The Yang Family No. 1 Courtyard in Shanghehe Village

The Yang Family No. 1 Courtyard in Shanghehe Village

The Yang Family No. 1 Courtyard in Shanghehe Village is located in Shanghehe Village, Guoyang Town, Yuanping City. It faces east and is situated westward, measuring 23.6 meters in length from east to west and 15.7 meters in width from north to south, covering an area of 371 square meters. The exact year of its construction is unknown, but the existing buildings feature architectural styles from the Qing Dynasty. The layout is that of a single-courtyard residence, with the main axis aligned along the entrance gate, screen wall, and main house, flanked by wing rooms and side rooms. The main house has brick steps, three bays in width, three rafters in depth, and a single-eave flush-gable roof. (Content excerpted from *Xinzhou Cultural Relics Collection*)

Shanghehe Village: Shanghehe Village is one of the 46 villages of Guoyang. It is located approximately 4.5 kilometers southeast of Guoyang Town, Yuanping City, Shanxi Province. The village has a total of 168 households and a population of 536, with 2,260 mu of arable land. The village enjoys a unique geographical location: it neighbors National Highway 108 to the west, offering convenient transportation; it borders the Yangwu River to the south and lies close to the Hutuo River to the north, thus forming the “embrace of the Hutuo and Yang” — which gave rise to the name Shanghehe (literally “Hutuo-Yang Embrace”). The village mainly focuses on agriculture, features fresh air and beautiful surroundings, and is free from industrial pollution, offering great potential for the development of green agriculture.

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