Fengjian | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Coordinates: | 22.8128°N 113.1549°W |
Pushpin Map: | Guangdong |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guangdong |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Guangdong |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
Subdivision Name2: | Foshan |
Subdivision Type3: | County-level city |
Subdivision Name3: | Shunde |
Subdivision Type4: | Town |
Subdivision Name4: | Xingtan |
Fengjian Village is a village in Xingtan Town, Shunde, Foshan, Guangdong, China[1] [2] with a total area of .
The village has a long history and features historic sites throughout. It has three stone arch bridges: the Juji and Mingyuan Bridges built in the Song Dynasty (9601279), and the Jin'ao Bridge, given building permission by the Kangxi Emperor during the Qing Dynasty (16441911). Ancient temples, shrines and houses abound amongst a network of rivers and streams. Due to comparisons of the local scenery with the noted sights of Zhouzhuang in Jiangsu province, the village is also known as the "Zhouzhuang of Shunde" (顺德周庄).[3] [4]
There has been archaeological evidence of human activity in the Fengjian area dating back to the Western Han dynasty. Artifacts from this era and the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties have been found at the Biwu Western Han Dynasty Site. [5]