Through Guangdong and Guangxi, 300-year-old house became a natural frontier.
There are many borders between provinces and provinces. Usually there is a boundary marker as an insignia. Sometimes when we drive on highway, we can clearly see border between two provinces. , usually a tall sign, for example, if you are driving to Guangdong from neighboring Guangdong, highway will say "Guangdong people greet you".
If you leave Guangdong, there will be a big sign on highway saying "Welcome to Guangdong again", these are of course border signs, The critical point is not limited to such signs, in some places there are stones, in some places there are buildings.

But no one thought that a house could become a dividing point between two provinces? Not to mention that there really is such a house as dividing line between provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi.
This village is called "Jepai Village". As name suggests, this village is a dividing point located on border between Guangdong and Guangxi. It can be seen on map that Guangdong and Guangxi are connected and close to Wujian, in Jindong City, Guangdong Province, it is called " Upper Border Map" and in Yangcun City, Guangxi Province, it is called "Lower Border Map".

In this village, due to its special location, interesting things often happen. People here have same last name, but provinces are different. Some from Cantonese, some from Guangxi. Since there are clear differences in government and land ownership, people here can "get out of province" by walking a few steps.
There is a border line, we cross it in Guangdong, cross again and return to Guangxi. What's even more interesting is that people in village come and go every day and they often receive inter-provincial messages on their mobile. phones.

The most amazing thing is that there is an old house in village, which is real dividing line between Guangdong and Guangxi. This old house occupies a large area, earlier, before people built small dwellings for themselves, a large family lived in this old house. This is a traditional Southern dwelling covered in dark green tiles, khaki walls, bare bricks and no ornate tiles.
In middle of house there is a large patio, which is a tradition of southern dwellings. The patio divides house into two parts, front and back. In countryside, this is called "lower hall" and "upper hall". There are many more rooms within upper and lower halls. Do not underestimate this people's house. It can accommodate many people. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. In an era of material scarcity, living in such a house can be said to be very joyful and warm.

The most important thing is that this place is very busy. People here are more or less related, Even if they are not descendants of same grandparents, but, counting generations, there is a relative. When it's time to eat or rest, everyone takes their bowls of rice and gathers together to eat and chat.
Especially for children, such a large house with a tiled roof can run freely and have fun. The children who lived in such a house should now be between twenty and thirty years old.Such traditional houses are a good memory for people.

This ancestral home actually has a name called "Chun Ying Gong". Decades ago several families lived here. There were two brothers among them who lived under same roof, but provinces were very different. The house to right of gate belongs to Guangxi people, and house to left of gate belongs to Cantonese.
It never occurred to everyone that people from different provinces live in same house, which cannot but surprise people. Although they belonged to different provinces, two brothers lived together all year round and played and played together since they were young, so they didn't care too much about nationality of province.

Later, over time, two brothers also got married and started a business. They had families of their own, went their separate ways, and rarely saw each other.
Actually, if you think about it, it's quite normal. Maybe when we were young we looked up and down with our friends and we got tired of being together everyday.

Later on, however, we have our own studies, our own career, our own family, and maybe bought a house in a more developed city, and we can't go back to our hometown several times a year. Some beautiful scenes and memories will remain in our memory forever.
Now this old ancestral home is empty. Since everyone has a better development and richer life, they have been gradually evicted from this old home.

Because no one lives or cleans house year-round, weeds grow on deck, in cracks in driveway, in doors, and even on tiled beams.
Sometimes, some foreign tourists are interested in this old ancestral home, and they come to see this old home, which spans two provinces.

The land border is an important point. It not only plays a role in geographical position, but also has a certain historical significance. Many provinces in my country are separated by mountains. For example, Wushan is border between Hubei and Chongqing, demarcation line. Some of them are bordered by rivers, for example, Henan and Hebei are bordered by Yellow River.