Liu Family Courtyard

　　      Liu Family Courtyard, located in Liangshui Village, about 1.5 kilometers southwest of Zhuye Village in Xie Township, Liuzhou City, was built in the 18th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1892) by Liu Huaqiong, an official titled Fengzheng Dafu. It is a brick-and-wood structure building. With a gable roof covered in gray clay tiles, the house faces southeast and is situated northwest, covering an area of over 1,400 square meters. It is a residence of the Hakka people. The front of the house has three gates, with one side gate on each side of the main gate, and each side gate connects to two east-west side rooms. There are 32 rooms, 9 halls, and 6 courtyards, with winding corridors. Along the central axis from southeast to northwest are the upper, middle, and lower halls, with wing rooms on either side. At the two rear corners of the house are three-story watchtowers constructed of brick and tile. The walls are made of a mixture of lime, river sand, and sugar oil, 30–32 centimeters thick, making them very solid, and the floors are paved with blue bricks. The upper, middle, and lower halls, as well as the main gate, originally had wooden plaques with inscriptions. On the outside of the gate and in the middle sections of the middle and lower halls, there are 16 round wooden pillars, each about 35 centimeters in diameter, providing support. The screen boards between the pillars in the middle and lower halls are decorated with carved lattice windows, featuring exquisite designs. The front eaves of the middle hall are arched, and the eaves of the courtyard are also adorned with finely carved patterns. It is one of the better-preserved ancient residential buildings in Liuzhou City. It was designated as a municipal cultural relic protection unit of Liuzhou in 1996.