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Ancient allure makes village a modern magnet

By  ZHENG CAIXIONG    |    China Daily    |     Updated: 2019-01-08 08:14

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Jiangmen's Kaiping hosts ancient diaolou, or multistory watchtowers. [PHOTO BY ZHENG CAIXIONG/CHINA DAILY]

The chastity arch in the village's center honors a widow surnamed Wu, who remained faithful to her husband who died when she was young. The 4-meter-high, 3-meter-wide arch was built in 1736.

The 2,440-square-meter ancestral hall built in 1707 is Liangxi's largest temple.

It was the main public building. Clan elders handled local affairs and mediated disputes in the building.

The village walls and diaolou-structures built on pillars-hail to the early period of the 20th century.

Liangxi also hosts a workshop that demonstrates how citrus tea is produced during the harvest season.

Pu'er tea from Yunnan province is placed into hollowed-out fruit and sun-dried.

It's the only industry in Liangxi-that is, aside from its growing tourism, which, indeed, bodes well for locals' livelihoods.

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