Qiao Family Compound, Qixian 山西祁县乔家大院

Location: China, Shanxi, Qi County, Jinzhong Google Maps Amap
Part of: National 5A Tourist Attraction
Nearby: Ancient City of Pingyao 31km, Taiyuan 57km, Mount North Wudang 142km, Mount Tiangui 149km, Mount Cangyan 158km, White Cloud Cave, Mount Kong 163km

The Qiao Family Compound, in Qiaojiabao Village, Qixian, belonged to the family of the Shanxi merchant Qiao Zhiyong and was begun under the Qianlong Emperor of the Qing. Its courtyards open one into another, with fine brick and wood carving; it is a typical northern Qing residence and a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Qiao Family Compound, Qixian

Photo: Shizhao (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)