Zhongtiancun

The ancient dwellings in the village are neatly planned, magnificent, without corridors and eaves, and beautifully carved. They have both the architectural features of Jiangnan dwellings and a unique artistic style. Surrounded by green mountains, clear water, beautiful scenery and pleasant climate, it is an ancient and simple pastoral scenery. The ancient dwellings in Zhongtian Village were built in the second year of Yongle (1404) and have been around for more than 600 years. They are well-preserved and large-scale ancient buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties in Hengyang and Hunan Province. Although it has experienced hundreds of years of wind and rain erosion, there are still more than 100 old houses, more than 200 patios and 108 roadways. There are regular alleys, criss-crossed, like a closely arranged "chessboard". More than one hundred solid blue-brick and stone houses are like "chess pieces", and they have complete drainage facilities. one. Marble is produced near Nakata Village, so the front and back of the house, the streets and alleys are covered with marble. The deep lane is not only a dividing line, but also a traffic connection, and the houses are connected as a whole. In rainy days, shoes do not stick to mud, and in hot weather, bare feet are cool. In addition, the roadway is also a good fire protection zone, if a fire occurs, the fire will not spread. For hundreds of years, there have been no major fires in the houses of Zhongtian, except for the moonlight pond set up at the entrance of the village and the stream around the village, which is not unrelated to the well-designed Great Wall.