Hunqizhai courtyard

Hunqizhai courtyard

Hunqizhai courtyard, formerly known as Jijia courtyard, was built in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty with a history of more than 400 years, covering an area of more than 3000 square meters. It is the ancestral property of Ji Yugang, the manager of Rishengchang, the first ticket shop in China. Hunqizhai courtyard is the largest, longest and most complete ancient residential complex in Pingyao.

Hunqizhai courtyard, the old residence of Ji family, is located in yard 8, zhanmadao street, Pingyao ancient city. The owner is Jihu hall, the 22nd generation grandson of Ji family. According to him, Ji Youxian, the ancestor of Ji family, had a lot of contacts with the government because he became rich in business abroad at the end of the Yuan Dynasty. In the middle of the 14th century, he paid a lot of money to buy this place and built a Ming tower in 1351, It was named "qifenglou". In 1369, the west city wall of Pingyao was swept across by the flood. Countless houses and houses were destroyed by the flood. Only "qifenglou" (the main building in the existing Ji's old courtyard) was safe and sound, and the rest was covered with red mud. In the third year of Hongwu (1370) of Ming Dynasty, the city wall was expanded and rebuilt into a turtle shaped city. There was a street in the area of Qifeng building. The street was named "Qifeng Street" after the building. Since the beginning of the 20th century, it has been commonly known as "zhanmadao Street". Hunqizhai courtyard is the largest, longest and most complete ancient residential complex in Pingyao. The five "auspicious" characters on the door represent respectively: auspicious, auspicious, Jirui, Jiqing and Jifu, which shows the identity of the former owner here. The courtyard is very quiet. The brick carvings, wood carvings and stone carvings here are very exquisite. It is said that many films and TV plays come here for shooting. Here we can have a deeper understanding of Pingyao residents' living environment, courtyard layout, construction technology, carving ornaments, color painting art and life style.

Address: No.7 huludu lane, Pingyao ancient city, North Street, Pingyao County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province

Longitude: 112.18140636632

Latitude: 37.198955993454

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