 Dingcun
Folk Museum in Xiangfen County
The museum, situated in Dingcun, contains the paleolithic ruins of
the "Dingcun Man" and "Dingcun Culture." The museum
is made up of 20 Ming and Qing style courtyards built between 1593 and
1851. There are exhibits of roughly 10,000 pieces of cultural relic,
and paintings
and models depicting the local folk.
Jinshang Cultural Museum in Qixian county
The museum lies in the large courtyard of the Qu Family. Qu, born in
Qixian County, was a famous merchant ofthe Qing Dynasty with wealth
totalling 500,000 kilograms of silver. The TV drama "Changjinyuan
Private Bank" was based on the Qu family.
The construction of the Qu courtyard began in 1763. It covers covers
a total area of 5,300 square meters with houses occupying 3,200 square
meters. Composed of five courtyards linked by passageways in an axis,
its size is rare in Chinese architecture. e. The residence includes
3 large courtyards, 19 small courtyards and 240 rooms.
 Qiaojiabao
Folk Museum in Qixina County
The Qiaojiabao Folk Museum, the largest folk museum in Shanxi Province,
lies in Qiaojiabao Village in Qixian. The museum was the former residence
of Qiao Zhiyong, a merchant during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic
of China. The museum has 1,110 exhibits and numerous historic relics,
conveying a strong sense of local folk customs, including the celebration
of birthdays, a baby's fast month, and marriage, as well as the practices
surrounding birth, aging, illness and death.
The courtyard, Qing-dynasty building dating from 1755, remains completely
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