Lánxī

Lanxi is a town of central Zhejiang where river routes meet, making it a long-standing centre of trade and travel. To its west lies Zhuge village, a settlement of the Zhuge lineage with a distinctive arrangement of lanes and ponds. From the Ming period, villagers supplemented their livelihoods by trading medicinal herbs. The prosperity of the lineage supported the construction of ancestral halls and houses during the Ming and Qing. Family tradition traced its descent to the statesman Zhuge Liang, whose memory was honoured in the village.