Zhanguying Village | |
Native Name: | 张谷英村 |
Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | China Hunan |
Pushpin Label: | Zhanguying Village |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Hunan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | People's Republic of China |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Hunan |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Yueyang County |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Zhangguying |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Coordinates: | 29.0103°N 113.4905°W [1] |
Timezone: | China Standard |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Zhangguying Village [2] is an ancient village. Located in Zhangguying Town, Yueyang County, Hunan Province, the village is named after the forefather Zhang Guying. it is famous for its ancient building complex in the Ming and Qing dynasties. As vernacular residence in scale in the South Central China, the ancient building complex is the best preserved in China; Constructed broadly in scale and decorated splendidly, it covers more than 50000m2 with 1,732 rooms,[3] the complex has been placed on the list of Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level on June 25, 2001.[4] The village was also included on the first batch list of National Famous Historical and Cultural Villages on October 8, 2003;[5] and became one of AAAA-rated tourist attractions on December 18, 2014.[6] [7]