Yaoshan Wang's Manor

Yaoshan Wang's manor is located in nanyaoshan village, Yaoshan Town, Shunping County, Baoding City, Hebei Province. It was built in succession from 1647 to 1747. Wang Xiguan, the owner of Yaoshan Wang's manor, was a general of zhenghuang banner of Han army. When the Qing army entered the pass, he was granted this enclosure to settle down. In the high wall of the manor, there are many houses, named "Tang". The whole manor layout is divided into four parts from north to south, namely North Garden, middle garden, South Garden and yard. When the manor was completed, it had a total construction area of more than 30000 square meters, three complete manors, more than 50 homes and more than 500 houses. Only a quarter of them are well preserved. Yaoshan Wang's manor is an ancient residence with typical characteristics of northern China. It adopts the Architectural Regulations of Beijing Quadrangle, and boldly innovates, reflecting its unique architectural personality. It is a Grand View Garden of northern China's residential architectural culture. The manor is located in nanyaoshan village, Yaoshan Town, Shunping County, 25 kilometers west of Baoding city. The manor was built in the early years of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty by Wang Xiguan, the ancestor of Wang family. It has a history of more than 300 years. It is the largest and most complete mansion of Qing Dynasty landlord and businessman in North China. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in China. The manor covers an area of 279 mu, with more than 50 original homes and more than 500 houses; the existing 65 Mu manor has 163 houses. The main buildings of the manor are arranged in a square shape, facing south and North in a straight line. There are two rows of courtyard in the East and West. The courtyard is connected from front to back and from left to right. The whole building is mainly gray, simple and generous, giving people a solemn and elegant feeling. The manor building is different from the Imperial Palace and government, and also different from the general residence, which is the best of the northern residents' buildings in China. It is not only a valuable material for the study of folk customs in the Qing Dynasty, but also a good place for tourism. In recent years, it has also become a film and television shooting site. Many scenes in the films "the first record of the wind and cloud", "the decisive battle", TV series "hot land", "song of youth" and "granary of the world" are shot here.

Wang's Manor

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Yaoshan Wang manor generally refers to Wang Manor (Baoding Yaoshan Wang manor)

Wang's manor, founded in 1647 ad, is located in Yaoshan Town, Baoding City, Hebei Province. It was built by Wang Xiguan, the ancestor of Wang's family. It has a history of nearly 400 years.

Wang's manor is the largest and the most complete Qing Dynasty general's residence and the mansion of a giant businessman in China. It is now a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Introduction to the manor

Wang's manor, which is not only different from the Imperial Palace, but also different from the general dwellings, is the best building of northern residents in China. Therefore, there is a saying that "the imperial palace is in view of the royal architecture, and the Yaoshan mountain is in view of the folk architecture.".

Wang's manor in Yaoshan of Baoding is a rare Castle style residential complex in the history of Chinese ancient architecture. The manor covers a total area of 279 mu, with more than 1000 houses. As the core building group, Renhetang is a large courtyard composed of 10 quadrangles, which has become an extremely precious ancient architectural relics.

Rich in manor culture, it is a never-ending book and a rare film and television shooting base. Since the founding of the people's Republic of China, it has successively shot many films and TV series, such as "fighting the ancient city with wild fire and spring breeze" and "the first floor in the world". Now it is a national key cultural relics protection unit, AAA scenic spot.

Related allusions

Wang Xiguan, whose ancestral home is Nanguan, Tieling City, Liaoning Province, is a military officer of zhenghuang banner among the eight banners of Manchuria. His ancestor Wang Gao was the grandfather of Nuerhachi, the emperor of the Qing Dynasty. He was the commander of Jianzhou right guard in the Ming Dynasty. His descendants followed Nurhachi, Emperor Taizu of the Qing Dynasty, and later followed Huang Taiji, Emperor Shizu of the Qing Dynasty, to fight in all directions. After joining the army, Wang xigon followed Dorgon and made many achievements.

In the first year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty, Wang Xiguan and his family entered the pass with Manchu. In 1647, Wang Xiguan was granted the title of Yaoshan in Baoding, southwest of Beijing. Because of the title, he occupied a lot of land in the surrounding counties. Later, Wang Xiguan used the land to develop agriculture, collect land rent, create manors, set up businesses, set up oil mills and soy sauce gardens.

The following generations of the Wang family continued to work hard, vigorously developed and founded a family of farmers and businessmen, accumulated huge wealth, continued to build the manor, and provided abundant financial resources for the construction of the manor.

Heyday

In its heyday, Yaoshan Wang's manor in Baoding was a castle surrounded by high walls, with more than 50 complete sets of houses and more than 500 houses of various types. The manor covers an area of nearly 300 mu. At that time, the scope of rent collection reached Dingzhou, Mancheng, Lixian, Gaoyang, Boye and other places in Baoding, and its business names were all over Baoding, Beijing, Tianjin, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other places. From 1647 A.D. to 1948 before the land reform, no matter how the vicissitudes of three hundred years changed, Yaoshan Wang's manor has always been a local luxury house.

