Mei's courtyard

Meijia compound (tingjiangwei overseas Chinese building complex) is located on the Bank of Datong River in Duanfen town. It was founded by local overseas Chinese surnamed Mei and their relatives in 1931. The courtyard covers an area of 80 mu. There are 108 two to three storey buildings with arcades. They are arranged in a rectangular shape, row upon row, neat and uniform. There are 40 mu of market space in the middle, which is dedicated to selling goods. It is just like a small square city, so it is called "Meijia courtyard". At the beginning of its construction, its planning and design was that the owners integrated the customs and architectural characteristics of their respective countries of residence into the Chinese architectural art. Therefore, the buildings of the compound not only showed the architectural style of European and American countries, but also reflected the traditional Chinese architectural art. Although each building had a neat planning, its appearance was different, which was not only ahead of the architectural trend of the polder town at that time, but also to a certain extent It reflects the thoughts and living standards of the people in the hometown of overseas Chinese at that time. Each building of the whole compound has been eroded by wind and rain for more than 70 years, but its original appearance is relatively intact. Guo Dongpo, director of the overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, LV Weixiong, director of the Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, and some experts and scholars from the domestic construction industry all believe that the Mei family courtyard is the most well preserved and typical representative of overseas Chinese architecture of a certain scale in China. Films such as "the provisional president" and TV dramas reflecting the situation of the hometown of overseas Chinese on Guangdong Provincial TV station and Spanish national TV station also took this as the location shooting, which made the Mei family courtyard enjoy a certain popularity and be listed in the provincial cultural relics protection focus. Therefore, Meijia compound has high historical value and appreciation value, and is a good place to develop tourist attractions. Meijia compound has good conditions to develop into a tourist attraction. First, convenient transportation. Meijia compound is close to the provincial highway Yaoguang line (Taiwan Highway), with convenient water and land transportation. It takes 25 minutes to Taicheng, only 8 minutes to Guanghai entrance of Guangdong Western Coastal Expressway, and only 1.5 hours to Guangzhou. Second, the product conditions, large area, many buildings. Meijia courtyard covers an area of 80 mu. The buildings with arcades in the courtyard are arranged in rectangular shape, row upon row, neat and beautiful. The middle activity area is 40 mu, just like a small square city, which is convenient for the construction of special scenic spots and tourism supporting hardware facilities. The 108 buildings in the hospital are two to three stories high, which are convenient for setting up a number of historical and cultural venues and tourism and commercial facilities in the hometown of overseas Chinese. Third, it is easy to collect and rent. Most of the owners of Meijia compound have moved overseas, and quite a few houses are vacant; after the completion of Datong new market, the original shops in the compound have lost their business value and the rent is low; the original houses of some government departments and the stores of supply and marketing cooperatives have also been vacant because they have moved out one after another. At present, about 40 houses can be rented at any time. Fourth, the natural landscape is beautiful. Mei's courtyard is located on the Bank of the Datong River, with green trees on the bank and beautiful scenery of "one mile and three bridges" in the river. You can go up along the Datong River on a yacht to the bottom of the pond, where you can have a glimpse of the famous pond bottom water, which is full of reverie. On the way, there are green waters and green mountains, beautiful folk legends and idyllic customs. Down the river, there is a vast sea plain, which is a land of fish and rice.

Mei's courtyard

Located on the Bank of Datong River, Duanfen Town, Taishan City, Guangdong Province, Meijia compound (tingjiangwei overseas Chinese building complex) was founded by local overseas Chinese and their families in 1931. Its grand scale, magnificent momentum, delicate decoration and ingenious conception exude the spirit, temperament and charm of traditional Chinese culture.

