Probe into the Qiao Family Courtyard in Zhangjiakou
Gaomiaobao township government entrance
A street in Gaomiaobao village
Gaomiaobao village is famous in two aspects. One is the "Little Brick City" known as the "Qiao Family Courtyard in Zhangjiakou", and the other is the "Eighteen Cylinder Courtyard" which is famous inside and outside the Great Wall and shocked the Mongolian Plateau.
Gao Miao Bao Cun Qiao Jia compound east yard gate
The Qiao Family Courtyard in Gaomiaobao, known locally as Little Brick City, was the private residence of Qiao Han, a wealthy businessman in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.
Qiao Han made a fortune doing business in Beijing. So he spent huge sums of money to build this small brick city in his hometown.
Unfortunately, only three years after the small brick city was built, Qiao Han died of illness. He was busy taking care of business in Beijing and didn't live in a small brick city for a few days.
After liberation, the small brick town became public property, used as a warehouse and school for the production team, and was later occupied by the brigade and the village.
This small brick city is divided into two courtyards, and the East Courtyard is the main courtyard. The picture above shows the gate of the East Hospital.
The screen wall opposite the gate of the East Courtyard
Brick carving on the west side of the east yard gate
Brick carving on the east side of the east courtyard gate
The tall courtyard walls on both sides of the east courtyard gate
The lower part of the courtyard wall is a stone foundation, and the upper part is polished blue bricks, lime and glutinous rice soup, which is very strong.
East yard qiangding brick carving modeling
There are Chinese knots and "auspicious" shapes on the top of the wall of the East Courtyard, which means festive and auspicious.
Xiyuanmen
The west courtyard gate is generally a combination of Chinese and western architecture that prevailed in the Republic of China. The doorway of the gate is arched, and two iron gates are decorated with spherical doornails. There is a plaque embedded in the gate, but the words on it are missing. The top of the gate is decorated with moire relief, and the carved content is fruits and vegetables, which still has the characteristics of farmers.
The courtyard wall outside the gate of the west courtyard
The back wall of a small brick city
The northeast corner of the small brick city
Xiaozhuancheng east wall
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Xiaozhuancheng east wall
Came to the small brick city, the east courtyard door closed. I tried to see what the yard looked like through the crack of the door, but the door was closed tightly and I couldn't see anything.
It is said that it is being repaired, but it is not known when it will be repaired.