A handicraft in a renovated ancient building in the Bengbu Ancient Residence Exhibition Park, based in Bengbu city of East China's Anhui province on May 28, 2019. (By Zhu Lixin/chinadaily.com.cn)
Ancient buildings are brought back to life at a park in Bengbu in East China's Anhui province.
More than 100 skilled craftsmen are busy repairing ancient buildings at the Bengbu Ancient Residence Exhibition Park. Hundreds of buildings, mostly traditional residences, have been collected from across China and relocated to the park. Around 450 have been repaired and rebuilt on their new sites on an island at the park's Longzi Lake.
The park is still under construction and is expected to cover more than 330 hectares upon completion — one of the country's largest spots for ancient residences.
A craftsman repairs a wooden component from an ancient residence in the warehouse of Bengbu Ancient Residence Exhibition Park based in Bengbu, East China's Anhui province, on May 28, 2019. (By Zhu Lixin/chinadaily.com.cn)
A part of an ancient building in the Bengbu Ancient Residence Exhibition Park, based in Bengbu city of East China's Anhui province on May 28, 2019. (By Zhu Lixin/chinadaily.com.cn)
Craftsmen repair wooden components of ancient residences at a warehouse in Bengbu Ancient Residence Exhibition Park based in Bengbu, East China's Anhui province. (By Zhu Lixin/chinadaily.com.cn)
A view of Bengbu Ancient Residence Exhibition Park based in Bengbu, East China's Anhui province, on May 28, 2019. (By Zhu Lixin/chinadaily.com.cn)
Craftsmen repair wooden components of ancient residences in the warehouse of Bengbu Ancient Residence Exhibition Park, based in Bengbu city of East China's Anhui province. (By Zhu Lixin/chinadaily.com.cn)
Two carpenters work on new wooden components for repairing ancient residences in the warehouse of Bengbu Ancient Residence Exhibition Park, based in Bengbu city of East China's Anhui province. (By Zhu Lixin/chinadaily.com.cn)
An ancient family temple relocated to Bengbu Ancient Residence Exhibition Park in Bengbu, East China's Anhui province, on May 28, 2019. (By Zhu Lixin/chinadaily.com.cn)
Part of the ancient furniture stored in a warehouse of Bengbu Ancient Residence Exhibition Park, based in Bengbu. (By Zhu Lixin/chinadaily.com.cn)