Zili Village is under the jurisdiction of Tangkou Township , Kaiping, 12 kilometers to the urban district of the city to its east. They were built on the plain in the river valley of Zhenhai , a branch of Tanjiang River . The housing pattern and natural environment of the village are both well-protected. Ponds and lotus lakes are seen among the houses and Diaolous. Now the village has 63 farming households with 179 residents. A total of 248 overseas Chinese from this village are mainly living in the United States and Canada . The villagers,—honest, open and optimistic – are living a casual and leisurely life.

The whole village has nine Diaolous and six western-style villas. They are Longsheng Tower , Yangxian Villa, Qiu’an Villa, Ju’an Tower, Yaoguang Villa, Yunhuan Tower , Zhulin Tower , Zhen’an Tower, Mingshi Tower , Anlu Villa, Yinong Tower , Yesheng Villa, Guansheng Villa, Lansheng Villa and Zhanlu Villa. The earliest Longsheng Tower was built in the eighth year of the Republic of China ( 1919 A .D.), and the latest Zhanlu Villa was built in the thirty-seventh year of the Republic of China ( 1948 A .D.). The most exquisite Mingshi Tower has seven floors. On the first floor is the sitting room. The living rooms and bedrooms are on the second to fourth floors. The fifth floor is the place where the family members pay respect to their ancestors. The colonnades and hanging-out corner towers are also on this floor. There is a hexagonal lookout pavilion in the mixed style of Chinese and western architectures built in the middle of the terrace of the sixth floor. Furniture, living facilities, labor tools and daily utensils are well-preserved in the tower. They are the witnesses of the life and culture of the returned overseas Chinese. The various Diaolous in Zili Village are the representatives of Kaiping Diaolous during their booming time.