This was taken in Hongcun, Lucun, Anhui. Please tell me what it is, what its history and story are, and what it is about.

The main door of the main house in Huizhou dialect is "menque". As we all know, Que is a landmark building for nobles in the ancient feudal system. They are independent of the left and right in front of the mansion. There is obviously no such thing as "que" in ordinary people's homes. Huizhou people have transferred the essence of the top of "que" to the top of the door. The door que has become the most exquisite part of the entire building. In addition to the feng shui of the door direction, the talent in wood carving Also included in it, it became the main "facade" of Huizhou architecture. In Huizhou people's marriage custom, the woman's relatives will go to the blind date, so there is a saying of "looking at the gatehouse outside and chairs and tables inside" to measure the man's family fortune. The facade of Huizhou architecture is exquisite, which can be said to be the best in China. Therefore, there is a saying, "I would rather spend tens of millions of silver on a gatehouse than thirty taels on building a house."

The door head usually has brick and stone carvings. The most luxurious one is of course the doorway, which is a carved wooden or stone square embedded in the wall. Because the gate tower is in "broad daylight", it is for people to watch and criticize, and every detail is right before their eyes. For Huizhou merchants who care about face and love comparisons, it is not surprising that they spend a lot of money to build gate towers. The gatehouse is undoubtedly the most important artistic essence of Huizhou houses. In addition to its external beauty, its internal meaning means that "the wealth and dignity of life are all within easy reach."