A place of fame

It is the former residence of Feng Guifen, a disciple of Lin Zexu and a modern political commentator.

Feng Guifen was one of the first two Jinshi in the 20th year of Daoguang (1840), so the city called his house "Bangyan mansion".

Bangyan mansion is a front house and back garden structure, covering an area of nearly 10 mu, which is a typical garden architectural style of Qing Dynasty. Its main feature is "Jiangnan Three Sculptures" (brick, wood and stone).

The garden is centered on the pool, with pavilions, pavilions, corridors, pavilions, bridges and Huangshi rockeries scattered among them, scattered high and low, covered by green trees, full of poetic and picturesque.

Separate admission: 20 yuan for Yan Family Garden, 25 yuan for Hongyin mountain house, 15 yuan for Gusong garden, 10 yuan for banyan mansion, 5 yuan for Mingyue temple and 5 yuan for Ming and Qing porcelain Museum.

Scenic spot ticket: 60 yuan (including Yanjia garden, Hongyin mountain house, Gusong garden and Bangyan mansion)

A place of fame

Bangyan mansion is located in Xiatang street, Mudu Town, Wuzhong District, Suzhou city. It is the former residence of Feng Guifen, an enlightenment thinker and political commentator in the late Qing Dynasty who was Lin Zexu's disciple. Its house faces north and south, facing Xujiang river. It has a front house and back garden structure. It has a typical architectural style of Jiangnan mansion in the early Qing Dynasty.

The former residence has three entrances, which are divided into hall, hall and hall. Out of the hall, there is a flower basket hall and a library in the West. The garden was rebuilt on the ruins of the original site, with the pool as the center, with halls, pavilions, corridors, pavilions, bridges and Huangshi rockeries scattered among them. The whole garden house covers an area of nearly 10 mu.

In March 2019, it was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

brief introduction

In the era of imperial examination, the first name of imperial examination was the number one scholar, the second was the number one scholar, and the third was Tanhua. Feng Guifen (1809-1874) was born in Wu County, Suzhou, with the name of Linyi and Jingting. In 1840, there were two Jinshi in gengzi family, so people used to call Feng's former residence in Mudu Xiatang as banyan mansion.

In March 2019, Feng Guifen's former residence was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangsu Province.

architectural composition

Feng Guifen's former residence faces north and south, facing Xujiang river. Feng's house is divided into two parts: front house and back garden, which has a typical architectural style of Jiangnan garden in the early Qing Dynasty. The former residence has three entrances, which are divided into hall, hall and hall. Out of the hall, there is a flower basket hall and a library in the West. The garden is rebuilt on the ruins of the original site, with the pool as the center, with halls, pavilions, corridors, pavilions, bridges and Huangshi rockeries scattered among them, scattered high and low, covered by green trees, full of poetic and picturesque. The whole garden house covers an area of nearly ten mu.

Fengzhaimenting across the street, along the river is a spacious water wharf, through the hall, the hall suddenly into view. The hall is composed of porch, head up porch and inner boundary. You can walk out of the back porch and turn right to the flower basket hall. Out of the hall, a long granite road leads directly to the hall. There are two long corridors on the East and west sides. In the East corridor, there is a 9.6-meter-long and 0.7-meter-high stone carving "the prosperous picture of Gusu". This picture is carved by Mudu folk sculptors. It is composed of eight 1.2-meter-long lingyanshan inkstones. It adopts the technique of Yin carving, with smooth lines and vivid charm, successfully expressing the original meaning Environment is a treasure in the house.

The flower basket hall is the essence of Feng Zhai woodcut. The structure of the hall is different from that of the general hall. The walking column in the hall does not fall to the ground, but is replaced by the short column. The short column is hung high on the grass beam, and the short column is carved with flower baskets to beautify, so it is called the flower basket hall.

