Chang Family Compound, Shanxi, China

4.5 (36 reviews) Spent Ranking #1 in Jinzhong Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings

Ought to be better known!

The Chang Family Compound, between Taiyuan and Pingyao, is a wonderful place, built by a family who made their fortune by trading tea. It is not an exaggeration to call it magnificent; it is absolutely huge with many different buildings and interesting insights into China's history, and a lovely garden. So few westerners come here that we were a curiosity and all the locals wanted their photos taken with us.
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Chezhe Village, Dongyang Town, Yuci District, Jinzhong 030609 China

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+86 354 275 6789

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  • 5Rally276 5:00 PM Sep 13, 2014
    Gardens are very beautiful and a great break from the busy cities
    The Chang Family Compound is located in Dongyang Town, Shanxi Province, about an hour from Taiyuan City. This community was built during the Qing Dynasty (mid-1600s) and like most things that I've encountered in China, it was much grander than I could have imagined. It feels like a place for scholars and poets. There are stone carvings and sculptures, with inscriptions of verses or patterns of flowers or clouds. Clearly, the Chang family had a great love for art, and the many stone sculptures showed their love of lions, deer, and much more. A beautiful place to visit - i think this might be my favorite of all of the cultural attractions that I visited in Taiyuan and Beijing. I could have spent the entire day in this beautiful garden which seemed to go on forever. I will remember this spot for a long time!
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  • 5RhoMoMoney 5:00 PM Mar 16, 2015
    Hidden Gem in China
    You really get a sense of the power of tea by visiting the Chang Family Compound. The size of this place rivals that of the Forbidden City (not hyperbole, it actually did). The fact that so much of it survived the Cultural Revolution is also amazing. Worth combining with a stay in Pingyao. My only critique is that we did not schedule enough time to fully explore.

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