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Nanbian Old Houses 南边民居Nánbiān Mínjū
National heritage site · Yichang, Hubei
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Yichang
- Region
- Hubei
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Nanbian Old Houses
Two Qing-dynasty courtyard compounds, Laohao and Baohe, about 200 m apart on a mountainside in a small valley village in Huanghua town, listed as a national heritage site in 2019. The family house was first built in 1801 and the surviving buildings date from the Xianfeng reign (1851–61), with finely carved stone, wood and brick showing flowers, animals and folk tales. In 1941 a Nationalist army division set up its headquarters in the village after the fall of Yichang.
How to get to Nanbian Old Houses
In Zhangjiakou village (formerly Nanbian), Huanghua town, about 30 km north of central Yichang and about 5 km north-west of the Three Gorges Waterfall; in late 2024 local officials said fire and security upgrades were under way before formal public display, and no later opening was found, so check whether it is open before going.
Nearby
- Three Gorges Dam 三峡大坝 30 km
The Yangtze's mega-dam, seen from hilltop lookouts and a ship lift that raises whole boats
Also within 20 km: Three Gorges Ancient Stockades 三峡古兵寨 (under 10 km), Three Gorges Waterfall 三峡大瀑布 (under 10 km), Nanjinguan Grand Canyon 南津关大峡谷 (under 10 km).
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