Residences in Zhuge and Changle Villages

Residences in Zhuge and Changle Villages

The residences in Zhuge and Changle villages are located in Lanxi City, Zhejiang Province. Zhuge Town is the settlement of descendants of Zhuge Liang, the famous statesman of the Three Kingdoms period. In the late Southern Song Dynasty, the 25th-generation descendant of Zhuge Liang migrated here. By the Ming and Qing dynasties, over thirty halls and a large number of residential buildings had been constructed, forming what is known as a "Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams" village layout. The village still preserves halls such as the Prime Minister’s Ancestral Hall and the Grand Hall, as well as numerous Ming and Qing residential buildings. Changle Village is the settlement of descendants of Jin Lüxiang, a key figure of the Eastern Zhe School during the Song and Yuan periods. Since the Ming Dynasty, Changle has seen continuous scholarly success, leading to the construction of many ancestral halls and exquisitely carved residences. The village still retains dozens of Ming and Qing residential buildings, including ancestral halls such as the Grand Ancestral Hall and Xiangxian Hall, residences such as Wangyun Tower and Jinhai Residence, as well as various structures like memorial archways, street-side pavilions, and covered walkways.

Zhuge Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Lanxi City. It is the largest national settlement of descendants of Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of the Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. Established as Zhuge Town in 1952, it was reclassified as a township in 1956, a commune in 1958, reverted to a township in 1983, and became a town again in 1985. Located in the western part of the city, it is 20 kilometers from downtown, covers an area of 48 square kilometers, and has a population of 28,000. The Jinqian Railway and National Highway 330 pass through the town. The provincial Longge Line intersects with National Highway 330 here. The town administers Zhuge, Changle, Wantian, Yintang, Shangxu, Dianhouzhu, Xiaxu, Gutianfan, Wengjia, Yejia, Houlunqiao, Hengfan, Shuangtangxia, Qianzhai, Gujia... More details about Zhuge Town++

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level