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Looking increasingly decadent group of ancient houses, village director downstairs sad to say, due to the high price of pork, pig has become an important source of income for the villagers of the village were farming more than ten thousand pigs, some villagers simply built sty among the rooms in the old house.
In addition, because the age-old, year-round sun and rain, part of the old one, the phenomenon of the wooden structure of insects, including some blocks of the old one has collapsed. Also in the old house around, going up blocks of red brick tile, modern architecture to the old one, a huge impact. Hundreds of ancient houses facing the precarious plight of the villagers protection awareness is not enough free expansion of reconstruction, some exquisite wood carvings, screens have been stolen to sell, creating the ancient house of mourning.

"Looking very sad." Dr. Liu Ying Liu is a ninth generation descendant downstairs village, is the guardian of one of the ancient houses, he said, the ancient houses are now suffering from varying degrees of damage, the original thirty buildings house, and now well-preserved houses, leaving only 20 or so.
Dr. Ying Liu said, is easily repaired million, the village and local governments to take no money.

"Serious damage, but our strength is very limited." Dr. Ying Liu said the government there is no clear protection agency, is currently in the protection of ancient houses, are non-governmental voluntary organization, the face of a deteriorating condition of the ancient houses, the lack of manpower and funds are Liu Ying was powerless to move. In addition, because most of the old house belong to private property, encountered in the management of the inevitable contradictions.For more information, please shift to Holidays in China