Dongrong Garden

The buildings in Dongrong garden are distributed on three axes, from east to west, which are the East axis, the central axis and the West axis. There are two gardens behind the East and West axes. All the buildings face south from the north. A gate hall is built along the street. The courtyard is beyond the gate hall, and the residence is to the north of the courtyard. There are five entrances in front of and behind the East axis and the central axis, and two entrances in front of and behind the West axis. The East axis is three rooms wide, distributed on the same axis. From south to north, it is the front hall, the photo hall, the main hall, the second Hall and the residence with five entrances. From the door hall to the back, the central axis is the photo hall, the hall, the front residence and the middle residence, with three rooms wide, the back residence with five rooms wide, the side hall in the East and the flower hall in the West. The West axis is three rooms wide, including the front residence and the back residence. Dongrongyuan building complex has a large scale and reasonable layout. In the brick and wood structure house, there are carvings on the middle beam of the wooden frame of the main hall. Some of the wooden frames of the main house use less materials, and the doors and windows are exquisite and exquisite. The carvings of the brick gate are exquisite. The strictness of the gate, the openness of the hall, and the exquisiteness of the partition fans are amazing.

Dongrong Garden

Dongrong garden is located in Dongguan Street, Yangzhou. It used to be the residence of salt merchants, but now it is a cultural relic protection unit of the city. After renovation, the gate tower of dongrongyuan has been standing on Dongguan Street. Next to the gate, the famous city reading board of dongrongyuan has been hung.

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The buildings in Dongrong garden are distributed on three axes, from east to west, which are the East axis, the central axis and the West axis. There are two gardens behind the East and West axes. All the buildings face south from the north. A gate hall is built along the street. The courtyard is beyond the gate hall, and the residence is to the north of the courtyard. There are five entrances in front of and behind the East axis and the central axis, and two entrances in front of and behind the West axis. The East axis is three rooms wide, distributed on the same axis. From south to north, it is the front hall, the photo hall, the main hall, the second Hall and the residence with five entrances. From the door hall to the back, the central axis is the photo hall, the hall, the front residence and the middle residence, with three rooms wide, the back residence with five rooms wide, the side hall in the East and the flower hall in the West. The West axis is three rooms wide, including the front residence and the back residence. Dongrongyuan building complex has a large scale and reasonable layout. In the brick and wood structure house, there are carvings on the middle beam of the wooden frame of the main hall. Some of the wooden frames of the main house use less materials, and the doors and windows are exquisite and exquisite. The carvings of the brick gate are exquisite. The strictness of the gate, the openness of the hall, and the exquisiteness of the partition fans are amazing.

Characteristics

Dongrong garden used to be the residence of salt merchants. It used to be called Lu mansion. The owner of the garden, Lu Jingxi, whose ancestral home is Anhui, moved to Baoying, and then moved to Yangzhou to serve as the salt transportation company of Huaihe River and Huaihe River. Many people who lived in Rongyuan in the early winter still remember that in the corner of the garden, there were dusty "quiet" and "avoid" deacons.

Dongrong garden is a mansion. Although the tall gate tower has experienced a hundred years of wind and rain and several generations of vicissitudes, it still stands upright. According to the survey, the existing building area of Dongrong garden is 1692 square meters. Most of the buildings have been rebuilt, but they are relatively intact. In order to carry out the protection strategy of famous city of Yangzhou municipal Party committee and government, the famous city Construction Co., Ltd. began to implement the Dongrong garden restoration project. In the process of renovation, the principle of "protection first, rescue first, rational utilization and strengthened management" and the principle of "not changing the original state of cultural relics" should be strictly followed. Dongrong garden adopts the method of uncovering tile but not falling off the shelf to repair, and retains the original blue brick wall and ancient wood decoration to the maximum extent. For the part of the original wall which is inclined, slanting and bulging, the method of partial demolition and masonry shall be used to ensure the integrity and safety of the whole wall.

According to experts, Li Hongzhang's niece used to be the hostess of this cultural security unit, and this was the home of Shen Congwen's mother-in-law Lu Ying. The owner of Dongrong garden is Lu Jingxi. Little known is that Lu Jingxi's wife is Li Hongzhang's niece, the daughter of Li Yunzhang, Li Hongzhang's fourth brother. She once lived here with Lu Jingxi for many years. Later, Lu Jingxi gave birth to her daughter Lu Ying, who was the mother-in-law of Shen Congwen. Lu family has real estate near Baoying, huangjiayuan and Geyuan in Yangzhou. Dongrong garden is just one of them. It was bought from the Zhang family. This Zhang family is the Zhang family in Hefei. Later, Lu Ying, Lu Jingxi's daughter, became Zhang's daughter-in-law. Lu Ying has a high prestige in Zhangjia. She is considerate in dealing with people, managing money and handling affairs. All her elders, peers and children admire her. Such a story undoubtedly adds to the cultural connotation of Dongrong garden

Address: No.98, Dongguan Street, Guangling District, Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 119.45099639893

Latitude: 32.397998809814

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