Liancheng Peitian Ancient Village
Peitian is located on the foot of Guanzhai Mountain of Longyan's Liancheng, West of Fujian Province. Peitian Village is surrounded by mountains and parted by a river, which made beautiful natural sceneries.Since the Ming and the Qing Dynasties, the village has served as a key interchange station connecting official roads to Changting and Liancheng. The history of the village could be dated back to the Southern Song Dynasty, some 800 years ago.
Local architecture features rich ornaments. Peitian families like growing orchid. Moreover, Peitian Village is famous for its academies of classical learning, with Southern Mountain Academy as its main school. The village not only owns traditional Confucian schools, but also had schools of agriculture and crop cultivation. There are boy and girl schools and schools of martial arts, learning martial arts has been a local tradition. .The village is also well-known for its Shifan Music. The children in Peitian love Shifan Music particularly when it is played with puppet shows. With rich cultures, beautiful views and so much fun, Peitian Village is a must see spot in Fujian Province. .
Peitian has 300 families 1400 residents who share same surname with 800 years tradition
The Arch to the main shopping street
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