Brief introduction of Mei family compound

Meijia compound (tingjiangwei overseas Chinese building complex) is located on the Bank of Datong River in Duanfen town. It was founded by local overseas Chinese surnamed Mei and their relatives in 1931. The courtyard covers an area of 80 mu. There are 108 two to three storey buildings with arcades. They are arranged in a rectangular shape, row upon row, neat and uniform. There are 40 mu of market space in the middle, which is dedicated to selling goods. It is just like a small square city, so it is called "Meijia courtyard". At the beginning of its construction, its planning and design was that the owners integrated the customs and architectural characteristics of their respective countries of residence into the Chinese architectural art. Therefore, the buildings of the compound not only showed the architectural style of European and American countries, but also reflected the traditional Chinese architectural art. Although each building had a neat planning, its appearance was different, which was not only ahead of the architectural trend of the polder town at that time, but also to a certain extent It reflects the thoughts and living standards of the people in the hometown of overseas Chinese at that time. Each building of the whole compound has been eroded by wind and rain for more than 70 years, but its original appearance is relatively intact. Guo Dongpo, director of the overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, LV Weixiong, director of the Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, and some experts and scholars from the domestic construction industry all believe that the Mei family courtyard is the most well preserved and typical representative of overseas Chinese architecture of a certain scale in China. Films such as "the provisional president" and TV dramas reflecting the situation of the hometown of overseas Chinese on Guangdong Provincial TV station and Spanish national TV station also took this as the location shooting, which made the Mei family courtyard enjoy a certain popularity and be listed in the provincial cultural relics protection focus. Therefore, Meijia compound has high historical value and appreciation value, and is a good place to develop tourist attractions. Meijia compound has good conditions to develop into a tourist attraction. First, convenient transportation. Meijia compound is close to the provincial highway Yaoguang line (Taiwan Highway), with convenient water and land transportation. It takes 25 minutes to Taicheng, only 8 minutes to Guanghai entrance of Guangdong Western Coastal Expressway, and only 1.5 hours to Guangzhou. Second, the product conditions, large area, many buildings. Meijia courtyard covers an area of 80 mu. The buildings with arcades in the courtyard are arranged in rectangular shape, row upon row, neat and beautiful. The middle activity area is 40 mu, just like a small square city, which is convenient for the construction of special scenic spots and tourism supporting hardware facilities. The 108 buildings in the hospital are two to three stories high, which are convenient for setting up a number of historical and cultural venues and tourism and commercial facilities in the hometown of overseas Chinese. Third, it is easy to collect and rent. Most of the owners of Meijia compound have moved overseas, and quite a few houses are vacant; after the completion of Datong new market, the original shops in the compound have lost their business value and the rent is low; the original houses of some government departments and the stores of supply and marketing cooperatives have also been vacant because they have moved out one after another. At present, about 40 houses can be rented at any time. Fourth, the natural landscape is beautiful. Mei's courtyard is located on the Bank of the Datong River, with green trees on the bank and beautiful scenery of "one mile and three bridges" in the river. You can go up along the Datong River on a yacht to the bottom of the pond, where you can have a glimpse of the famous pond bottom water, which is full of reverie. On the way, there are green waters and green mountains, beautiful folk legends and idyllic customs. Down the river, there is a vast sea plain, which is a land of fish and rice.

Introduction to historic sites

The courtyard covers an area of 80 mu. 108 two to three storey buildings with arcades are arranged in a rectangular shape, row upon row, neat and uniform. In the middle, there are 40 mu of market space for vendors to sell goods, just like a small square city. Because the local shareholders surnamed Mei account for more than half of the total, it is called "Mei's courtyard". At the beginning of its construction, the planning and design of the compound was to integrate the customs and architectural features of their respective countries of residence into the Chinese architectural art. Therefore, the buildings of the compound not only show the architectural style of European and American countries, but also reflect the traditional architectural art. Although each building is neatly planned, its appearance is different, which is not only ahead of the architectural trend of the fairyland town at that time, but also reflects the traditional architectural art to a certain extent The thoughts and living standards of the people in the hometown of overseas Chinese at that time; each building of the whole compound has been eroded by wind and rain for more than 70 years, but its original appearance is still relatively intact. Guo Dongpo, director of the overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, LV Weixiong, director of the Provincial Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, and some experts and scholars from the domestic construction industry all believe that the Mei family courtyard is the most well preserved and typical representative of overseas Chinese architecture of a certain scale in China. Films such as "the provisional president" and TV dramas reflecting the situation of the hometown of overseas Chinese on Guangdong Provincial TV station and Spanish national TV station also took this as the location shooting, which made the Mei family courtyard enjoy a certain popularity and be listed in the provincial cultural relics protection focus. Therefore, Meijia compound has high historical value and appreciation value, and has great development potential. The new year's film let the bullets fly, which was released on December 16, 2010, was mainly shot here.

Good conditions

First, convenient transportation. Meijia compound is close to the provincial highway Yaoguang line (Taiwan Highway), with convenient water and land transportation. It takes 25 minutes to Taicheng, only 8 minutes to Guanghai entrance of Guangdong Western Coastal Expressway, and only 1.5 hours to Guangzhou. Second, the product conditions, large area, many buildings. Meijia courtyard covers an area of 80 mu. The buildings with arcades in the courtyard are arranged in rectangular shape, row upon row, neat and beautiful. The middle activity area is 40 mu, just like a small square city, which is convenient for the construction of special scenic spots and tourism supporting hardware facilities. The 108 buildings in the hospital are two to three stories high, which are convenient for setting up a number of historical and cultural venues and tourism and commercial facilities in the hometown of overseas Chinese. Third, it is easy to collect and rent. Most of the owners of Meijia compound have moved overseas, and quite a few houses are vacant; after the completion of Datong new market, the original shops in the compound have lost their business value and the rent is low; the original houses of some government departments and the stores of supply and marketing cooperatives have also been vacant because they have moved out one after another. There are about 40 houses available at any time. Fourth, the natural landscape is beautiful. Mei's courtyard is located on the Bank of the Datong River, with green trees on the bank and beautiful scenery of "one mile and three bridges" in the river. You can go up along the Datong River on a yacht to the bottom of the pond, where you can have a glimpse of the famous pond bottom water, which is full of reverie. On the way, there are green waters and green mountains, beautiful folk legends and idyllic customs. Down the river, there is a vast sea plain, which is a land of fish and rice.

Preservation status

Meijia compound is a rare overseas Chinese building complex with considerable scale in China. It is not only a typical representative of overseas Chinese architecture, but also a "second" architecture

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