Donghuali

Donghuali is located in Fuxian Road, Chancheng District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province. Its original name was Wuyang street. It was named after the surnames of the Yang and Wu people who lived here in the early Qing Dynasty. Later, the two families declined one after another, and the property was gradually sold to his surname. It was renamed "Donghuali" in the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. In the reign of emperor Jia and Emperor Dao of the Qing Dynasty, it moved into the Luo family The house on the north side of the second half of the lane has been greatly renovated, making the house more regular and beautiful. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yutian family, a wealthy overseas Chinese businessman, moved back to the city. Zhao's family was a native of Lanshi stone in the suburb. He started business in Foshan, then transferred to Hong Kong to set up "guangmaotai" foreign company. After making a fortune, he further renovated the house in the south of the middle section of Donghuali. The total length of Donghuali is 112 meters. The gate building of jieshouzha still has the stone block of the 23rd year of Daoguang (1843). The street is wide and smooth, and the granite pavement is clean and smooth. The houses on both sides of the street are just like the old houses of the Qing Dynasty. Because they have always been the residence of rich and official families, they are very particular about the architectural form and decoration. The gatehouse is tall, with stone steps, and the door walls are mostly made of water polished blue bricks. The interior hall decoration is also good, with high-grade settings such as wood carving screens, flower racks and partition fans. In the front of the street are adjacent buildings, among which there are still "Wu's ancestral hall", "Zhao's ancestral hall" and "Zhao's ancestral hall" "Zhaoyutian ancestral hall" and "Jingxian hall" of Zhaoshi; there are four alleys on both sides of the back section of the street. Inside the alleys are the houses with three entrances behind the house, which are arranged neatly and in a unified format. They are all pot ear type fire sealing Gables, and "three rooms and two corridors" type plane layout. Except for a few minor changes, the indoor settings are basically the old appearance. Donghuali is not only Foshan, but also the most complete urban street in the Pearl River Delta and even the whole Guangdong Province in the Qing Dynasty. It is a rare material material to study the local officials, architectural history and residential customs in Foshan. It was designated as a municipal cultural relic protection unit in 1989. In 2001, it was designated as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Donghuali

Donghuali is located in Fuxian Road, Chancheng District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province. More than 100 years ago, the "First Street" in Foshan City, formerly known as "Wuyang Street", is the most complete existing Qing Dynasty mansion building group in Foshan. It has a typical Lingnan residential architectural style. It was named after the surnames of the Yang and Wu people who lived here in the early Qing Dynasty. Later, the two families declined one after another, and the real estate gradually sold to his surname until Qingqian It was renamed "Donghuali" during the reign of emperor long. During the reign of emperor Jia and Emperor Dao, Luo Bingzhang moved into the Luo family. At that time, Luo Bingzhang was the assistant Grand Master of the imperial court and the governor of Sichuan. He had greatly renovated and renovated the house in the north of the second half of the Li, making the house more regular and beautiful. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yutian family, a wealthy overseas Chinese businessman, moved to the city. Zhao's family was a native of Lanshi Shitou, a suburb of the city. He first started business in Foshan, then transferred to Hong Kong to create "guangmaotai" foreign company. After becoming a rich man, he further renovated the house in the south of the middle section of Donghuali.

General situation

Donghuali is located in Fuxian Road, Chancheng District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province. More than 100 years ago, the "First Street" in Foshan City, formerly known as "Wuyang Street", is the most complete Qing Dynasty mansion building group in Foshan City, with a typical Lingnan residential architectural style

It was named after the surnames of the Yang and Wu people who lived here in the early Qing Dynasty. Later, the two families declined one after another, and their houses were gradually sold to his surname. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, it was renamed "Donghuali". During the reign of Emperor Jia and Emperor Dao of the Qing Dynasty, it moved into the Luo family. Luo Bingzhang, a member of the Luo family, was a co-founder of the Imperial College and governor of Sichuan at that time. He had greatly renovated the house on the north side of the second half of the Li, making the house more regular and beautiful . At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yutian family, a wealthy overseas Chinese businessman, moved to the city. Zhao's family was a native of Lanshi Shitou, a suburb of the city. He first started business in Foshan, then transferred to Hong Kong to create "guangmaotai" foreign company. After becoming a rich man, he further renovated the house in the south of the middle section of Donghuali.

