Foreign vloggers and international students pose for a photo at the Wang Family Compound. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A group of content creators and international students were treated to an immersive tour of ancient Chinese residential complexes and civilization sites in the cities of Jinzhong and Linfen, North China's Shanxi province, on Oct 16.

The delegation, who joined the "Discovering Shanxi's Ancient Chinese Architecture – Overseas Media and Students Tour", first paid a visit to the Wang Family Compound in Jinzhong.

The entrance of the Wang Family Compound. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The Wang Family Compound is more than a residence – it's a symbol of a dynasty's ambition cast in stone and wood.

Built by the powerful Wang clan of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), this vast 250,000-square-meter complex is a monument of Chinese architecture. Its epic scale has earned it a fitting title of the folk "Forbidden City".

After the visit, Indonesian vlogger Veldesen Yaputra said: "Its architecture is deeply integrated with the surrounding nature; it adapts to the terrain without damaging the environment, and you can see traces of its gradual expansion and the way different families have invested in their houses."

Global visitors pose for a photo at the Taosi Site Museum. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The global tourists then visited Taosi Site Museum in the city of Linfen, which is the gateway to the Taosi National Archaeological Site Park.

Designated as a site of supreme national importance, the site park offers a window into the dawn of Chinese civilization, offering tangible proof of a civilization stretching back more than five millennia.

"It's innovative, combining technology with culturally inspired patterns, and clearly shows evidence of this ancient civilization," Karyna Kovalevska, a vlogger from Ukraine, said about the museum.

Indonesian vlogger Veldesen Yaputra learns about ancient architecture at the Taosi Site Museum. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]