View of Long's Courtyard in China's Hunan

A tourist visits 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)