The origin and history of Seventeen Lanes in Liangzhou
The origin and history of Liangzhou Seventeen Lanes are as follows:
1. Origin
Liangzhou Seventeen Lanes is a large-scale cultural tourism PPP project, developed by Wuwei The municipal government, Gansu Public Aviation and Tourism Group and China Metallurgical Group Co., Ltd. jointly invested in the construction. The project includes three major historical and cultural blocks: the Confucian Temple, the Ancient Bell Tower, and the Luoshi Temple, as well as the Dongxiangzi commercial block.
The main goal of the project is to protect the historical and cultural value of the neighborhood, and on this basis, repair and restore the original traditional buildings and traditional houses. By utilizing the tourism resources of these historical and cultural blocks, it aims to form an "L" shaped cultural golden belt connecting the main attractions in the ancient city.
2. History
Among them, the Wuwei Confucian Temple is a building with a long history. It was first built in the second year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty (1437), and was completed in the fourth year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty (1439). ) completed construction and has a history of more than 580 years.
It is one of the largest and best-preserved Confucius temples in the northwest region. It also occupies an important position nationwide and is considered one of the three major Confucius temples in China. It is also a place where literati and poets of all ages worship Confucius. Holy place.
Style characteristics of Seventeen Lanes in Liangzhou
Feature 1:
The ancient loess houses in Wuwei area are typical representatives of northern folk houses, and their profound culture The foundation reflects the development status of politics, economy, technology and culture in Hexi region. Wuwei folk houses belong to the courtyard system, which has been the mainstream of the development of folk house architecture since the Han and Tang Dynasties.
This architectural form fully embodies Confucian cultural thought and Feng Shui layout. The gate of the courtyard adopts the form of a house door. The east side of the inverted seat is opened as a doorway, and the door is opened on the back wall of the inverted seat. The door frame, The door leaf is solid and thick, and the shape is simple and plain.
Feature 2:
The ancient loess houses in Wuwei used local materials during the construction process. They used local characteristic raw loess and combined it with wooden bricks to build it layer by layer to create a unique structure. The architectural shape is mainly reflected in the decoration of the entrance gatehouse.
The shape of the hanging flower door is often used with plain carvings on the theme of lines of plant branches and leaves. The roof of the gatehouse is often a hard top, and the two sides under the eaves are built with brick walls. The shape is rough and thick, and the bricks on the weir head are carved with flowers and vase meaning. Auspicious, which greatly reflects the architectural characteristics of Wuwei.