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Yangzhou Wang's Xiaoyuan
Wang's Xiaoyuan is located at No. 14, Diguan No. 14, at the east end of Dongquanmen Historical Street, Yangzhou City. Because the owner's surname is Wang, his residence is The main part and the garden complement each other. The garden area is not large, so it is called Wang's Xiaoyuan. Wang's Xiaoyuan covers an area of more than 3,000 square meters, with nearly 100 old houses remaining, and a construction area of more than 1,580 square meters. It is one of the most complete salt merchant residences in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China among the large residences in Yangzhou today. The characteristics of Wang's Xiaoyuan are the regular layout of the houses, exquisite decoration and carvings, exquisite gardens and rich cultural heritage. Wang's Garden has attracted many Chinese and foreign tourists over the years with its unique characteristics and little-known salt merchant secrets.
The layout of Wang's small garden group is regular: the residences are arranged in three parallel ways horizontally, and the main house extends vertically into three directions. The corridors next to the main hall and the sleeping quarters behind the hall reflect the feudal ethical concepts of equality between superiors and inferiors and distinction between men and women. The odd-numbered combinations of the houses embody the mysterious Feng Shui consciousness that odd numbers are yang and even numbers are yin.
Wang's Xiaoyuan residential courtyard has a balanced proportion, sufficient ventilation and lighting, interconnected vertically and horizontally, and can be freely separated and combined inside and outside. It is one of the traditional patterns of Yangzhou mansion gates. The garden of Wang's small garden is exquisite and exquisite: there are "Keqi", "Chunshen Xiaoyuan" and "Yingxi" small gardens in front of the hall and behind the house, making the residential garden into a whole, with many twists and turns. The decoration and carvings are exquisite: wood carvings, brick carvings, stone carvings and decoration, walls and floors are cleverly combined to complement each other. The materials used are precious, including white marble, golden nanmu, mahogany, cypress, etc.; the techniques are diverse, including intaglio, flat, shallow, deep relief, single-sided, double-sided openwork; the themes are rich, including geometric patterns, birds and animals, flowers, birds, fish and insects, etc. The characters, landscapes, profound meanings, and auspiciousness.
Profound cultural and historical content: lintels, stone inscriptions, plaques, and couplets contain calligraphy of "Kaifu, Li, Xing, Cao, and Zhuan", which are from famous works. The environment blends into one and complements each other. Little-known secrets: There are secret doors, secret rooms, secret walls, secret pavilions, hidden treasure caves, basements, etc.