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Architects: 3andwich Design / He Wei Studio
- Area: 1532 m²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:He Wei, Qi Honghai, Chen Long
Text description provided by the architects. The site is situated in Xihe Village, an unincorporated village in the mountain area that is 30km from the county town of Xin County, a National Poverty County under the administration of Xinyang City, Henan Province; it is within theDabie Mountain Revolutionary Area. On one hand, the village is rich in natural and cultural landscapes: mountains, ancient dwellings from Qin Dynasty, ancestral temples,old trees, rivers, paddy fields, and bamboo forests…etc. On the other hand, the village suffers from poor accessibility, poor economy, lack of vitality, and a growing tendency of more empty-nesters. Most of the people still living here are left-behind elders, children, and handicapped villagers.
