Wang Family Compound

36°53′46″N 111°52′04″E / 36.89611°N 111.86778°E / 36.89611; 111.86778

Wang Family Compound
Slate gray roof tiles of the courtyards
Simplified Chinese王家大院
Transcriptions

The Wang Family Compound (also variously called the Wang Family Grand Courtyard, Wang Family Mansion, or Wang Family Manor) is the largest of the Shanxi Courtyard Houses. Located in Lingshi County, Shanxi, the fortress compound is a tight arrangement of courtyard residences. It is one of 123 residences listed as part of the "Ancient Residences in Shanxi and Shaanxi Provinces" entry in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2008 in the cultural category.[1]

  1. ^ "Ancient Residences in Shanxi and Shaanxi Provinces". UNESCO.