The Shupu Public Study Hall

The Shupu Public Study Hall

The Shupu Public Study Hall is located in the Langxi community of Langtou Village. Built in the fourth year of the Tongzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1865), it faces south and features a three-bay, two-courtyard layout. The building has a total width of 12.1 meters and covers an area of 168 square meters. It has a flush gable roof, gray plastered antique-style ridge decorations, and walls made of blue bricks.

Langtou Village: The Langtou Village Committee is situated in the western part of Tanbu Town, covering an area of approximately 6.25 square kilometers. It administers three villager groups (Zhonglang, Donglang, and Xilang) with a total population of over 2,330. The village was established in the late Southern Song Dynasty, and its name derives from its location on a small hill near low-lying paddies—“Lang” meaning lowland field and “Tou” meaning head or end. In 2006, it was recognized by the Huadu District People's Government as one of the Best Historic Ancient Villages and is also among the first batch of provincial-level ancient villages. The Langtou Village Committee is 15 kilometers from Xinhua Town and 2 kilometers from Tanbu Town, connected to the town area via roads under the Pearl River Leather Belt Corridor. Agriculture in the area includes the cultivation of rice, vegetables, flowers, and fish farming in ponds... More details about Langtou Village ++