Zhuge

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Traditional Chinese village architecture and feng shui planning have created a village laid out according to the bāguà (八卦, eight trigrams) of the I Ching. Narrow cobblestone lanes trail off the centre of the village in a radial and concentric pattern so that you can never get a clear sight of what is at the end, creating a labyrinth to confuse intruders and delight modern-day visitors.

Zhuge is the most tourist friendly of the area villages, but still a true town with local residents, who are largely descendants of Zhuge Liang, a prime minister during the Three Kingdoms period.

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  • Chongren Temple

    Chongren Temple

    5.89 MILES

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  • Dagong Hall

    Dagong Hall

    0.13 MILES

    This splendid memorial hall overlooking the tàijí diagram pond at the centre of the village is a huge, airy space with a pairing of huge black Chinese…

  • Zhong Pond

    Zhong Pond

    0.14 MILES

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1. Dajing Hall

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This old hall houses a traditional Chinese medicine museum with lots of jarred specimens. Unfortunately there's no English.

2. Yongmu Hall

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This fine Ming dynasty hall features an eye-catching central stone door frame plus an exhibition dedicated to local culture.

3. Shouchun Hall

0.04 MILES

One of Zhuge’s 18 halls, Shouchun Hall is a long sequence of chambers and courtyards alongside the rectangular Lower Pond (下搪, Xià Táng).

5. Tianyi Hall

0.12 MILES

Tianyi Hall is a pretty structure to begin with but what is more fascinating is the garden in the back, with hundreds of potted plants all used for…

6. Dagong Hall

0.13 MILES

This splendid memorial hall overlooking the tàijí diagram pond at the centre of the village is a huge, airy space with a pairing of huge black Chinese…

7. Zhong Pond

0.14 MILES

Eight (the number mirroring the eight trigrams of the bāguà) lanes radiate from this pond at the heart of the village. The feng shui symbol of the Zhuge,…

8. Xishan Ancestral Temple

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Dedicated to the ancestors of the Ye clan, this peach of an ancestral hall dates back to the Yuan dynasty.

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