Dashuijing Architecture Group is also Dashuijing Ancient Building Complex which is located in Lichuan of Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hubei Province. You can take a train to Lichuan Railway Station first and then charter a car to the scenic area  for a round-trip.

Dashuijing Ancient Architecture Group houses the largest well-preserved old buildings of high artistic value in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in Enshi, Hubei Province. It is the former residence of the Li Family, a wealthy clan during the Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911). The complex is mainly divided into three districts: Manor, Ancestral Temple, and Messuage of Li Gaiwu, featuring both western architectural style and local Tujia Nationality features.

In 1736, Li Tinglong, an ancestor of the Li Family, settled down in Dashuijing to begin life as a vendor. Later, he was employed as an accountant by a merchant surnamed Huang. This experience served as his springboard to becoming the wealthiest person and overlord of this region. With great talent for doing business, Li gradually took control of Huang's industry and in the end occupied his residence.

Li rebuilt and extended the residence to the present scale. The old wooden buildings in the southwest of Dashuijing Ancient Buildings are the former residences of the Huang Family, looking very traditional and quaint. But the rest was built later using both bricks and wood while incorporating western architectural features.

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Travel Tips
Add:  Shuijing Village,Baiyangba Town, in western downtown Lichuan City, Enshi Tujia & Miao Autonomous Prefecture,Hubei Province
Entrance Fee: CNY 65
Opening Hours: 08:30-17:30
http://www.dashuijing.net/
Tel: 0718-6347888

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