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Honglincuo is a well-preserved ancient dwelling compound in Xinhu Village of Fujian Province. The word cuo means dwelling place, house or small village in Fujian dialect.
FUZHOU, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- The family of Huang started to build the dwelling in 1795. Completed in 1823, the compound covers an area of about 17,832 square meters and has 35 halls, 666 rooms and 25 gardens. Designed and built as a whole structure, the spacious Honglincuo displays a high-level of engineering technology and architectural art through its parapets, upturned eaves, corbel arches and carving decorations.
Badly damaged by a typhoon in 2016, Honglincuo completed its restoration work by the end of 2019 after receiving a donation of over 50 million yuan (about 7.14 million US dollars). It is expected to be officially reopened to the public by the end of 2020.
Aerial photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Aerial photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows the gate of Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
A man visits Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province on July 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Guide Xia Feng (1st R) introduces the history of Honglincuo to tourists at Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province, July 18, 2020. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows the corridor at Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows the woodcarving at Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows the woodcarving at Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Guide Xia Feng (L) introduces woodcarving to a tourist at Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province, July 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows the woodcarving on a window at Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows the woodwork at Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows the view of Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Photo taken on July 17, 2020 shows a pair of wooden couplets at Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
A woman visits Honglincuo in Xinhu Village, Bandong Township of Minqing County in southeast China's Fujian Province, July 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
Supervisors: Liu Jie, Gu Qianjiang
Producers: Meng Zhaoli, Wang Jianhua, Jiang Kehong
Directors: Wei Peiquan, An Xiya
Photographer: Wei Peiquan
Editors: Zhang Shanchen, Jin Linpeng, An Xiya, Jin Haoyuan, Zhao Yusi, Wang Qingqin, Li Xiao, Niu Xiaolei
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