Yang Guobao, a resident of Fujiaying village, Yilong township, Shiping county in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, uses a brush to clean his repaired house on Aug 8, 2019. The opportunity for rebirth came to some of rural China’s vanishing old houses in 2016 as the China Foundation For Cultural Heritage Conservation initiated a project to save old houses. Shiping county in Southwest China’s Yunnan province is renowned for its cultural heritage and received 20 million yuan to repair old houses. [Photo/Xinhua]
Cang Xiaoyu, a resident of Fujiaying village, Yilong township, Shiping county in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, relaxes at home on Aug 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
An aerial view shows Yang Rong resting at home during summer vacation in Fujiaying village, Yilong township, Shiping county in Southwest China’s Yunnan province, Aug 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Qiu Qiuyun repairs a column on the No 211 house in Fujiaying village, Yilong township, Shiping county in Southwest China’s Yunnan province on Aug 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
A photo taken on Aug 8, 2019 shows intricate carving on a repaired beam in an old house in Fujiaying village, Yilong township, Shiping county, Southwest China’s Yunnan province. [Photo/Xinhua]
A villager repairs the roof of the No 211 house in Fujiaying village, Yilong township, Shiping county in Southwest China’s Yunnan province on Aug 8, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
