Zhoujia Courtyard in Yongzhou City was built in Guangxu 16 of Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of 7,800 square meters and has a building area of 3,680 square meters. 48 wooden pillars, 5 1 room for large and small houses. The building and carving techniques are very good, belonging to the Han folk ancient buildings.
Jianyantou Zhoujia Courtyard is located in Jianyantou Village, Hexianguan Town, Lingling District. It has a good prospect for the development of cultural relics. It is an ancient residential community and was listed as the eighth batch of cultural relics protection units in Hunan Province in 2006. It is a scenic tourist treasure.
Zhoujia Courtyard in Yongzhou City has dense vegetation, with vases, mirrors, clocks and figures on the roof and poems under the eaves. Dragon, phoenix, bat, peach blossom, chrysanthemum, lotus flower and sunflower are engraved on the beam, which is of great artistic value. Zhou Jia quadrangles are exquisitely designed, beautifully constructed and exquisitely crafted. It can be said that it is the pearl of residential buildings in the Qing Dynasty.
Zhou Jia Siheyuan was built in the reign of Emperor Taizong of Ming Dynasty and Guangxu. The descendants of Zhou Dunyi, a philosopher in the Song Dynasty, moved here in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and flourished. After 26 generations and nearly 600 years, later generations continued to repair and build, and nearly 600 years of construction formed six huge architectural courtyards.