Which are the three unique skills of Huizhou style?

The "Three Wonders" (residences, ancestral halls, and archways)

The "Three Carvings" (wood carvings, stone carvings, and brick carvings)

Characteristics of Huizhou architecture and residential buildings :

① It has black tiles, pink walls and horse head walls as its phenotypic characteristics.

② Brick carvings, wood carvings, and stone carvings are the decorative features.

③Tall houses, deep wells, and halls are the characteristics of homes.

The first is the overall beauty of harmony, smoothness and unified planning. This is closely related to the social background and regional environment of Huizhou at that time: because Huizhou is the birthplace of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, the theoretical basis of the feudal patriarchal system, the patriarchal system is more strict and complete than elsewhere. In order to maintain the purity of blood and clan cohesion and prevent foreign invasion, Huizhou people live together in clans. At that time, Huizhou had become the national center of Feng Shui culture. Officials, merchants, and people worshiped the feudal Feng Shui culture and believed in it. They believed that the moral connotation of the topographic contours outlined by the group layout of villages and towns directly reflected the "cultural" quality of a clan, and the relationship between them. The rise and fall of the clan's honor and disgrace. The unified planning of clan buildings is a popular choice.

Although the group layout of Huizhou architecture is the product of feudal clan rights and has a strong color of feudal superstition, its aesthetic effect is extremely wonderful and eye-opening. Most of the ancient villages in Huizhou are decorated with black tiles and white walls, and the houses with cornices and corners are scattered at different heights according to the mountainous terrain. They are stacked in an orderly manner and are spectacular. The well-known Ziyuan Villa--the various buildings are carefully planned and arranged in an orderly manner. It makes the tourists who stop there feel refreshed and awe-struck.

The second is the natural beauty surrounded by mountains and rivers. Huizhou's terrain is complex and varied, with mountains and rivers crisscrossing the territory. The mild subtropical climate makes the area lush with mountains, forests and lush greenery. Huizhou people living in a unique cultural environment of "Neo-Confucianism and secluded mountains and rivers"

Huizhou people have profound cultural accomplishments and are best at grasping the mountains and rivers to write articles when conceiving the blueprint of villages and towns. It shows that the mountains are the skeleton of the stream, the stream is the blood of the village, and the buildings have become "cells" attached to the blood - the stream and its tributaries. Huizhou architectural groups pay more attention to the surrounding environment when laying out their buildings. They refer to the mountainous terrain and water vegetation, either leaning on mountains and across rivers, or leaning on mountains and rivers. They strive to integrate artificial buildings and natural landscapes, so that the home environment is quiet, elegant, picturesque, and maintains The natural harmony between man and nature. Under the guidance of this architectural thought, villages and towns with the style of "houses in peach gardens" can be seen everywhere in Huizhou. They are either spread out on the banks of the sparkling river, or dormant in the corners of mountains covered by clouds and fog. They have an elegant environment, fresh air, and colorful views. A typical example is Shiwukeng Village, Wangcun Town, Xiuning County, where there are many peaks and beautiful forest ravines. The houses are arranged in a ladder style, and they are clustered in the embrace of green firs, green bamboos and Liulan Waterfall. The shadows are shadowy and ethereal. , like a fairyland on earth.

The third is the simplicity and beauty of elegance and simplicity. For a long time, due to the topography of Huizhou, "the harvest produced by hard work is not enough to provide food", and people's livelihood has been difficult. The Huizhou people living in such a difficult environment are well aware of the hardships of raising a family and starting a business, and have developed a good style of frugality, food and clothing, and thrift in running the household. This has been written into the family rules and family mottos, and has been passed down from generation to generation as a required textbook for family tradition education. Therefore, even if the business is successful, wealthy businessmen and wealthy businessmen do not take pride in luxury and advocate frugality. When building a house, we often make do with simple things and use local materials. Pursue a simple, natural, elegant and simple aesthetic feeling on the basis of solidity, practicality, and beauty. Because of this, it is not difficult to understand that there are few magnificent mansions in Huizhou. Built with locally abundant clay, lime, Yixian bluestone, and metasequoia as main materials, the Hui-style houses are exquisitely conceived, unique in shape, strong and beautiful. Looking from a distance, the contrasting black tiles and white walls, coupled with the colorful mottled bluestone door (window) covers and delicate and concise ink paintings, make it look more simple and elegant, with endless charm, and the light and simple style is fully displayed.