[2025 Jinzhong Attraction] Travel Guide for Cao's Compound (Updated Jun)

** 👀Hey guys, today I'm sharing Taigu Sanduotang - Cao's Grand Courtyard! 😜 It's one of the representative traditional residential buildings in northern China! 🏠 The layout is in the shape of the Chinese character "寿" (longevity), which is very unique! 🎈 There are more than 270 rooms inside, and the architectural style is orderly, symmetrical, and beautiful. 🤩 There's also a garden, which is amazing! 💐 It's full of the charm of traditional architectural culture, come and experience it!

The Cao Family Courtyard, located 5 kilometers southwest of Taigu County in Shanxi Province, is in Beiguang Village. The Cao Family Courtyard is a mansion of the Cao family, a wealthy merchant family from the Ming and Qing dynasties, also known as the 'Hall of Three Abundances,' named for the blessings of wealth, longevity, and many offspring. Architectural features: With a unique style, it is one of the representatives of ancient traditional residential architecture in northern China. Viewed from a distance, the Cao Family Courtyard is shaped like the Chinese character for 'longevity.' This 'longevity' character courtyard is the central hall of a branch of the Cao family. It consists of three four-story hall buildings, each topped with a pavilion. The courtyard is divided into southern and northern parts, with three interconnected courtyards arranged side by side from east to west. Main attractions: Hall of Three Abundances, the history of the Cao family's business, Ming and Qing furniture exhibition, Treasure Gallery, porcelain exhibition, Hundred Longevity Screen, anti-smoking stele, anti-gambling stele.

The courtyard of the Caojia, the richest man in Taigu County, was built because of the numerous cultural relics in the courtyard.