Pingyan mansion was built after Feng Guifen retired to Mudu in his later years. Through the hall, you can see the plaque of Xianzhi hall. It has black characters on a white background and is simple and dignified. It's a picture of the mountain and water middle hall of the Yuan Dynasty by Sheng Mao in the middle of the screen door of the hall. There is a couplet that says: the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, the river flows, and the river flows Feng Guifen's poems and paintings reflect Feng Guifen's love for his hometown and yearning for a peaceful life in his later years. The hall is a spacious and dignified place for the host to receive distinguished guests at home. It's not hard to imagine that Feng Guifen set up an office for the compilation of records at home and gathered talents from Jiuyi. The hall turns right into a study, where Feng Guifen studied and wrote in his later years Under the plaque, a couplet written by Zhang Chuanshan, a poet of the Qing Dynasty, tells the story of Feng Guifen in his later years. At the same time, it also sums up GUI Fen's rough life: only when an official has known for a long time that books are full of flavor, can he know that things are easy to do. Behind the philosophy, there is a sense of bitterness and helplessness The study building is quite unique. Its structure is different from that of the general hall. The two pillars are not on the ground, but are replaced by short pillars. The short pillars are carved into flower baskets and hung high on the grass frame beam. Therefore, it is commonly known as the flower basket hall. The characteristics of this hall are large space and good lighting, so it is particularly suitable as a study In contrast to the study is the library, where Feng Guifen's collection of more than 10000 books brought by his migration to Mudu is located. Guifen has a rich collection of books, especially the Han manuscripts before and after the annals of the Three Kingdoms, which are respectively covered with the school house of Dushan, Zhenshan and Shanzhai. Although Zhu Qian has been tossed and turned for several times due to the war, his collection of books has not been much, which is also a blessing The hall connected with the library is the living place of the Feng family. In front of the hall, there is a brick gate with vivid and lifelike characters. Zhongfang is engraved with four big characters to communicate with de Gao Feng. It was written by Pan shi'en, the teacher of Guifen. It has strong writing power and profound meaning. It reflects the noble life realm of the owner. Some halls in the house were built in the middle of Qing Dynasty, well preserved, brick by brick A stone and a tree all contain a kind of historical and cultural condensation. After entering the back garden of Furong building, a small number of buildings such as pavilions, pavilions, galleries and pavilions are carelessly dotted in the huge garden, which looks fresh but not empty, and sparse but not dull

In 1998, the government began to renovate the fengzhai house. In addition to renovating the building according to its original appearance, the government also tried to enrich and enrich the cultural connotation of the building. A large number of Tang and Song poems and ancient aphorisms were selected. All the long windows, short windows, and the hall boards of the partition fans, as well as the upper, middle, and lower hall boards, were engraved with poems and pictures to make every window page move forward People show a historical poetic artistic picture and a unique theme, forming a unique artistic landscape of "poetry, calligraphy, painting and carving", which has become a unique artistic feature of Feng's ancient architecture.

Profile

In 1809-1874, Feng Guifen was born in Wudu County, Suzhou. He was very clever when he was 20 years old. Later, he was a student member of the county. He was recruited by Lin Zexu, then the governor of Jiangsu Province. He was highly appreciated and called Feng Guoshi. In 1840, Feng Guifen became a scholar Feng Guifen was one of the first two Jinshi in gengzi section, and then entered the official career. In 1856 A.D., he resigned in 1859 A.D. and returned to his hometown. In 1861 A.D., Feng Guifen served as an aide to Li Hongzhang. During this period, he completed 40 pieces of political criticism, advocating the adoption of western educational system and foreign instruments It is the forerunner of the Westernization thought to seek the good strategy to save the country with the Chinese ethics as the original, supplemented by the techniques of prosperity and strength of various countries.

Interior landscape

There are three treasures in Bangyan mansion, namely brick, stone and wood carvings, which are called Jiangnan three carvings. In addition to the above-mentioned wood carvings, flower basket hall and brick gatehouse, the third treasure is the flourishing stone carvings in the eastern corridor of the courtyard. The original picture was painted by Xu Yang of the Qing Dynasty. It realistically depicts the prosperous scene of shengshigusu in KangQian. Half of the villages, towns, cities and streets depicted in the picture are in Mudu This picture is made by the folk sculptor of the Mu Du, composed of eight pieces of one point two meters long Ling Yan Shan inkstone. With the technique of Yin carving, the lines are smooth and vivid, and the original artistic conception is successfully expressed. The three treasures of the museum are the essence of Wu's Folk art. It integrates poetry, calligraphy and painting into one body, and stands in the same place, just like a river wandering in an art and culture.

geographical position

Address: Yingxiang lane, Xiatang street, Wuzhong District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 120.51599884033

Latitude: 31.247699737549

Ticket information: 10 RMB

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