Old village with 400-year-plus history well protected
2008-12-01 10:52:22 GMT2008-12-01 18:52:22 (Beijing Time)
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Students walk past an artifical lake dug in ancient China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) at Dalu Village, Lingshan County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2008. (Xinhua Photo)
Local children walk past the 400-year litchi tree at Dalu Village, Lingshan County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nov. 14, 2008. Dalu Village is formed with nine ancient architecture groups dating back to the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties. The architecture groups occupying 450,000 square meters are well preserved and protected. (Xinhua Photo)
Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2008 shows an ancient sedan at Dalu Village in Lingshan County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua Photo)
Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2008 shows the rooftops of the ancient Dalu Village in Lingshan County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua Photo)
Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2008 shows a view of an ancient building at Dalu Village in Lingshan County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua Photo)
Photos taken on Nov. 14, 2008, show the ancient Dalu Village built during China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in Lingshan County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
