Shanxi Qiaojia Courtyard Qiaojia Courtyard is located in the middle of Qiaojiabao Village, Qixian County. This is a magnificent building complex, overlooking the courtyard layout from high altitude, which looks like a double "hi" symbol of good luck. The whole compound covers an area of 8,724 square meters, with a building area of 3,870 square meters. It is divided into six courtyards, 20 small courtyards and 3 13 rooms. The courtyard looks like a castle, facing the street on three sides, surrounded by a closed brick wall, more than three feet high, with a parapet and a watchtower on it, which is safe and firm and magnificent. Its exquisite design and exquisite craftsmanship fully reflect the unique style of residential buildings in Qing Dynasty in China, which has high ornamental, scientific research and historical value. It is indeed an unparalleled treasure house of art, which is rightly praised by experts and scholars as "a pearl in northern residential buildings". No wonder some people said with emotion after visiting: "The royal family has the Forbidden City, and others live in the Qiao family."

Entering the gate of Qiaojiayuan is an 80-meter-long straight stone tunnel, which divides six courtyards into two rows, north and south, with slope protection on both sides of the tunnel. At the end of the west is the ancestral hall of the Qiao family, which corresponds to the distant gate. There are four main buildings in the compound, including six gatehouses, watchtowers and watchtowers. There are walkways on the roof of every hospital to patrol and protect the hospital. Looking at the whole hospital, from the outside, it is majestic and tall, neat and dignified; Looking into the courtyard, it is resplendent and orderly, showing the living style of feudal families in northern China. The whole compound, with strict layout, exquisite architecture and diverse specifications, not only has a sense of beauty as a whole, but also has its own characteristics in local buildings, even the 140 chimney on the roof has its own characteristics. Pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings, and golden powder piles in the whole courtyard fully demonstrate the superb architectural art level of the working people in ancient China, and are indeed rare artistic treasures.

The compound was built in the 20th year of Qing Qianlong (A.D. 1756). It was expanded twice and repaired once. The first expansion was presided over by Qiao Zhiyong during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, and the second expansion was in the middle and late Guangxu period, with Qiao Jingyi and Joe in charge. The last revision was completed by Joe and Qiao Yingkui ten years after the Republic of China. It took nearly two centuries from the construction to the final completion of the current pattern. Although the time span is very long, the subsequent expansion and addition can be carried out according to the original idea, so that the whole courtyard style is consistent and integrated.

According to the traditional name, there are three courtyards in the north of the Qiao Family Courtyard, which are called Old Courtyard, Northwest Courtyard and Study Courtyard in turn from east to west. The three courtyards in the south are Southeast Courtyard, Sananing Courtyard and New Courtyard. The names of the North and South Six Courtyards show the architectural order of each courtyard of the Qiao Family Courtyard.