Xiaolianzhuang

Xiaolianzhuang, also known as "Liuyuan", is the private garden of Liu Yong, the head of the "four elephants" of Nanxun in the late Qing Dynasty. It is also one of the five famous gardens in Nanxun.

It took more than 40 years for the three generations of the Liu family to build xiaolianzhuang, which is composed of family temple, Yizhuang and garden.

The garden is divided into outer garden and inner garden, surrounded by long corridors, curved bridges, pavilions and pavilions, which is comparable with Suzhou garden.

In addition, Dongsheng pavilion was the boudoir of Miss Liu's family at that time. Although it can't be visited inside, the appearance of the combination of Chinese and western is particularly eye-catching in the Chinese garden.

Like photography friends must come here, xiaolianzhuang can shoot a lot of good scenic spots.

Because xiaolianzhuang is close to the main entrance of the scenic spot, it is also the place where many tourists start their journey to Nanxun.

Xiaolianzhuang

Xiaolianzhuang is a classical garden building built in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. The private garden, family temple and Yizhuang of Liu Yong, the richest man of Nanxun, are located in the west of nanzha Wangu bridge in Nanxun Town, bordering Zhegu River in the north and jiayetang library across the river in the West.

brief introduction

It covers an area of 17399 square meters. It used to be a temporary funeral home for Liu's Guimo. Since 1885, it took 40 years to replant flowers and willows, replant Hanmo, decorate terraces and build a family temple. It was completed in 1924. Because of the Yuan Dynasty calligrapher and painter Zhao Mengfu Huzhou Lotus Village, and from the name "xiaolianzhuang".

Xiaolianzhuang, a national key cultural relic protection unit

Qing Dynasty

Time of publication: June 25, 2001

Architectural features

The lotus pond is the center of the garden, and the mountain and water are arranged according to the terrain, forming two gardens inside and outside.

The inner garden is a garden in garden, located in the southeast corner of the outer garden, with mountains as the main body. Imitating the meaning of Du Mu's "a journey to the mountains" in Tang Dynasty, he dug a pool to plant a tree and piled stones to form a mountain. Winding mountain road, pines in the middle of the mountain, red maple in the middle of the mountain, pine path in maple forest, mountain road turning, small and tortuous, just like a big bonsai. This garden is separated from the outer garden by a powder wall and a leaky window. It seems that it is not separated. The inner garden and the outer garden reflect each other with mountains and lakes.

The outer garden is centered on the lotus pond, with a width of about 10 mu. Along the pond, pavilions and pavilions are dotted. The scenery is different and ingenious.

Main building complex

The main building on the South Bank of Hechi is the "small pavilion" which is built near the Hechi. It is exquisitely designed and is the best one in Jiangnan. The Xiqu corridor of this pavilion is connected with "yangxindezhai", which is the master's study. Because there are many plantains planted in the courtyard, it is also called "plantain hall". Zhegu river is located on the outside of the North Bank of Hechi, along which there are rockeries and bamboos planted on the dike, and a hexagonal pavilion is built on the dike. There is a western style memorial archway at the east end of the dike. The word "xiaolianzhuang" on the forehead is written by the famous scholar Zheng Xiaoxu. On the East Bank of Hechi, there was originally built "72 Yuanyang building", which was destroyed during the Anti Japanese war. On the south side of the building, there is a hundred year old Wisteria vine, which looks like Wolong towering in the sky, with dense branches and leaves, reaching to the top of Wuqu bridge. Every flowering season, it is as beautiful as a purple ribbon hanging around the top of the bridge.

The higher building "Dongsheng Pavilion" on the West Bank of Hechi is a western style building, commonly known as "Miss building". The interior is decorated with carved columns, the fireplace is used for heating, and the outer layer of the window is shaded by shutters. It is a French architectural style with a strong exotic flavor. There is another "Jingxiang poetry cave" on the West Bank, which is the place where the master and the literati sing poems.

The corridor on the West Bank of Hechi is inlaid with 45 square stone inscriptions of "Wisteria flower collection" and "Plum Blossom Fairy collection". The stone carving calligraphy is composed of Zhen, Cao, Li and Zhuan. It has exquisite carving, powerful font and high literary talent. It is also known as the stone inscription of Bohai Tibetan treasure by Ninghai. In order not to make the corridor long and rigid, it ends with a bridge pavilion in the north, with a semicircle Pavilion in the middle, and ends with a fan Pavilion in the south, leading to the family temple.

Liu's family temple is the main building complex of xiaolianzhuang, separated from the garden corridor. The family temple was built in 1888 and completed in 1897. It is the place where the Liu family worships their ancestors. From south to north, there are Zhaobi, shipaifang, foyer, hall, main hall and Xinde hall. The main hall of the family temple is three bays wide, with five columns and four rooms deep in the Ming Dynasty and six columns deep in the second. In the main hall of the Ming Dynasty, a gold plaque of "chengxianmu clan" was hung in the middle of the Ming Dynasty to show the glory of the Liu family. Xinde hall is located in the north of the main hall of the family temple. It is a hall building with three rooms on the ground floor, a turnover shed porch, and a wide turnover porch around the upper floor, so it is commonly known as "Zoumalou". The decoration of Xinde hall is very exquisite, with hardwood carved bell, tripod, coins and other ancient patterns in the lattice center of doors and windows, and pebble tile flower street paving around. The backyard is full of trees, lakes and rocks, quiet and elegant.

On the west side of the temple is Liu's Yizhuang, which was built in 1922. There are two ancient osmanthus trees planted in the courtyard of Yizhuang, so it is called "osmanthus hall". The back hall is Zhongxiao temple, which is dedicated to the portrait of Liu Hanbi, the Minister of Song Dynasty, the tenth ancestor of Liu family. Now it is the exhibition hall of Shuping scholarship achievement. The west side of Yizhuang is adjacent to the jiayetang library. On the east side of the library is the corridor of Liu's family temple. On both sides of the library, there are 100 year old camphors planted and bluestone slabs in the middle. The more solemn and quiet you feel.

See also

Prose "first meeting xiaolianzhuang" (Wang Hongyu)

Address: No.124, Nanxi street, Nanxun ancient town

Longitude: 120.42884584483

Latitude: 30.869607755462

Tel: 0572-3012175

Tour time: 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. The ticket of Nanxun ancient town is 100 yuan.

Opening hours: 7:30-17:00 in summer (April October); 8:00-16:30 in winter (November March).

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