Taoping Dongzhai is located in Taoping Township, on the banks of the Zagu Nao River in Lixian County. It is a national key stolen goods protection unit and an important scenic spot in the Jiuhuang Line tourist circle. Taoping Dongzhai is the most complete and still-inhabited building complex in the world, and enjoys the reputation of "natural air conditioning". Its perfect groundwater network, the passageway and the maze-style architectural art of the yulou are known by Chinese and foreign scholars as "the living fossil of yu architectural art" and "the mysterious oriental castle".