自力村位于開平市塘口鎮(zhèn)。具有典型的嶺南田園特色，稻田、菜園、荷塘散落其間，與眾多的碉樓互相輝映，形成一幅獨特的鄉(xiāng)村古堡水墨畫。自力村有15座碉樓，風(fēng)格各異、造型精美，樓內(nèi)保存著當(dāng)年完整的家具、農(nóng)具和生活用品，是開平碉樓興盛時期的杰出代表。2001年國務(wù)院公布開平碉樓為全國重點文物保護(hù)單位；2005年被評為“廣東最美的地方”；2006年被評為“中國最值得外國人去的50個地方”金獎；“廣東省最佳旅游景區(qū)”；2007年6月列入《世界遺產(chǎn)名錄》。

Zili Village lies in the Tangkou Township, Kaiping City. This village shows features of therural life of South China. The paddy-fields,vegetable garden and lotus pond scattered in the village. The 9 diaolou and 6lu(villa) in Zili Village were built in1920’s and 1930’s. They are different in architectural fashion yet stylish.Inside these buildings, farm tools, household commodities and furniture werewell preserved. which demonstrate the daily life and cultural of the returnedOverseas Chinese at that time.Zili Village was proclaimed the “National EmphasizedCultural Preservation Site” in 2001, regarded one of “Guangdong’s Most Beautiful Places and MostBeautiful Residence.” “National Historical Cultural Village” in 2005, awarded the GoldenPrize of “50 Places in China worth Visiting by Foreigners” in 2006, andinscribed on the UNESCO world Heritage List in 2007.