Wang's Grand Courtyard is situated in Lingshi County at the south edge of Jinzhong basin of Shanxi Province. The family started in Jingsheng Town, which is only 12km east of Lingshi County, that takes Mianshan Mountain as screen in the east, looks over Fenhe River in the west.

Wang's Grand Courtyard is an example in handing down the five thousand years' old Chinese civilization and a masterpiece of Chinese civil residence architecture of Qing Dynasty; with a total area of up to 150,000 sq.m, ranks in the provincial-level cultural relic protection. The three huge architectural complexes of Gaojiaya, Red-Gate Fort and Ancestral Temple now opened up as "Chinese Civil Residence Art House". It was set up in the periods of Qing Dynasty, with an sum area of 45,000 sq.m and covering 123 large and small compounds with 1,118 rooms.

The two architectural complexes of Gaojiaya and Red-gate Fort are confronting each other in the east-west direction. It also connected to each other through a well-protected bridge on the hill. The two compounds have the general characteristics of relying on mountains and complying with the terrain in layer upon layer.

The great momentum and complete functions basically inherit the courtyard style of house. In addition, the carvings on brick, wood and stone have great originality with their elegant decoration unified practicability and impressive appearance. It ranks in an extremely high cultural grade of Chinese residential designs.