Xidi Village is located in Yi county of Huangshan City, Anhui Province East 8 kilometers, about 54 km from the Tunxi, Huangshan Mountain Scenic Area from only 40 km.
Xidi Nishikawa original name, Xidi Village was built in the Northern Song Dynasty yuan for a good harvest, more than 900 years ago, after the House as a result of Huizhou in the village of Ancient Village 3 Yidao Department set up "to fill the shop" and called this , The well-preserved village of 124 houses in the Ming and Qing, and three are for the most part Tetraena pattern of brick buildings, Ma Tau wall Qingwa small, and the "distribution of work, skillfully decorated the structure of the United States, to create the fine, Deep cultural connotation of "domestic are rare, tourists and scholars as" the world's most beautiful villages, "" Ancient Home construction of the treasure-house. "
Xidi away from the seat of Tunxi Huangshan city 54 kilometers away from Yixian county 8 km. The village 700 m from east to west, north-south 300 meters wide, more than three hundred residents of households, population more than 1000. According to historical records, ancestor of Xidi as Li Ye Tang Zhaozong son, was a result of social upheaval, people escape and hide , Hu Xing changed, evolved, the formation of the village live. Style of writing since ancient times, it is prosperous years to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, part of the Confucian scholar from the abandoned Jia, the success of their business, large-scale construction, housing construction, repair shrine, paving, bridge, the native place to build a very comfortable style, grand. After hundreds of years of social unrest, the wind and rain erosion Although more than half of the ancient houses, ancestral halls, the College of St. Paul has been destroyed, but still under the hundreds of ancient residential buildings, a whole village to retain under the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the basic features of the face.
Xidi Village is based on blood ties of religion as a link to the main Huxing together to form a clan of ancient villages. Xidi village is surrounded by mountains, east About 800 meters long, three from the Village North rivers, flows through the Village after village in the South Village will be the source of bridge together. Xidi Village in row upon row of ancient residential areas to form the hull of the boat-shaped, around the village on the mu of fertile farmland surrounded by villages as a whole. To a vertical village streets and Yanxi two on the road to the main skeleton, in order to constitute West mainly to the north-south extension of the system of village streets and alleys. All streets and alleys are using the property of the Yixian Qingshi paved. Roadways, streams, building affordable layout, space village full of changes in the sense of rhythm. 3 m width of Center Street, Wang Street, right in front of River Street, River Street, behind the four streets, and so on, constitute the main village road skeleton, Be more than well-preserved ancient alleys of the village of radiation. Water and most of the residential building, carved door of the House, eight-character, high-rise gable Ma, the twists and turns of the wall, of various shapes and Louchuang stone streets and lanes of the Dan Deng, wells, stone Itabashi, and the construction of these objects are Maintained the original style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Whole Charged with the overall outline of where the terrain, landforms, landscapes and other natural scenery harmony with the high aesthetic taste,?????reflect the unique style.
Xidi residential simple appearance, anti-theft security wall for the needs of the basic wall is a closed envelope, few outside the window, Yixian Qingshi Diaocheng cut flowers and decorative geometric patterns. The entrance doors with Yixian do Qingshi box, inlaid doors cover the upper part, to make more use of brick sculpture, flowers and birds to fish or historical subject matter for the scene, Yuyishenke, very beautiful. Of particular note is the room of the beam, Fang, Wang Du, Queti, Geshan out of thin air and window on the sculpture, Works fine, fine anomaly. Building on the use of wood, stone, brick, which is the Ming and Qing Dynasties Anhui residential construction is another typical characteristics.
Of the existing village of Ming and Qing ancient residential areas there are 124, 3 ancestral halls, roads, water systems are to maintain the status quo, Center Street, Wang Street, and 40 more than Lane, as well as get specific Lu Qing Shiban are retained, making Xidi ancient villages in Huizhou can be a model.
Xidi regardless of the layout of the building, and create a decorative technique or technology achievements are very significant, as it represents China since the Tang and Song residential living environment and building the highest level. They still States in the late feudal society, culture, a typical representative of - the carrier of one of the Huizhou culture, is to reach its peak during the Ming and Qing Dynasties of the product of Huizhou culture. November 30, 2000, Xidi as the most typical type of ancient villages, was listed by UNESCO as "World Heritage List".
Wu Man-kwong, of St. Paul: Xidi known as the ceremonial arch. Wanli Ming six years (Year 1578), now 400 years. St. Paul high 12.3 meters, 9.95 meters wide, the system Monomers on the fifth floor of the three four-post Fangmu stone arches, the use of local species, "Yixian green" building Marbles from the whole of St. Paul Using typical characteristics of Anhui with relief, Toudiao, Yuandiao technology, such as a decoration to a variety of plans, and each pattern contains both a very profound meaning. Wu Man-kwong, of St. Paul solemn style, elegance and superior skill stone, called the Ming Dynasty Anhui Shihfang representative.
