It is usually used as a place for villagers to discuss and handle affairs. The southeast side of the yard is surrounded by rivers and canals. The compound of the village committee yard is adjacent to the east side of the ancestral hall. New tour routes into the village. Due to historical reasons, the ancestral hall of Lixiang Village is located on the north side of the village, separated from the village by a piece of farmland. The business opportunities of the tourists in the village have attracted many aboriginal villagers to return to their hometowns to operate hotels and homestays and sell agricultural products. This new village alley is not closed but integrated with the houses. Hence, in 2016, the ATA design team renovated some of the abandoned houses in the village to create a new village alley that runs through the interior of the village and integrates the function of tourist services, catering, historical exhibitions, cultural and creative exhibitions, and sales. However, the original public facilities in the village could not meet the increasing demand for tourist services. In recent years, Li Xiang has attracted many tourists for sightseeing because of the blueberry planting industry and characteristic historical culture.
The canals and ponds in Lixiang were formed by the rivers in the nearby mountains flowing through rice fields and villages. Lixiang Village is a village about 60 kilometers away from Nanjing city. Sustainability and Performance in Architecture The Future of Architectural Visualization