When was Yanshan Mountain Villa built?

First of all, according to the method of "seeking dragons, water, sand and find holes" in Feng Shui (Feng Shui pattern), the "origin and development" in the terrain-Yanshan Mountain range is explored; "pulse removal"-flat land extending eastward; "Looking for water"-Qingluoxi and Daningxi flowing through Yanshan Mountains; "Tea Mountain"-around Yanshan Mountain, such as Zhongshan Mountain and Fangzhushan Mountain (sand mountain); "Cave" —— Yanshan Mountain, such as Zhongshan Mountain, Fangzhushan Mountain, Qingluoxi River and Daningxi River form the central position of the mountain surrounded by water. The meridian axis: Nanwu —— Cheng Yanting, and the north branch —— Yanshan Villa Gate. From this, the position of Yanshan Garden was determined, and the most typical geomantic pattern of "post-Xuanwu, pre-Suzaku, Zuo Qinglong and Right White Tiger" was formed.

The second is to guide the situation. Hantong Building, Chengyange Pavilion and Qiting Pavilion, which were built in the fourth year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1854), have become manor courtyards. Yanshan Mountain Villa was cleverly planned as a garden in the eighth year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1869). In addition, Yanshan Villa also has an independent garden-Rongyuan.

The owner of the garden built a theater near the Rongyuan Garden. On good days, I sing operas and listen to songs in class, celebrate noisily, or call friends, sing poems and sing peace and enjoy myself.

Six groups of buildings in Yanshan Garden, built on the north-south meridian axis, are all presented to the world, integrating residence, hiding, performance, embroidery, strangeness and doors. They make the best use of the situation, with distinct levels, originality and far-reaching achievements. Qingluoxi runs through the park from south to north. There are many buildings on the east coast, with many high-rise buildings and beautiful lakes and mountains.

The whimsy of the garden owner is an eye-opener. He opened up a large area of paddy fields, vegetable fields and lotus ponds between the west bank of Qingluoxi and the wall of Xiyuan, and planted rice, melons and vegetables and lotus roots to raise fish everywhere.

There are also small tile houses, flower hedge sheds, cattle factories, stables, henhouses, pigsty, waterwheels, wells, stone tables and grass pavilions. It is a scene of self-cultivation and self-sufficiency. Deep rural life, face to face.

The great contrast between the east and west sides of Qingluoxi River has realized the whimsical idea of garden construction by the owner. In private gardens, it is rare to have such a large pastoral scenery in the garden, which is the unique real-life feature of Yanshan Garden-Yuanzhong Village.