Former residence of Zhang Bishi

Former residence of Zhang Bishi

Zhang Bishi's footprints are all over Southeast Asia and China. It's hard to count the number of luxury houses he lived in. However, after nearly a hundred years of ups and downs and war, few of them have survived completely. In Southeast Asia, the most complete former residence of Zhang Bishi should be the "Blue House" in Penang. In Penang, if you ask people: how to get to the former residence of Zhang Bishi? I'm afraid few people can say that. If you say "Blue House", no one doesn't know. The blue house is located in the poetic old street: Leith street. Maybe a hundred years ago, there was a lotus and a river, but now there is no lotus and no river, but there is an elegant name. Lotus River, blue house and more than ten Victorian century old houses are woven into a colonial landscape.

On July 17, 2002, Zhang Bishi's former residence was announced by the people's Government of Guangdong Province as the fourth batch of cultural relics protection units of Guangdong Province (serial number 93).

Profile

Zhang Bishi (1841-1916) was born in Dapu County, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province in 1841. At the age of 16, he crossed the sea to Jakarta, Indonesia (formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East India). He once worked as a helper, opened a business and mined tin. He became the richest man among the overseas Chinese at that time. From then on, he was also a businessman and an official and embarked on an official career. He was Consul General of the Qing government in Penang and Consul General of Singapore. In order to revitalize the motherland's industry, he has invested in the establishment of Guangdong Han railway, Guangsan railway, etc., and founded Shandong Yantai Changyu liquor company. In 1898, he raised funds to set up two ocean shipping companies in Bacheng and Aceh.

Former residence of Zhang Bishi

Zhang Bishi's former residence is not only the largest existing Qing Dynasty Chinese garden style mansion in Malaysia, but also the second one in Southeast Asia (Chen Xunian's former residence in Singapore is much smaller). The following figures about the blue house may be a bit boring, but they are not meaningless. The blue house was started in 1897 and took seven years to complete. At the beginning of the project, Zhang Bishi was the Consul General of the Qing government in Singapore, and also had jurisdiction over the affairs of Penang, Malacca and the nearby British colonies. As a result, he often travels between Singapore and Penang. After the completion of the blue house, he was promoted to minister of business investigation. Emperor Guangxu once received him and awarded him the title of Zhengqing of Taipusi (ranking second grade). At that time, there were nine grades in the official rank of Manqing, and the first grade was the highest. Among the rich businessmen in Nanyang who were awarded the title by the Qing government, Zhang Bishi was the most important. According to the female commentator of blue house, Zhang Bishi has a high talent in learning languages. Besides the various Chinese dialects in Nanyang, he can also speak English, Dutch and Malay. In his later years, he often wore foreign clothes and occasionally ate Western food. Although the appearance of the blue house is very Chinese, the interior furnishings are a mixture of Chinese and foreign furnishings, reflecting the combination of Chinese and western. Zhang Bishi's relatives planned to sell the blue house in 1991, which was bought by four local rich people. In 1995, the new owner carried out a comprehensive renovation. After the completion of the project, the 100 year old house will become an extraordinary exhibition hall and open to the public.

Environment introduction

The former residence of Zhang Bishi, with 18 halls, 13 patios and 99 rooms, is a provincial-level cultural relic protection unit with exquisite construction technology, complete painting and carving, and rigorous structure. It is planned to maintain Zhang Bishi's former residence, integrate surrounding mountain villages, fields, villages and rivers, integrate Hakka folk culture and Zhang Yu's wine culture, build Hakka gatehouse, Hakka farm tool exhibition gallery, wine tasting Gallery, Hakka food hall, tea house, open vineyard, 100 orchards, 100 grass garden, build water playground, etc. To build a tourism brand of Hakka Folk Culture Village integrating leisure and entertainment, cultural activities and natural sightseeing.

Guangludi

"Guangludi" was built in 1908, the 34th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. It is a typical Hakka dragon house with three halls, four horizons and one enclosure. It is a magnificent typical Chinese garden style mansion, representing the Chinese revolutionary architecture of the Qing Dynasty (18th and 19th centuries). The whole building is carved with beams and painted buildings. No matter dormitory, study, main hall, heavy wooden door, courtyard or garden, it is of extraordinary style. There are also many rare porcelain, statues, carvings, tapestries, embroidery and antiques. There are five blue houses across the street. They used to be servants' houses connected with the main house. After the renovation, it will be open for people to visit (open every day, need to buy tickets).

