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 Qiao Family Grand Courtyard
It is greatly admired as a very special artistic treasure; it is also one of the ten best tourist spots in Shanxi Province. |  Qu Family Grand Courtyard
The mansion was appraised as a "syn-thesis of the styles of the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties and collects the soul from all over the country." |  Cao Family Grand Courtyard
During the heyday, the Cao family built up one batch of huge and splendid buildings after another in Beiguang Village. |  Wang Family Grand Courtyard
Acclaimed as the "First Folk Residence in Cathay", the Grand Courtyard of the Wangs is the largest-existing folk residence cluster in China. | |
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 Legacy of Shanxi Tycoons
Leaving their homes to seek opportunities outside their home province, or as locals called it "going to Xikou," was the first step for these Shanxi fortune seekers. Xikou is the pass that leads to Inner Mongolia and north-western China. Shanxi adventurers trod this hazardous path for hundreds of years. Many lost their lives, but those who survived found fortune... | |
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