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Former Residence of Yan Xishan, Hebian 阎家大院Yán Jiā Dàyuàn
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Xinzhou, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Xinzhou
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Former Residence of Yan Xishan, Hebian
A large courtyard compound built from 1913 to 1937 in his home town of Hebian by Yan Xishan, who controlled Shanxi's government and army from 1911 until 1949. The museum's own website counts 27 courtyards and nearly 1,000 rooms, over 700 of them still standing, including the multi-storey Deyi Lou. It has been open as the Hebian Folk Museum since 1989, and the compound was listed as a provincial monument in 1986 and as a national one in 2013.
How to get to Former Residence of Yan Xishan, Hebian
In Hebian town, about 17 km north-east of Dingxiang.
Nearby
- Foguang Temple 佛光寺 40 km
A Tang timber hall of 857 on a quiet hillside, still filled with its Tang clay statues
Also within 20 km: Hongfu Temple, Beishe 洪福寺 (under 10 km), Former Residence of Xu Xiangqian 徐向前故居 (under 10 km), Nanchan Temple 南禅寺 (10 km), Guanwang Temple, Dingxiang 定襄关王庙 (20 km), Yanqing Temple 延庆寺 (20 km), Hongfu Temple, Liuhui 留晖洪福寺 (20 km).
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