folk culture

The total length of Donghuali is 112 meters. The gate building of jieshouzha still has the stone block of the 23rd year of Daoguang (1843). The street is wide and smooth, and the granite pavement is clean and smooth. The houses on both sides of the street are just like the old houses of the Qing Dynasty. Because they have always been the residence of rich and official families, they are very particular about the architectural form and decoration. The gatehouse is tall, with stone steps, and the door walls are mostly made of water polished blue bricks. The interior hall decoration is also good, with high-grade settings such as wood carving screens, flower racks and partition fans. In the front of the street are adjacent buildings, among which there are still "Wu's ancestral hall", "Zhao's ancestral hall" and "Zhao's ancestral hall" "Zhaoyutian ancestral hall" and "Jingxian hall" of Zhaoshi; there are four alleys on both sides of the back section of the street. Inside the alleys are the houses with three entrances behind the house, which are arranged neatly and in a unified format. They are all pot ear type fire sealing Gables, and "three rooms and two corridors" type plane layout. Except for a few minor changes, the indoor settings are basically the old appearance.

Historical evolution

Famous families and high officials live together

According to the research of the Municipal Bureau of culture, Donghuali used to be a place where famous families and dignitaries lived together. During the reign of Jiajing and Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty, Luo Bingzhang, the assistant Bachelor of the imperial court and governor of Sichuan Province, moved into Donghuali with his family. He renovated the house on the north side of Donghuali and made it more neat and beautiful. In 1843 (the 23rd year of Daoguang), a gate building was built at the entrance of the street, and the stone block "Donghuali" was inlaid on it, and the whole street was also paved with granite. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Yutian, a wealthy businessman, moved here again. He was recruited as a native of Lanshi stone in Nanhai. He started business in Foshan, and then transferred to Hong Kong to create guangmaotai. After becoming a rich man, he bought a house in the south of the middle section of Donghuali for further expansion and decoration. During the reign of Guangxu, Dai Honghui, the younger brother of Dai Hongci, the Minister of military aircraft, also bought and repaired the house in the middle section of the north side of Donghuali. In recent years, the cultural relics department of Foshan City has found that there is a "Zhilu painting school" established by Huang Shaoqiang, a representative of Lingnan Painting School, in the No.7 residence, where he lived and taught for a period of time. In the sense of the place where celebrities, rich people and officials live, Donghuali should be regarded as "the first street in Lingnan".

The total length of Donghuali street is 146.4 meters (the main street is 112 meters long and the Deputy street is 34.4 meters long), with a total area of 10217 square meters and 58 houses. Today, although Donghuali is dilapidated after demolition, the hollowed out patterns on the wall, eaves and window lattice of wok ear can be seen. I can still feel the richness and prosperity of that year.

Donghuali No.17 was once the residence of Luo Bingzhang, a senior official of the Qing Dynasty and governor of Sichuan Province. It is divided into several families

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social influence

Donghuali is not only Foshan, but also the most complete urban street of Qing Dynasty preserved in the Pearl River Delta and even the whole Guangdong Province. It is the most complete Qing Dynasty mansion building group in Foshan, with typical Lingnan residential architectural style

In 1989, it was designated as a municipal cultural relics protection unit. In 2001, it was designated as a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Reconstruction project

Donghuali, the ancestral temple, carries the rich historical and cultural heritage of Foshan, records the vicissitudes of the ancient city for thousands of years, and continues the history of Foshan. Donghuali area of zumiao is rich in historical and cultural connotation and historical relics. In the process of transformation, Lingnan Tiandi in Foshan not only continues its historical and cultural connotation, but also injects fashionable and modern life elements and supporting facilities

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Lingnan Tiandi in Foshan takes ancestral temple, Donghuali and historic area as the development axis, uses modern methods to protect and transform 22 cultural relics buildings and many excellent historic buildings in the area, continues historical streets and lanes, creates open space with appropriate scale, inherits Foshan's historical features and urban context, and endows new vitality. At the same time, Lingnan Tiandi in Foshan will fully tap the cultural characteristics of Foshan, such as the hometown of Cantonese opera, ceramics, martial arts, and food, and introduce these characteristics into the various cultural facilities and modern facilities in the district transformation, so as to make it a comprehensive community displaying the essence of urban culture in Foshan and promote the construction of Foshan cultural city

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Address: Fuxian Road, Chancheng District

Longitude: 113.118064

Latitude: 23.030767

Tour time: 2 hours

Traffic information: take bus no.386, 980, 990 to nantoufang station in Nanlang, then walk eastward.

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