Shanxi Jincheng · Guoyu Ancient City {2}

Guoyu Ancient City (located in Guoyu Village, North Liu Town, Jincheng City) covers an area of 180,000 square meters, featuring city walls and towers, official residences, private houses, temples and ancestral halls, shops and workshops, gardens and parks, gate towers and screen walls, wells, and ruins. It is not only a group of ancient buildings with local characteristics in the Qin River basin but also a cluster of honeycomb-like ancient castles. It is acclaimed by experts in ancient architecture as a gathering place for Chinese ancient buildings. The existing traditional courtyards maintain their original state in terms of architectural layout, form, material, and craftsmanship. The overall design and construction are the work of local craftsmen, representing an authentic embodiment of the local architectural cultural tradition. It must be emphasized repeatedly: When visiting Shanxi for ancient architecture tourism, be sure to drive yourself. Otherwise, the exquisite places are all in small mountain villages, where transportation largely depends on walking. Even in places where there are occasional vehicles, the directions can be quite confusing. For example, if you want to visit a certain scenic spot in Jincheng City, you might be only 10 kilometers away from it, but you would have to go back to Jincheng City first and then transfer to another vehicle to get there. Transportation is the biggest challenge. In Guoyu Ancient City, I stayed at the old residence of Chen𨑳Jing, as shown in the photos following the copy. The courtyard is divided into a 'field' character layout: the four courtyards of Qin (musical instrument), Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting are exquisitely constructed, a layout that is not commonly seen. Transportation: Take bus 201 from Jincheng East Bus Station to Huangcheng Xiangfu for 1 yuan. The journey takes about 50 minutes.