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House of the Huangcheng Chancellor
The Tower of Rivers and Mountains, overlooking the House of the Huangcheng Chancellor
- ... that Shanxi's House of the Huangcheng Chancellor (pictured) is so large it includes two "cities" within its defensive walls?
- ALT1:... that House of the Huangcheng Chancellor (pictured) is a AAAAA-rated tourist attraction in rural Shanxi, China?
- ALT2:... that Shanxi's House of the Huangcheng Chancellor (pictured) was expanded by members of the Chen family for hundreds of years during China's Ming and Qing dynasties?
- ALT3:... that Shanxi's House of the Huangcheng Chancellor (pictured) houses the Chinese Dictionary Museum?
- ALT4:... that the Kangxi Emperor wrote so much for the Chen family that they built a Tower of Imperial Handwriting to house it all?
- ALT5:... that the Tower of Rivers and Mountains (pictured) proved its worth soon after construction by protecting the Chen family from roving bandits?
- ALT6:... that the House of the Huangcheng Chancellor (pictured) is so heavily fortified because of the unrest surrounding the fall of the Ming dynasty?
- ALT7:... that local legend holds that Chen Tingjing made the House of the Huangcheng Chancellor (pictured) so beautiful as a gift to his elderly mother?
- ALT8:... that the West Garden of the House of the Huangcheng Chancellor (pictured) includes a rockery intended to imitate Mount Tai?
- ALT9:... that the House of the Huangcheng Chancellor (pictured) has daily ceremonies imitating the welcome once given to the Kangxi Emperor during his stay?
- Reviewed:
Will doSt Stephen's, Ealing - Comment: Note to reviewers: Don't worry. You only need to check the cites of the hook(s) most interesting to you.
- Reviewed:
Created by LlywelynII (talk). Self-nominated at 12:39, 23 November 2017 (UTC).