The Yang Family Academy of the Shangping Ancient Village Revitalization Project

Shangping Village in Xiyuan Township, Jianning, Fujian, is a traditional Chinese village and a Fujian historic-cultural village. It has deep roots; most residents surnamed Yang claim descent from Han dynasty minister Yang Zhen. The village layout is complete, with two streams meeting at the entrance in a classical feng shui pattern; several provincial-protected sites include the Dayfu Mansion, Yang Ancestral Hall and temples, and the village is known for scholarship, with legend that Zhu Xi once lectured here. In October 2017 the water-gate node was completed, followed in December by the Yang Family School and Dayfu Mansion nodes. The Yang Family School node sits at the confluence of the two streams, the fork where visitors enter, a geographically important position linked to the legend of Zhu Xi. Choosing this point responds to tourist flow and to the village's history. The renovation targets several abandoned agricultural outbuildings outside the old school, including storage and cow sheds, converting them into a village cultural and reception space.