A brief introduction to the history of Ma's Manor Information about Ma's Manor
1. Ma's Manor is located in Xijiang Village, 20 kilometers west of Anyang City, Henan Province. It was the residence of Ma Piyao, the governor of Guangdong in the Qing Dynasty. It was built from Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China. It is well preserved and is called by scholars "The unique architectural specimen of feudal bureaucratic mansion in Zhongzhou" and "the first official residence in the Central Plains". It is a national key cultural relic protection unit, a national AAAA tourist attraction, a national red tourism classic scenic spot, and a clean government education base in Henan Province.
2. Ma's Manor covers an area of more than 20,000 square meters, including more than 5,000 square meters of construction area. It is divided into three areas and six roads, each road is divided into four courtyards and nine gates, commonly known as "Nine Gates". "Door photo". The whole manor has a rigorous layout, well-proportioned, simple and elegant, majestic and solemn. It has the spacious and bright architectural style of the typical Beijing courtyard, the deep and magnificent architectural art of the Shanxi Merchants Courtyard, and the five-ridged blue bricks and gray tiles of the Central Plains area. Architectural features of the Six Beasts Hanging Corridor.
3. The North District is located in the north of Zhongjie Road, facing south, with two courtyards in the front and back, and a courtyard in the east and west of the backyard, which is called "Yayuan Bianzhai". Most of them are hard-top-style buildings, which were originally the old residences of Ma Piyao's ancestors. When the four brothers of the Ma family split up, they gave the property to their second son, Ma Jizhang. In the early years of the Republic of China, renovations and reconstructions were carried out during Ma Jizhang's tenure as Yuan Shikai's Presidential Palace.
4. The Central District is the largest among the three districts, accounting for about two-thirds of the entire manor. It is located in the north of South Street and faces south. There are 158 buildings of various types. It is composed of Jiamiao Road 1 and Residential Road 3. The Jiamiao Road is in the east and the residential area is in the west. The buildings on the four roads form their own systems, with buildings on the left and right. echo each other.