Shèngxiàn

Sheng County lies in the valley of the Shan River in eastern Zhejiang. In its western countryside, Chongren grew as a settlement of interconnected family compounds, with halls, temples, shops and bridges among its lanes. Its large Yushan ancestral hall was built in 1791, during the Qing. The separate courtyard houses and their connecting passages express a way of life in which households remained distinct while belonging to a wider lineage.