Former residence of Zhang Shiming

Zhang Shiming's old house, also known as Yide hall, is a large house built by Zhang Yiping, the grandson of Zhang Songxian, one of the "four elephants" in Nanxun.

This is a classic building with a combination of Chinese and Western styles. It has a unique style and a magnificent structure. It is known as "the first civilian house in Jiangnan".

The former residence of Zhang Shiming is adjacent to guxunxi, facing the east from the West. There are 150 buildings of various types in China and the West.

The tickets for this scenic spot are included in the package, but there are more tourists on weekends and holidays, so choose a good time to go.

Old house of Zhang Shiming

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The former residence of Zhang Shiming generally refers to the former residence of Zhang Shiming

"Zhang Shiming's old house" was built by Zhang Yiping, the grandson of Zhang Songxian, one of the four elephants in Nanxun. It was built between 25 and 31 years of Guangxu (1899-1905). The whole mansion is composed of typical Jiangnan traditional architectural pattern and Western European architectural complex of French Renaissance. The mutual connection and ingenious combination reflect the connection and communication between the host and the West in economy, culture and art in the 19th century. Located in Nanxun Town, Huzhou City, it is a national key cultural relics protection unit. Zhang Shiming's old house is also known as Yide hall. It is adjacent to guxunxi River and faces east from the West. It covers an area of 6500 square meters and a construction area of 7000 square meters. It has 150 buildings of Chinese and Western styles. It is one of the rare luxury houses in Jiangnan that basically keep the old appearance of Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is a classic building of Chinese and Western style.

architectural style

The grand house is magnificent, magnificent and unique in style. It can be called the largest private house with Chinese and Western architectural style in Jiangnan.

The unique style, the grand structure, the exquisite workmanship and the essence of architecture are called "the first houses in the south of the Yangtze River". In the old house, the courtyard is deep, the corridors are tortuous, and the floors are scattered.

forward

Qianjin courtyard is a two courtyard, and the two three courtyard is a three courtyard. The two courtyard of Qianjin courtyard has a sedan hall with four wide faces. Connected with the sedan hall is a brick blockhouse Ruyi gate tower, with the word "four virtues for eternity" engraved on the forehead. The gate building is surrounded by carved patterns such as "group immortals wish birthday". The carving adopts carving technique, with clear layers and rich three-dimensional feeling. Opposite to the gate is the main hall Yide hall. The plaque was written by Zhang Jian in Nantong. Its face is three rooms wide, tall and spacious. There is a screen door behind the hall, which can be opened when necessary.

Second step

Two into a hall two box, known as "Miss building", also known as "women's room", upstairs for the living of women, downstairs for the hostess reception director. The brick gate building is decorated with the inscription "bamboo bud and pine blossom" written by Wu Ganshu. The decoration of the hall is extremely exquisite. The windows are equipped with colored glass imported from France, mainly in blue. The patterns on the glass include flowers, crops, fruits and so on.

The third entry

There are hardwood windows and banana leaves carved on the powder wall of the three entrance room, so it is called banana hall. The hall is usually a place for family members to enjoy tea. There is a Yingde stone standing like an eagle in the courtyard, which is called "Yingshi" or "Yingshi". It is a rare treasure in Jiangnan.

The fourth step

The fourth entrance hall is a luxurious dance hall with dressing room and dressing room. The floor tiles and oil paintings are imported from France. The walls and roofs are built with red bricks. From fireplaces, glass carvings to Corinthian pillars, they all reflect the architectural style of Europe in the 18th century. There is a patio in front of the building, planted with two Magnolia grandiflora, which has been more than 200 years old. Old house into each side of the lane (also known as standby Lane), before and after through. That is, it is used for ventilation, and it is also a safe passage, which is called Taiping passage by the people. Zhang Shiming's old house contains rich history and architectural culture. The building is mainly based on the traditional architecture of Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has European architectural style. It is a classic work of combining Chinese and western, with high artistic appreciation, architectural and cultural value. Its architectural scale, luxurious decoration and classic are rare in Jiangnan, so some historians call it "the first house in Jiangnan".

The fifth step

For the back garden, stele Gallery; stele gallery. From August 1899 to the middle of April 1905, the stele gallery was inlaid with 87 pieces of ink inscriptions of dozens of famous calligraphers in China, from Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty to he Zhuo of the Qing Dynasty.

Relevant information

Yide Hall

Yide hall, the original owner of Zhang Junheng (1871-1927), is also known as the master of Shiyuan. Grandfather Zhang Songxian, father Zhang Baoqing. Zhang Songxian, one of the "four elephants" in Nanxun, made his fortune by managing jilihu silk and salt industry. He is famous for his business of Henghe silk line, and is known as Zhang Henghe. After Zhang Baoqing and Zhang Baoshan, the sons of Zhang Songxian, separated, Zhang Baoqing bought the house of Dong Shuo, a historian and poet of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and Gu Fuchang, one of the "four elephants" of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Brief introduction to Zhang Shiming

Zhang Shiming (1871-1927) was born in Nanxun, Huzhou, Zhejiang Province. He was born in 1894 and loved collecting ancient books, inscriptions and rare stones. He was one of the four major book collectors in Nanxun in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China.

Zhang Shiming is the eldest grandson of Zhang Songxian, one of the four elephants in Nanxun, and the cousin of Zhang Jingjiang, the veteran of the Kuomintang. In 1887, Zhang Shiming's father Zhang Baoqing died. In 1892, his grandfather Zhang Songxian died. In 1903, Zhang Junheng and his Uncle Zhang Baoshan (Zhang Jingjiang's father) separated. After the separation, Zhang Shiming inherited silk, salt, Shanghai Shenda bank, Southeast trust company and some real estate. However, he did not manage it himself, but was keen on collecting calligraphy and painting, gold and stone, inscriptions, rare stones, and books (more than 100000 volumes). He was the founder and patron of Hangzhou Xiling Seal society, and had close ties with Wu Changshuo, Mao Fuan and other famous scholars. In 1894 (the 20th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu), Zhang Shiming was still a candidate in the middle school entrance examination.

Address: opposite to No. 90, Nandong street, Nanxun District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province

Longitude: 120.43132601678

Latitude: 30.870967753626

Tour time: 1-2 hours

Traffic information: located in Nanxun ancient town, the traffic is as follows

1. It's within walking distance of the ancient town.

2. Taxis: there are not many taxis in Nanxun town. The starting price is 5 yuan / 2km, and 2 yuan / km after exceeding.

3. Tricycle: the local tricycle is one of the main means of transportation in Nanxun Town, which is convenient to travel. Tricycle charges about 3 yuan / km. Taian road bus station to the ancient town is usually 8 yuan, long-distance station 10-15 yuan.

Ticket information: the ticket of Nanxun ancient town has been included, and the price of Nanxun ancient town is 100 yuan.

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