Wan Gu Sightseeing Walled Building

Wan Gu Sightseeing Walled Building

The Wan Gu Sightseeing Walled Building is a cultural relic protection unit of Guangdong Province.

The "Wan Gu Sightseeing" Walled Building in Shixing is located in the southwest corner of Group 2, Dutang, Qibei Village, Denggang Town, about 8 kilometers southeast of Shixing County. It was built in the 10th year of the Republic of China (1921) by descendants of the Lin family. Situated in the northeast of the Zhenjiang-Moji Basin, on the north bank of the Luoba River, southwest of the Lin ancestral hall, and east of the county-Duheng highway, it stands in the midst of lush green fields. It faces southwest from the northeast direction. The structure is rectangular, has four floors, is 12 meters high, 18.4 meters wide, and 16.6 meters deep, covering an area of 305.44 square meters. It features a missing roof with a hip-and-gable style, forming a “回” (hui) shape, with a concave curved eave and short ridges. The walls are built with pebbles up to the top, polished and shiny, and are 1 meter thick. The corners are made of blue bricks, with dense layered eaves featuring fine toothed patterns. Huge granite slab stones form the outer arch and inner square door, with a plaque inscribed with “Wan Gu Sightseeing” in granite embedded above the lintel. Red sandstone is used for square, vertical, and cross-shaped windows. Inside, the courtyard is paved with blue bricks, with a 0.4-meter-high red sandstone-lined well in the center. Blue brick archways, wooden railings around the well, a circular corridor, and wooden stairs for access are all present. The overall structure is largely intact but currently abandoned.

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Further Reading:

· Ninth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units of Guangdong Province