Vernacular Architecture of Siping Village

Vernacular Architecture of Siping Village

The vernacular architecture of Siping Village is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Era: Ming to Qing Dynasty

Location: Tangxi Town, Wucheng District, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province.

As early as the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, the ancestors of Siping Village migrated here to settle and multiply, boasting a history of over 700 years. The village retains a rich and intact residential layout and numerous well-preserved hall buildings, featuring distinctive Huizhou architectural style characteristics, and is hailed as "China’s most beautiful brick-carved residential village." In 2010, Siping Village was listed in the fifth batch of China’s Famous Historical and Cultural Villages, and in May 2013, its vernacular architecture was included in the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Siping Village: Located at the foot of Jiufeng Mountain, a provincial-level scenic area, in Tangxi Town, Wucheng District, Siping Village is one of the fifth batch of China’s Famous Historical and Cultural Villages. It is known as China’s most beautiful brick-carved residential village and the hometown of Yin Niang, one of ancient China’s ten most beautiful women. The village is 6 kilometers from Tangxi Town, with 468 households and a population of 1,650. The ancestors of the Dai clan of Siping migrated here in the late Yuan Dynasty, and the community has thrived for over 700 years. Legend has it that during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of Ming, a "Yin Niang" from the village was selected to enter the palace and became a royal consort, after which the village gradually prospered. Twenty-four main halls form a "Seven Stars Around the Moon" layout. Stepping into Siping, the village... More details about Siping Village++

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units