Research base to focus on villages from ancient era

A new research facility has opened in one of China's oldest traditional villages, Nanshe in the city of Dongguan, Guandong province, to focus on renovating then preserving some of the country's most important heritage sites.

The new Guided Research Base of the Protection and Development Research Center for Chinese Ancient Villages opened suitably on May 19, the National Tourism Day. Chang Jiang, secretary-general of the reseach center, said, Nanshe is considered a model in old village preservation.

The new research facility will focus on funding the best ways of how places like Nanshe can successfully coexist with contemporary civilization, he said.