Folk House Travel Guide

The former residence of Gao Yue Song is located at No. 144 of Bei Yuan Men Xian, which covers an area of 2517©O. There are 86 rooms of which 56 rooms are open to the public. It is mainly a brick and wood structure. As a "key project of Sino-Norway Historical Districts Protection" it was thoroughly repaired, and won the "Prize for Cultural Heritage Protection in Asian Pacific Area of UNESO" in 2002.

The main contents involve: architecture of Ming and Qing Dynasties, old furniture, "couplet culture" of traditional folk residence, brick carving, tea house, paper-cuttings, shadow show, performance of Zheng, calligraphy and paintings by famous people, elaborate works of traditional Chinese paintings, old photos, pottery and porcelain, typical Shaanxi style souvenirs and so on.