Traditional villages: Home of Chinese culture

Updated: 2015-03-09 13:55

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Traditional villages: Home of Chinese culture

Shuiyu village is located in the deep mountains in the Nanjiao township in Fangshan district of Beijing, with more than 100 well-protected residential houses built in Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. It was listed in the first batch of villages collected in China's traditional villages catalog in 2012. [Photo by Lao Cai/Asianewsphoto]