Over 300-year old Li’s ancestral hall of Xingtang village

Gorgeous carvings in rooftop of the main hall of Li’s ancestral hall

Some carvings of lyre-playing, chess, calligraphy and painting

Gold dragon carvings in top of the patio

The typical Hunan style dwelling-Li’s Compound which is located in Xingtang village, Chengshui town, Zixing city was built during the reign of Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. Now it is over 300-year old. All the visitors are amazed to see the gorgeous wood carvings preserved in Li’s ancestral hall. Though hundreds of years past, the carvings which are with different meanings and paints remain as before. A large number of experts and visitors are attracted here to enjoy the elegant ancient buildings every year.

But some of the ancient dwellings were damaged after so long time. How to well protect those ancient buildings becomes an unavoidable problem faced by people.