Which is bigger, the Qiao family compound or the Mou family manor?
Mou's Manor is larger.
Mou's Manor covers an area of more than 20,000 square meters. It was first built in the first year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty. It has more than 5,500 properties, 60,000 acres of land, and 120,000 acres of land. The hall is now preserved. With more than 480 rooms and an area of more than 20,000 square meters, it is the largest and best-preserved feudal landlord's manor in China.
The Qiao Family Courtyard has a construction area of 4175 square meters and is located in Qiaojiabao Village, Qi County, Shanxi Province. It was first built in 1756. The entire courtyard is in the shape of a double "xi" and is divided into 6 courtyards , it contains 20 small courtyards and 313 houses. It faces the street on three sides and is surrounded by a fully enclosed green brick wall with a height of more than 10 meters. The gate is a city gate-style hole. It is an ancient house with the architectural style of traditional northern dwellings.
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Characteristics of Mou's Manor
Looking at the overlapping courtyards, and looking at the passages from the side, the layers are clear and the priorities are clear. Most of the three-dimensional buildings in the courtyard are two-story buildings, and most of the buildings are lifelike with carved beams, painted pillars, colorful windows, and relief patterns.
The manor buildings are row upon row, full of distinctive features, such as the colorful "tiger skin wall", which is made of river pebbles of different shapes and colors, "Money Making Lotus Picture", "Lotus Giving birth to Takako" The patterns are exquisite and breathtaking.
The "three strange" buildings are even more thought-provoking and fascinating. "Chimney standing outside the gable" is one of the strange things. It looks like a small pavilion, standing high in the sky, and is unique.
The historical value of the Qiao Family Courtyard
The Qiao Family Courtyard was built in the 20th year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1756 AD). From the beginning to the completion of the layout, it went through nearly Two centuries. Although the time span is very long, the subsequent expansion and additions can be carried out according to the original concept, making the entire compound consistent in style and integrated.
The Qiao Family Courtyard is a majestic building group. Looking at the whole courtyard, the layout is rigorous, the design is exquisite, the architecture is exquisite, the bricks and tiles are run in, the workmanship is exquisite, the brackets and cornices are decorated with gold, masonry and wood carvings , exquisite craftsmanship, looking down at the layout of the courtyard from a high altitude, it looks like a double "happiness" symbolizing good luck.
The exquisite design and exquisite craftsmanship of the courtyard reflect the unique style of residential architecture in the Qing Dynasty in China. It has high ornamental, scientific research and historical value, and fully demonstrates the superb architectural craftsmanship of the working people in ancient China. It is an unparalleled art treasure house and is called "a pearl of northern residential architecture" by experts and scholars.
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