Beloved Church: located in the east bank of the river front, An area of 1800 square meters of Anhui typical brick buildings, Xidi Village is the largest of the ancestral hall. Qiao Jiao Tong beloved in front of the cornices, magnificent. In the door into the temple hall for the festival, up and down the hall at the Court, in the middle of a large courtyard. Tang Si Bai Zuxian is beloved, education and future generations, and held the clan together Religious activities. In 1992, re-repair, and he is now being turned into "folk Xidi exhibition hall."
Mu Tang up: at the road side in the street, in Jiayin Qianlong Dynasty (1794 AD) to read up Simu Hu ancestors, so that future generations do not forget when Lee Hu origin. Up to the roof of Mu Tang Qiaojiao canopy, eight-character-floor door, the door has three Yan Xia Mu Lan, eight-character block walls polished smooth by the Yixian made of marble, unique style, a very fine spectacle.
Kuanggu Lent: Dynasty Emperor Kangxi years, is a typical period of the Qing Dynasty, Anhui private courtyard-style house. Lent in the brick, wood, Three birds have remained as it was, in the main hall are placed front Xidi ancient villages large panoramic sand table, reproduced the image of the ancient villages of Yamagata and the layout of the landscape as a whole.
Rui Yu court: Wang at the corner, was built in Xianfeng, is a representative of the domestic merchants. From the top down as a whole it seems like, "" Shape, when people pass through from time to complete the composition of its "business", Yue his mouth, "everyone is doing business" in Italy, Anhui This is a residential hall in a single case.
Park filled with people: at Central Street, Wang, Xianfeng was built years from now and courtyard houses, merchants are Xidi Hu Yuan-hee of the Jiu Zhai, Xidi is the only residential, to match the library building. Backward on both sides of the hall there are 12 carved wooden top, followed by calligraphy set with carved lacquer, "Ong Ting Ji" is the full text from the Kangxi years old calligrapher Huang Yi Genji hand, is very valuable.
Park West, Park East: West Park in the streets Wang, Yong Zheng Dynasty , There are now 260-year history, is the fourth official Daoguangnianjian Qing Wu Man as the private residence. At the yard before, during and after three, separated by a low wall, a hospital of its flowers and plants, fish pond rockery, Louchuang horizontal inscribed board, is typical of Anhui gardening practices. Park East and West Park should be relatively, is a multi-unit residential age-old style Park, do not gorgeous.
Ying Fuk Tong: Xidi is the highest official of the goods Seiji official Zeng Hu is still the Sidi. "Dynasty Emperor Kangxi years, for the three on the third floor of the structure. Fuk Tong Ying is a typical courtyard Anhui, the house's doors are Geshan Diaocheng Lotus-like, refined and elegant, wood Queti around the courtyard was to climb down the lion, to do The style mansion of government officials and businessmen.
Tong Ren: get after the first doctor at the river front, Dynasty Emperor Kangxi years, was top merchants in the village, "the six-rich southern" one of Hu's reputation as a consistent three old age homes. Tong Ren simplicity and elegance, housing is five on the second floor of the structure. Tun-Jen Tang Qing Emperor Guangxu 32 or later (1906 AD) in the Yixian Xidi founder of the first "women's school Zonta" We Guixiu HUANG Xing-sen's former residence.
Tong Tak: The front is located in the upper reaches of the river, until Wanli Ming, since there are about 400-year history, is the ancient Xidi villages are still the oldest residential building in the Ming Dynasty .
House personnel: Wu Man-kwong, located in the village of St. Paul on the west side of the floor, too cursory, also known as "Lingyun Ge", was built before Daoguangnianjian. Cursory sub-floor, two floors up and down, Fenqiang Mexican tile, Qiaojiao cornices. In looking lean on a railing, Yuanshanjinshui panoramic view, Bamianlaifeng, it is refreshing.
Xiulou: Lu Jie in the village of Grand Street and the junction of Wang Tai Fu Tai side, the legendary former Miss Hu Jia in the upper left Zexu Hydrangea, which is also known as "Miss Xiulou" Xiulou only covers an area of 6 square meters, but Ingenious design, the layout is reasonable, the construction of sophisticated, very refined and elegant.
To Yuen Tung: Xidi village in the south-west 8 Ridge in the south of graphite. Here the steep cliff, river rapids, in the ancient cliff on a cutting-hole, hole 3 meters deep, piercing and a stone path along the cliff, is the prefecture between the ancient fortress. In 1956, road construction and fisheries Yi, the hole would be ripped, and now we can see the site.
Search balcony: Yi at the public fishing Next, 7 km away from Xidi. Steep cliff here, a pit Ya Xia, Tan Bian there is a huge, steep bank of the balcony, also known as the Diaoyutai. Today, the carved stone on the stage, "Diaoyutai" the words are still clearly visible.
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