Guilin, China
Home Page
 
 
 
Guilin Attractions
Li River
Longji Terraced
Seven Star Park
Folded Brocade Hill
Jiuwu Village You are Here >>
 
Guilin Travel Guide
Jiuwu Ancient Village
 
City: Guilin
Address :lingchun county, Guangxi Province, China
Open Hours : Daily (All Day)
Time for Visit: 2 hours
Ticket Price : Free
 
Introduction of Jiuwu Village:

Jiuwu Ancient Village located 32km north of Guilin city has a long history of up to 800 years. The village contains over 620 ancient buildings most of which were built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Interestingly, 90 percent of residents there share the same family name-Zhou. According to historyical record, most of them are descendants of Zhou Dunyi, a famous scholar of Neo-Confucianism and writer from the Northern Song Dynasty. Perhaps influenced by their ancestor, Jiuwu people realized the importance of eduction to the society and their own social status, only through which could they achieve higher social rank. They were successful in educating the younger generations, during the Ming and Qing Dynasties around 160 persons had entered the imperial government through imperial examinations.

Jiuwu Ancient Village
Jiuwu Ancient Village in Guilin

In the village, ancient wells, long slate alleys, stone arch bridges, exquisite wooden carvings on windows and doors deliver a vivid image of what was a affluent Chinese villages in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. So far tourism is not developed at all in the village, no hotels nor restaurants having been built.

 
beijing-travels.com offers online information on Jiuwu Village and More Attractions of Guilin. Keep browsing our site for more information on China.
 
 
   
 
beijing-travels.com is a full service China travel agency providing popular Guilin tour package, and China tours Package. We specialize in "Private tours", We try to be original, unique and different from our competitors in how to satisfy and impress our valuable clients!
   
   
 
Beijing Travel
Home Page home About us about us Sitemaps sitemap E-mail us sales@beijing-travels.com Call us 0086-13801067568