Shawan ancient town has a history of more than 800 years. The scenic spot has a long history, but it is well preserved at present. This is an ancient town with Lingnan culture. The ancient village pattern of "stone steps and stone alleys" represented by Liugengtang is well preserved, and a large number of ancient buildings in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the Republic of China have been preserved.

Shawan ancient town is the "hometown of folk sculpture" in Guangdong Province, where there are a large number of brick carvings, wood carvings, stone carvings, gray carvings, murals and other works of art.. There are also intangible cultural heritages such as lion dance, Guangdong music and brick carving, and traditional cultural activities such as the birthday of the Northern Emperor and fish dance.

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He Shaoxia's former residence is located at No.7 Yan Hui Lane, Chebei Street, Beicun, Shawan Town. It was built in the Qing Dynasty. This is a two-story blue brick building with three rooms and two corridors on the ground floor, with a construction area of about 105 square meters, a width of 10.2 meters and a depth of 10.3 meters. The wall base and threshold are made of granite. There are brick carvings on the lintel of Shimen. His descendants now live in his former residence, which is well preserved. Its owner is Zhu Weisen, the nephew of He Shaoxia.

The ancient town study is the "Jinshi Li" lane where Jinshi He used to live in the early Ming Dynasty, and the culture of "step by step fasting" has been restored here. It is a traditional "three rooms and two corridors" building in Shawan in the middle of Qing Dynasty.

Qingshuijing, located at the southwest end of Anning Middle Street in Shawan Commercial Center, is a landmark building in Shawan. No matter how the surrounding environment changes, as long as you stand here, you can clearly understand the situation in the southeast and northwest of the town.

Built in the middle of Qing Dynasty, it is a traditional small residence in Shawan. The museum shows the life scenes of farmers in Shawan in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, shows all kinds of traditional farm tools in Shawan, and reproduces the living atmosphere of modern farming society in Shawan.