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Liangjiazhai Village in the Mountains

Liangjiazhai Village is the home of one of the teachers and I traveled there two hours in a small overcrowded bus and stayed there three days in a hotel in the next village

Panorama of the area surrounding the village
Panorama of the area surrounding the village
Home in Liangjiazhai Village
Home in Liangjiazhai Village
Each home is surrounded by a high wall which is built by the Owner
Each home is surrounded by a high wall which is built by the Owner
The mountains surround the village and they continue through to Hebei Province
The mountains surround the village and they continue through to Hebei Province
This house at the end of the street and village has another block planted as a garden
This house at the end of the street and village has another block planted as a garden
The walls are built from local stone collected from the mountain and brought down in hand carts
The walls are built from local stone collected from the mountain and brought down in hand carts
Wood and stone are neatly stacked outside the homes and everything is clean and well maintained
Wood and stone are neatly stacked outside the homes and everything is clean and well maintained
Stone grinder used for crushing corn is pulled by a person and is very heavy
Stone grinder used for crushing corn is pulled by a person and is very heavy
Old stone house now empty shows the amount of work done by the owners in collecting brick and wood and how they are utilised
Old stone house now empty shows the amount of work done by the owners in collecting brick and wood and how they are utilised
Homes are securely hidden behind walls but when the door is open you can see right in to the courtyard inside. They are very private and individual homes of stone
Homes are securely hidden behind walls but when the door is open you can see right in to the courtyard inside. They are very private and individual homes of stone
The inside of one property at Liangjiazhai and the parked handcart that is used for farming
The inside of one property at Liangjiazhai and the parked handcart that is used for farming

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