Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Ancient Villages in Southern Anhui – Xidi and Hongcun' has mentioned 'Construction' in the following places:
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By 1465 CE, during the Ming Dynasty (1368xe2x80x931644), family members had started in business as merchants, leading to construction of major private buildings and a public infrastructure. | WIKI |
The overall layout, landscape, architectural form, decoration, and construction techniques all retain the original features of Anhui villages between the 14th and 20th centuries. | UNESCO |
Deeply influenced by the traditional culture of pre-modern Anhui Province, these two villages, Xidi and Hongcun, were built by successful officials or merchants returning home from official appointments and business, and gradually developed into models of conventional Chinese village construction. | UNESCO |
The villages faithfully preserve elements that are typical of traditional pre-modern villages, including the surrounding environment, manmade waterways, the villagesxe2x80x99 layout, architectural style, decorative arts, construction methods and materials, traditional technology and the overall appearance of the villages; additionally, the site preserves regional art, customs, cuisine, and other forms of cultural and traditional ways of life. | UNESCO |