Dingcun

Dingcun (Chinese: 丁村村) is an old village located in Xincheng (新城镇), Xiangfen County, approximately 28 kilometers south of Linfen, in southern Shanxi Province, China.

[3] The earliest courtyards were built in the 21st year in the reign of the Wanli Emperor (1593) of the Ming dynasty and the latest ones were of early republican period.

These are one of the representative pieces of folk architecture of the Ming and Qing dynasties in North China.

[4] This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on February 12, 1996 in the Cultural category.

[5] Historical Residential Courtyards in Dingcun - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Accessed 2009-02-23.