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A visitor takes a selfie in front of Peitian ancient folk house in Liancheng county, East China's Fujian province. [Photo/Chinanews.com] |
Peitian ancient village, situated at the foot of Guanzhai Mountain in Liancheng county of East China's Fujian province, is well-known for its distinctive Ming and Qing architecture.
Consisting of over 30 beautiful houses with tall halls, 21 ancient ancestral temples, six studies, two ancient street-crossing honorific archways and one 1000-meter-long ancient street, the ancient folk house building complex is compact, arranged in a scientific and rational way, interspersed but harmonious.
Architecture experts and historians from all over the world praised this architecture highly, and Peitain ancient village earned the reputation of being a "folk Imperial Palace".
The history of Peitian ancient village stretches back for more than 800 years, dating back to the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279). A legacy of Chinese culture, it was awarded as a "National Historical and Cultural Village" in 2005.
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