Zhuge

Zhejiang


Traditional Chinese village architecture and feng shui planning have created a village laid out according to the bāguà (八卦, eight trigrams) of the I Ching. Narrow cobblestone lanes trail off the centre of the village in a radial and concentric pattern so that you can never get a clear sight of what is at the end, creating a labyrinth to confuse intruders and delight modern-day visitors.

Zhuge is the most tourist friendly of the area villages, but still a true town with local residents, who are largely descendants of Zhuge Liang, a prime minister during the Three Kingdoms period.


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2. Yongmu Hall

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3. Shouchun Hall

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One of Zhuge’s 18 halls, Shouchun Hall is a long sequence of chambers and courtyards alongside the rectangular Lower Pond (下搪, Xià Táng).

5. Tianyi Hall

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6. Dagong Hall

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7. Zhong Pond

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Eight (the number mirroring the eight trigrams of the bāguà) lanes radiate from this pond at the heart of the village. The feng shui symbol of the Zhuge,…

8. Xishan Ancestral Temple

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Dedicated to the ancestors of the Ye clan, this peach of an ancestral hall dates back to the Yuan dynasty.