The Wang Family Compound is a rare example of Chinese civilization (hand) down through the ages. Like many of the Shanxi Grand Compounds, it (locate) in Lingshi County, 35 kilometers from the Pingyao Ancient City.
The Wang Family Compound is in fact a collection of compounds were all constructed within the limits of a tall outer wall. During the Ming and Qing (dynasty), it was built on a truly magnificent scale on a series of hills, I (stretch) out over an area of 250,000 square meters. The whole residence (consist) of five castles, five lanes, and five ancestral temples now.
In keeping with the residence's legendary size, the five castles were designed to(symbolic) represent the five lucky animals according to traditional Chinese culture: the Dragon, the Phoenix, the Tortoise, the Qilin, and the Tiger. short, you could say the Wang family were living in the belly of the beast!
The Wang Family Compound is not only incredible. example of residential architecture, but it is also home to a museum of architectural art. (amaze) sculptures of stone, wood and brick can be found throughout the inside of its many courtyards.
