View of Long's Courtyard in China's Hunan

A villager shows a mini window serving the dual purpose of peephole and oil lamp holder at the Long's Courtyard in Jiantou Town, Xintian County, Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province, May 8, 2026. The Long's Courtyard in Hunan was a historic residential complex first built in the Song Dynasty (1127-1279) with buildings predominantly of brick-and-wood construction. Today, 48 residences still exist in the complex, connected by criss-crossing stone-paved alleyways. These residences comprise over 100 rooms, along with 17 inscribed plaques and 128 pairs of ancient couplets. In 2013, the Long's Courtyard was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit. (Xinhua/Zhao Zhongzhi)