Investment and construction

Hakka folk culture village is mainly based on the former Hakka Weilongwu "guangludi", a former residence of Zhang Bishi, industrialist, patriotic overseas Chinese leader, villager and founder of Changyu Wine in the late Qing Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. It integrates surrounding villages, hillsides, rivers and farmland, takes Hakka folk culture as the carrier, and takes rural natural scenery and Changyu Wine Culture as the platform to build a rich local characteristics and rich Hakka folk customs It is a tourist attraction integrating folk custom and nature, sightseeing and leisure, which is one of the key cultural development projects in Dapu county. Through attracting investment, Taiwan businessmen were introduced to repair the former residence of Zhang Bishi and develop the folk culture village. The total investment is 20 million yuan, and the initial investment is 10 million yuan. At present, 20 million yuan has been restored and 10 million yuan has been invested in the first phase. At present, the burned right wing room and upper Garden Pavilion of guangludi outer courtyard have been restored, the antique memorial archway, public toilet, specialty store, ticket office, management room, water supply project, art and leisure corridor of Dapu Hakka folk culture village have been built, the grass brick parking lot has been paved, and all kinds of ancient plaques of guangludi have been restored. At the same time, the exhibition hall of Hakka folk culture and Changyu Wine Culture is decorated in the first row of horizontal rooms on the left side of Guanglu, displaying pictures of Hakka folk culture, Hakka folk houses, Zhangyu wine culture and Changyu series wine objects; in the upper, middle and lower halls of Guanglu, various kinds of ancient official supplies and pictures are displayed, Zhang Bishi's deeds exhibition is arranged, and the Sino British scenic spot is set up This paper introduces the instruction board, instruction board and various signs. The first phase of the restoration project of Zhang Bishi's former residence was officially opened to the public on October 1, 2006. The second phase of the project plans to integrate the old house where Zhang was born and the ancestral house, the former residence of Zhang Chengqing, the first general manager of Changyu company, and the former residence of Zhang Zizhang, the winemaker, with "guangludi" to expand the scope of the scenic spot. At the same time, we will strive for the support of Changyu Group Co., Ltd. to develop the wine culture area, including the construction of wine making workshops, wine tasting lounge, wine order exhibition, wine label exhibition, vineyard, etc.; integrate Zhangxi River and nearby hillside, build viewing Pavilion, Tiesuo bridge, fishing platform, pro waterway and other viewing, leisure and entertainment facilities, carry out water rafting, mountain camping and other activities; build rare zoo in Shangyuan, Around "guangludi", Hakka houses are used to decorate into Hakka food hall, Farmhouse Hotel and farmhouse restaurant, develop folk customs and song and dance performances, and carry out a series of farmhouse activities such as wine making, weaving, bamboo weaving and bean curd brewing, so that visitors can participate in interaction and experience farmhouse fun. The developed former residence of Zhang Bishi will become another tourism brand in Meizhou city after the former residence of Huang Zunxian and Qiu Fengjia. It is a bright spot to carry forward Hakka culture and Changyu Wine Culture. It connects with the adjacent scenic spots such as Yongding Tulou group, huliao Tai'an village, West Lake Park, Sanhe Zhongshan Memorial Hall and Zhongshan Park, forming a two-day and multi day tour route.

Hakka Folk Culture Village

The former residence of Zhang Bishi, a Hakka Folk Culture Village in Dapu

Located in chelong village, Xihe Town, Dapu County, Guangdong Province. It is 17 kilometers away from Tai Po County. It is a tourist attraction integrating folk custom and nature, viewing and playing. In early 2013, it was rated as a national AAA tourist attraction by Guangdong provincial tourist attraction quality rating committee.

In the Hakka folk culture village of Dapu, there are nearly ten Hakka ancient dwellings, such as the former residence of Zhang Bishi, father of Chinese wine and founder of Changyu Wine Company, guangludi and yunludi; the former residence of Zhang Chengqing, the first general manager of Changyu, zizhengdi; the former residence of Zhang Zizhang, the Chinese winemaker of Changyu; terraced fields, vegetable fields, river beaches, green bamboos and trees, and old cattle and shepherds. The main building of the scenic spot, former residence of Zhang Jingshi, Guanglu No.1, was built in the 34th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of Qing Dynasty (1908 A.D.); the building area is 4180 square meters; the building structure consists of three halls, four horizons and one enclosure, with 18 halls, 13 wells and 99 rooms; the whole building is a super large dragon enclosure with exquisite workmanship, painting and carving, majestic preciseness and magnificent momentum.

There are three docks behind the house. Zhang Bishi was the Consul General of Singapore and an official to the first grade Minister of Guanglu. He was received by Emperor Guangxu, Empress Dowager Cixi, Sun Yat Sen, Yuan Shikai, Zhang Xueliang and President Wilson of the United States. Zhang Bishi is not only a business tycoon, but also a famous patriotic overseas Chinese leader, one of the eight sages of Hakka. His national spirit of hard work, industry and prosperity, and his patriotic thought of "being born for the Chinese nation and serving the Chinese people" have been praised by people all the time. There are zhangbishi Museum, official culture museum, wine culture museum and other exhibition halls in the house. It displays the Dragon Robe, Phoenix robe, Phoenix crown, official sedan chair, weapons of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the large wine barrel, wine jar, wine jar, wine pot, wine cup, etc. stored in the Diyao one hundred years ago.

The county where the scenic spot is located is a famous Hakka food county in Guangdong. There are many famous Hakka snacks in Guangdong, such as zhenzhubo, fabo, pancakes, suanpan, etc.

Address: 50 meters south of chelong Road, Dapu County, Meizhou City

Longitude: 120.903313

Latitude: 30.942293

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