Zhyjiayu - A Longevity Village
Zhujiayu
– A Longevity Village
Zhujiayu
also known as Zhu Home Valley is a famous village located in the province of
Shandong in the land of China. It is renowned for the well protection of the
historical buildings which date from Qing as well as Ming dynasties. The
village is situated nearly forty five kilometers to eastern side of the
Shandong province capital city, Jinan. Zhujiayu village is under the
administration of Zhujiayu, which is a county-level city. The village is also
known as the longevity village where in several residents are known to reside
well into their nineties, and sometimes over hundred years of healthy age.
Rustic
holiday destination
At
present, the village is having only nearly twenty percent of people who lived
years back. The native people are very friendly as well as accommodating. Most
of them are having huge fields of fresh peanuts, soya beans, and other crops.
The Zhujiayu village is fully surrounded by mountains. It is a perfect and
rustic holiday destination which has attractive buildings dating back centuries
ago. Ju Chuanjiang as well as Wang Qian has visited the Zhujiayu village. They
were attracted much by its unpolished gem. In fact, the village is nearly six
hundred years old. It is a perfect spot for certain amount of tranquility.
Zhujiayu also brings people more in touch with the nature.
Zhujiayu
lies in a valley neighbored by green mountains and is positioned as one among
the twenty four well known historical as well as cultural villages of China in
the year 2005 by State Administration of Cultural Heritage and Ministry of
Housing and Urban-Rural Development. Zhujiayu village is just at a distance of
one hour drive from Jinan, which is the Shandong capital city. Even in prime
time of population, it counted only two thousand. This rural village is an
isolated one but very famous. The historical buildings in this village were
built during the period from 1368 to 1911.
The
old and new village
The
whole of Zhujiayu is in fact divided into two - old and new village. It is
encircled well by a big old wall constructed using vast rocks. The entrance to
the ancient village is through a beautiful arched doorway. Here, there are
several traditional buildings which offer greetings to people to view the
attractive and pleasant scenery of mountains in the background of village. When
one walks through main road, one will attain a feeling as if he or she is back
in olden times. Due to the regional geology, the constructions in the ancient
village are typically constructed using the stones and the rocks from mountains
nearby.
In
the Zhujiayu village, there are nearly three hundred residential houses, pavilions,
temples, bridges, courtyards and more from period of Ming and Qing dynasties.
It is well surrounded by endless forests as well as fields that are coated with
beautiful blooming flowers. It can be seen that most of the buildings are just
two storied or one storied. Even though few houses appear very shabby with
faded paint, visitors can then too feel the former glory of village due to the exquisite
carvings over roofs and windows. From neighboring mountains, rivers and creeks do
flow winding the entire village. Over ninety quaint stone bridges are built in
the last few centuries. Each bridge possesses different style and design.
Travel
tips
Zhujiayu
in Shandong Province can be visited anytime. Flight and train services are
available to Shandong province.
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