open to the public. There is a courtyard next to the highway that is several times larger than these two courtyards..." Oh! Speechless, how can you say it is very large if it is not open to the public? I cursed in my heart

Unlike the more regular courtyards in the villages in the Jinzhong Basin, the Wang Family Courtyard is built on the mountainside and changes with the terrain, with layers of buildings and courtyards, staggered in height, giving it a unique charm.

The official residence is magnificent, and the Wang family of the world is in Taiyuan, which gives us a glimpse of the scale of the business empire created by the Shanxi merchants at that time.

The Forbidden City in the folk, the first house in China, you must go to Wang's Courtyard when you come to Jinzhong, it is quite shocking to see the ancient architecture

May 19th is China Tourism Day. All attractions nationwide are free of charge. Today, Wang Family Courtyard has a lot of tourists and most of them are tour groups. It is very difficult to find a place for everyone. There are so many people... plus it has been raining all the time and the roads are difficult to walk on. It really took a lot of effort to take such a photo with a mobile phone. I didn't go to the famous Qiao Family Courtyard but chose the larger and more spectacular Wang Family Courtyard. I have seen many courtyards in Pingyao these days and I feel that the layout of the courtyards is not much different. And they are all the kind of courtyards that are relatively long and narrow. Similar to the Beijing Siheyuan, but not as wide as the Beijing Siheyuan.

It took 300 years to build, and its grandeur and scale are second to none among the residences of Shanxi merchants.

Exquisite carving art and grand spatial layout are important factors that attract tourists to visit, and the saying "One cannot miss the courtyard after returning to the Wang family" is well-deserved.

The Wang Family Compound is very large, consisting of two relatively closed courtyards, Gaojia Cliff and Hongmenbao, which are connected by a slender bridge. The rest is made up of countless courtyards.

The off-season ticket price is 35 yuan, and the guided tour fee is 80 yuan.

From this majestic east gate, you can enter the Wang Family Courtyard, which is known as the Gaojia Cliff villa area. The plaque on the gate tower reads: Yinbin. A gate tower indicates the luxury of the Wang family.

The old house is a honest and upright one. There is a two-story attic on the gate, and under the eaves are auspicious wood carvings, showing the family style and aspirations of the Wang family.

The main gate of the second brother's house is Ningruiju. Because the second brother's official position is higher than the eldest brother, his gate is wider than his brother's, but the gatehouse is only one story high and cannot be higher than the gatehouse of the eldest brother, reflecting the order of seniority.

It takes about an hour to tour the Wang Family Courtyard, and its main purpose is to experience the courtyard culture left over from the Shanxi Merchants' era, especially the three carving arts of the Wang Family Courtyard - brick carving, wood carving, and stone carving. The themes are from various folk legends or myths, and the carving techniques are sophisticated and superb, integrating the essence of Chinese traditional culture, the feelings and yearning for self-cultivation, family harmony, governance of the country, and peace in the world into the carvings, expressing great meanings in subtle ways.