The Huizhou architecture known as the blue brick Dewa horse head wall gives people a first impression like an ink painting, especially under the soft light and misty light, the white horse head wall and Xiaoqing The brick makes people feel profound.

Huizhou is located in the hilly area of southern Anhui, south of Huangshan Mountain and north of Tianmu Mountain. The ancient Huizhou governs one county and six counties, and the cultural circle radiates the surrounding areas, forming a brilliant and brilliant Huizhou culture. Hui-style architecture is a mature architectural genre in the late feudal period of China. It is reflected in houses, gardens, archways, ancestral halls and other buildings, among which ancient houses are particularly representative. So, what are the characteristics of Huizhou architecture?

Horse head wall

Blue brick small wama head wall, lattice windows hanging on the corridor

The Ma Tau wall, also known as the fire wall and firewall, refers to the wall wall that is higher than the gable wall on both sides, that is, the top part of the wall of the gable. Because the shape is similar to the horse head, it is called the horse head wall. The walls are painted with white and gray, and the head of the wall is covered with green tiles and two eaves. The white walls and blue tiles are bright and elegant.

The Ma Tau wall echoes with elements such as stacked courtyards, pavilions, and so on, and it does its best to depict a beautiful freehand landscape for people. Among these elements, the Ma Tau wall is the most representative, so It is regarded as a classic in the shape of Huizhou architecture.

Three Eagles

Brick carvings, wood carvings, and stone carvings are widely used in Hui style architecture.

Brick carvings, which are made of fine gray bricks with fine textures and exquisitely carved, are widely used in gatehouses, door covers, lintels, eaves, roofs, roofs, etc., making the buildings elegant and solemn. Wood carvings are mainly used for decoration of old buildings and household appliances. The screens, window jades and railings in the house, daily use of beds, tables, chairs, cases and study utensils can be seen in the wood carvings. Stone carving, with hard texture and rain and moisture resistance, is mainly used in the external space and load-bearing parts of the building. The stone carvings with rich carvings, the stone lions with beautiful styles and the stone leaky windows are all showing the exquisite skill of stone carving in Huizhou.

Torii

The arches, houses, and ancestral halls in Huizhou architecture are also called the three must-sees of Huizhou ancient architecture. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huizhou was a gathering of humanities and many high-ranking officials, coupled with the wealth of Huizhou merchants, the establishment of the archway became more and more prosperous.

Throughout the entire Huizhou culture, each arch is like a medal, it is both the supervision of the Huizhou people and the highest reward. Each one has the function of moral missionary education, in the form of teaching by example and subtly conveying the Confucian concepts of loyalty and filial piety, chastity, and love.

Ancestral hall

The status of the ancestral hall is extremely high among the ancient Huizhou. From the scale of the ancestral hall, we can see the historical background, social economy, family reproduction and ups and downs of a family. Hui merchants worked hard all year round. After they became wealthy merchants, they returned to their hometowns, invested in their hometowns, established ancestral halls, established monuments, and emperor Guangzong Yaozu.

The strong family concept of Huizhou merchants created the ancestral hall, and the existence of the ancestral hall also made the family more united in one place, which may be one of the major reasons for the success of Huizhou merchants.

The Hui-style architecture gathers the spirit of Huizhou mountains and rivers scenery, blends the essence of customs and culture, has a unique style, rigorous structure and exquisite carving. If you have a chance, I really want to walk into them and listen to the voice of ancient culture. Editor/He Yuting