简介:Therearesome3,800rectangularcourtyards,387wellpreserved,spreadoutinthissmalltown.TheseidiosyncraticdomesticbuildingshavemoreorlessretainedtheslyleoftheMingandQingdynasties:theouterwallsareusuallymadeofgreybricksboundwithwhitelimemortarreachinguptoaheightofsevenoreightyardswithnowindowsbutcrenellatedtops,whichgivesitanimposinglook,iustlikeacitadel.