View of Long's Courtyard in China's Hunan

An aerial drone photo taken on May 8, 2026 shows the Long's Courtyard in Jiantou Town, Xintian County, Yongzhou, central China's Hunan Province. 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)