There is a General's Mansion in Xingcheng, Liaoning, which is as famous as the Marshal's Mansion. It is a rare large-scale military officer's compound in the Republic of China.
This is a poor man's journey, taking you to find the fireworks in the world and see the most beautiful scenery in the world.
Liaoning Xingcheng is the most complete ancient city in my country besides the ancient city of Xi'an, the ancient city of Jingzhou, and the ancient city of Pingyao. It is also the first city outside the Pass. It plays a defensive role and is at the core of ancient military strategy. It has a profound historical background. During the Republic of China, General Zhang Xueliang's Lieutenant General Chief of Staff Gao Rulian removed his armor and returned to his fields, and built a mansion in Xingcheng, which is now the Xingcheng General's Mansion. It is as famous as the Marshal's Mansion in Shenyang, and is known as "North Zhang Nan Gao" in Liaoning. They are both large-scale general courtyards that were rare in the Republic of China. But many foreign tourists only know about the Marshal's Mansion and not the General's Mansion. So what does the General's Mansion look like? Next, follow Emotion to see it.
The General's Mansion is located on the edge of the city wall in the southeast of Xingcheng Ancient City, adjacent to the Confucian Temple. The entrance fee is 5 yuan. In front of the main entrance of the General's Mansion, there is a 10-meter-long carved red phoenix facing the sun screen wall with the word "福" written in the middle. It is exquisitely crafted and is a standard feature of luxury homes in ancient and modern my country. The Chinese believe in Feng Shui and believe that there is a kind of "blessing" surrounding the house. The house must pay attention to the channeling of Qi. It is unlucky for the Qi to enter the main hall straightly. It must turn around, so a screen wall is set up in front of the door to block it. The more luxurious the mansion, the more exquisite the screen wall in front of the door. Nowadays, many tourists who visit the General Mansion will check in in front of the Zhaobi. Many Xingcheng people even choose to take wedding photos here.
The poor man entered the general's mansion through the ticket gate and found that there were two small rooms on both sides of the ticket gate. One room was the closing room, and the other room was an exhibition of old photos. The life of General Gao Rulian was introduced in detail. Friends who don't know much about General Gao Rulian can visit this room first. The poor man thinks that the design of General Mansion is very clever, allowing tourists to see the scenery before others, and gain a deeper understanding of the landscape.
The main building of the General's Mansion is divided into two parts, one is the garden area and the other is the residential area. The main entrance faces the residential area. The garden is called "Union Garden" and is located on the right side of the General's Mansion. When the poor man enters through the square stone arch, what he sees is a field of red flowers, pavilions, rockery stones, and green willows. It is like a "southern scenery", which makes people feel relaxed and happy. It can be seen from this that General Gao's aesthetic ability is good. In the Republic of China, due to the war era, many officers had not read books, but if you have seen the life exhibition at the entrance of the General's Mansion, you will not be surprised, because General Gao Rulian abandoned literature and embraced military affairs.
The residential area of the General's Mansion is a typical courtyard house of the Republic of China. The house facing it is called "Libentang", which means the purpose of self-cultivation. It consists of the main hall and the master bedroom. In addition to the Chinese-style carved wooden tables and chairs, the main hall is also decorated with Western rhombus-shaped five-color ceramic tiles. It is the most luxurious place in the entire General's Mansion, with a strong Chinese and Western style. When I visited the garden, I discovered that General Gao Rulian had an excellent aesthetic sense. When I arrived at Libentang, I felt even more.
I have visited the Marshal's Mansion in Shenyang. The overall specifications of the Marshal's Mansion are much better than the General's Mansion, but the decoration aesthetics of the rooms are worse than the General's Mansion. In the room on the right side of the main hall is the Kang common in the Northeast and the pure wooden tables, chairs, benches and study room of wealthy people. There is also a Chinese-style wood grain bed next to the Kang, and the room on the right has a European-style double bed. During the Republic of China, the overall national economic situation was not good. Poor families only had kangs but no beds. Those who could buy beds were usually military gentry. This shows that even after retiring from military service and returning to their fields, the Gao family still had great financial resources.
There are side rooms on the left and right sides of the main hall. There is a bed in the side room on the right, and there are also three leather sofas for entertaining guests. The leather sofas are of Western style from the Republic of China period. They look very old now, but the luster is still there, as it was back then. Purchased with a considerable amount of income. The room on the left is relatively dim, with only a kang and a set of simple tables and chairs. It is simply furnished and is for people of lower status.
The General’s Mansion in Xingcheng, Liaoning, is as famous as the Marshal’s Mansion in Shenyang. Although it is not as well-known as the Marshal’s Mansion, it is very interesting and is often ignored by tourists.
After reading the description of the poor man, do you know a little more about the General's Mansion? If you have the opportunity to travel to Liaoning, will you go to the General's Mansion? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to share your views with the poor guy~