CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-SANFANGQIXIANG-ANCIENT BUILDINGS(CN)
(230615) -- FUZHOU, June 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A tourist walks past the former residence of Yan Fu, a renowned Chinese thinker, educator and translator, in Sanfangqixiang (the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys) in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, June 9, 2023. Sanfangqixiang, or the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, is a 40-hectare complex famous for its traditional urban fabric of lanes and alleys. The green slate walkways are lined by ancestral houses, featuring white walls and black tiles.
Initially built in the Jin Dynasty (265-420), the neighborhood developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) and the Five Dynasties (907-960), and thrived in the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911). Sanfangqixiang, dubbed a museum of Ming and Qing dynasties' architecture, now boasts over 200 ancient buildings. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
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