Old Building Complex of the Zhangs in Nanxun, Huzhou

The old house complex of Zhang's house in Nanxun, was built in the late Qing Dynasty and early Min Dynasty by Zhang Shiming (Heng) of the great Confucian merchant, and was built in Qing Guangxu from 25 to 32 years (1899 to 1906). It was recombined and expanded by Dong, a former Qing Dynasty literary artist, and Zhang Shiming. It is a Jiangnan hall building with a combination of Chinese and Western, exquisite craftsmanship and deep culture. Since the exterior wall of the building is full of red lanterns, it is especially beautiful at night!

Yesterday I went to Nanxun Ancient Town. Zhang's old house is in Nanxun Ancient Town. This old house is one of the most famous attractions in Nanxun. Many people go. It is very recommended to go. There are many things to collect.

The entire complex covers an area of 5,135 square meters, with a construction area of 6,137 square meters, and 244 rooms of various architectural styles. The old house sits west to east, divided into three parts: South, North and Central. The front number is the Chinese-style building in the late Qing Dynasty, and the south and central are the Baroque-style buildings in Western Europe. The house has a variety of architectural styles, bricks, wood, stone carvings are extremely rich; the decoration part of the Chinese building uses Western European materials and crafts; there are a large number of calligraphy masters' handwriting, which is extremely rare in Jiangnan houses.

In the scenic area of Nanxun Ancient Town, it is definitely worth seeing. The various carvings (wood carvings, stone carvings, brick carvings) inside are not bad for the big families. The whole yard is not small. It was also damaged during the Cultural Revolution. Let's go directly to the picture

The buildings here are not only Chinese-style buildings in the late Qing Dynasty, but also integrate Western Baroque style buildings, perfect integration of Chinese and Western culture, the number of rooms is 244, it can be seen that the scale of the building is large, but also enough to witness the style and exquisiteness of its large families. The style of the house in the house is quite rich, of which the display in the hall is neat and simple, the brick carvings of the walls and door buildings are vivid and vivid, and the wooden doors and windows of the house are superb, enough to witness the superb traditional craftsmanship of that era. Moreover, there are a large number of calligraphy and calligraphy handwriting in the house, which has a certain postgraduate value. It is now an important historical monument and representative building in modern China, which can be called the "first house in Jiangnan". The first thing I saw after entering is the "Suidetang", a three-open building, with a row of wooden pillars in the middle, and a stone pier grounded. The wooden doors and windows and arches in the room are wood carvings, and the carvings are exquisite and exquisite.