Cultural relics protection

Yaoshan Wang's manor in Baoding is the largest and most complete mansion of Qing Dynasty's generals and merchants in China. It is now a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Layout structure

In the first year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, Wang Xiguan and his family entered the pass from the dragon. In 1647, Wang Xiguan was granted the title of Yaoshan in Baoding, southwest of Beijing. Because of the title, he occupied a lot of land in the surrounding counties. Later, Wang Xiguan used the occupied land to develop agriculture, collect land rent extensively, create manors, set up soy sauce gardens, and set up trade names.

Through the efforts of several generations of the Wang family, 12 complete manors have been built in Yaoshan. From south to north, there are three building groups: Nanyuan, Shangli hall and Zunyi hall. The manor is divided into two parts: the northern part is the construction area, the southern part is the courtyard, and the periphery of the courtyard is supplemented by the moat and the courtyard wall. There are two courtyards on the East Road, four courtyards on the Middle Road, and only one courtyard on the West Road, which is called puziyuan. There are two watchrooms on the left and right of each gate. Each entrance of the manor is equipped with a vertical flower gate. The lotus and vertical flowers are carved on the head of the gate, and the drum carved from bluestone is set opposite each other. Outside the main entrance, there is a screen wall, 12 meters long and 6 meters high. The wall base is exquisitely carved with limestone into xumizuo style. According to records, this screen wall alone costs 1000 liang of silver.

look south

The main buildings of Wang's manor in Yaoshan, Baoding, are arranged in a square shape, facing south and North in a straight line. There are two rows of courtyard in the East and West. The courtyard is connected from front to back and from left to right. The whole building is mainly gray, simple and generous, giving people a solemn and elegant feeling.

One of the most important architectural features of Wang's manor in Yaoshan, Baoding is her exquisite carvings. These carvings include brick carvings, stone carvings and wood carvings, all of which take "happiness, fortune and longevity" as the theme, and form auspicious blessings through the homophony of the carvings. In Renhetang, Wang Xiguan's residence, the brick carvings of the second entrance courtyard are very excellent. The brick carvings of xilantou in the main hall are characters, peonies, longans, lions and leopards. They create a blissful realm of harmony between animals and people, great wealth and reunion. There are 13 small animals carved in the lower corner column. The upper part is "immediately Marquis", "generation Marquis", and the lower part is tiger, leopard, gecko and cabbage In the brick carving at the east end of the main hall, some people are pulling bows and shooting arrows, some roosters are crowing, which means success and fame, and the stone carving at the bottom corner is "Sanyang Kaitai".

Etiquette and custom

According to relevant experts, Wang's manor belongs to the category of northern courtyard. It was built in imitation of Wang Ye's residence in Beijing. It is not only different from Qiao's courtyard in Shanxi, but also different from Hakka houses in Guangdong. Wang's manor is also highly skilled in building. For example, the use of grinding bricks and joints. In those years, the grinding bricks required that the outside be large and the inside be small, the inside be plastered, and the outside be well jointed. In order to bond firmly, the white plaster was mixed with egg white and glutinous rice juice.

The big screen wall opposite the main entrance of Renhetang is all made of polished bricks and mortar. It is about 9 meters long. Such a large screen wall is very rare in northern China. It is also an intuitive textbook of modern history. The rise and fall of Wang's family and manor reflect the rise and fall of an era and a nation. It is also a folk museum. The building system, decoration and life scenes all highlight the ethical customs of feudal society.

She is not only a valuable material for studying the folk customs of the Qing Dynasty, but also a good place for tourism. In recent years, she has become a film and television shooting site. Many scenes in the movies "wild fire and spring breeze fighting the ancient city", "the first building in the world", "the first record of the wind and cloud", "the Grand Duel" and TV series "hot land", "song of youth" and "granary of the world" are shot here.

Yaoshan Wang's manor in Baoding is a typical group of Qing Dynasty ancient buildings with garden style and intact preservation.

At present, the South Garden is restored and opened. Its architectural pattern is square, and it faces south in a straight line. It is a large courtyard with four generations. There are two rows of East-West courtyard, nine courtyard sets and more than 100 houses. The West Road "Renhetang" sijinyuan is the residential area of the old master Wang Xiguan; the East Road "menghetang" sanjinyuan is the residential area of Wang Pei, the third son of Wang xisuo.

Each courtyard of the quadrangle is connected from front to back and from left to right. The nine doors of the main courtyard of the quadrangle are all on a vertical axis, and all the porches of the quadrangle are on a horizontal axis. From the south to the north, the regulation is: business name, court room, waist room (family temple), bottom room

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