Huaiqin guild hall

Huaiqin guild hall

Huaiqin guild hall (shuiluyuan) is a key cultural relic protection unit in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province. It is located in Dongxiang street outside Dongge, the main urban area of Jincheng city.

Huaiqin guild hall, built from Qianlong to Jiaqing of Qing Dynasty, is an industrial guild hall built by merchants of three prefectures (Zhangde, Weihui and Huaiqing) in the north of Henan Province who do business in Zezhou Prefecture of Shanxi Province (now Jincheng city of Shanxi Province, where the government is located in the main urban area). It belongs to the nature of industrial guild, and mainly deals in flour and cloth. It is a meeting place built to protect the interests of Henan merchants in Shanxi Province.

According to textual research, the hall of worship was built in 1793 (the 58th year of Qianlong's reign) and the side hall was built in 1802 (the 7th year of Jiaqing's reign) of the Qing Dynasty. The construction period was about ten years. The prime minister was the three owners of the same brand

Huaiqin guild hall is a relic of Ming Dynasty. It is composed of two courtyards. It covers an area of more than 2000 square meters. The main buildings are Zhaobi, East and West halberd gate, stage, bell and Drum Tower, main hall, worship Pavilion, ear hall, corridor, etc. There is a pair of stone lions more than 2 meters high in the courtyard, with extraordinary bearing.

Historical evolution

Huaiqin guild hall of Jincheng City:

Huaiqin guild hall (shuiluyuan) is a key cultural relic protection unit in Jincheng City, Shanxi Province

In October 2019, it was approved as the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

It is located in Dongxiang street outside Dongge, the main urban area of Jincheng city.

Huaiqin guild hall was built from Qianlong to Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty. It is an industrial guild hall built by mianhang merchants of three Fu (Zhangde, Weihui and Huaiqing) in the north of Henan Province who do business in Zezhou Prefecture of Shanxi Province (Jincheng city of Shanxi Province, where the government is located in the main urban area). It belongs to the nature of an industrial guild and mainly deals in flour and cloth. It is a meeting place built to protect the interests of Henan merchants in Shanxi Province.

According to textual research, the hall of worship was built in 1793, and the side hall was built in 1802. The prime minister is the three owners of the same shop name, and the time of building before and after is about ten years.

Architectural structure

Huaiqin guild hall was built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in terms of architectural form and luxurious and complicated details. From the corridor on the second floor, which has the obvious characteristics of the 1950s and 1960s, there is a spacious courtyard. First of all, you can see a huge lion carved in sand and stone. The two lions look at each other and are impressive.

There are several rooms in the East and west of the courtyard, but they are all guarded by iron generals, which seems to be useful. The blue glaze ridge decoration on the roof is particularly eye-catching.

North of the courtyard is the main building of the guild hall, with main hall and worship hall. The main hall is three rooms wide, with three left and right ear lobes, and nine side halls. The hall of worship was built on a platform more than one meter high in front of the main hall, with nine auxiliary halls on both sides. The hall of worship is built on a platform more than one meter high in front of the main hall. The sculptures on both sides of the brackets and stone pillars are complex and delicate. There is an interesting figure sculpture under the eaves on both sides, which is rare in other ancient buildings. The hall of worship and the main hall have thick beams. The most eye-catching place is two huge golden dragons swimming on them. The main hall is not directly illuminated by the sun, and the two golden dragons are shining, which seems to want to take off. The hall of worship was exposed to light. Although the gold body was not as good as the main hall, it was also full of people's sigh.

On the beams of the main hall, we can see the words "Sanying hall was built in 1792 in Qianlong's 57th year". The prime minister was Wang Zhirui of Wanhe, Cheng Tongye of Changmao and Zhao Dafa of Wansheng. Looking down along Hualiang, we can find that the hall of worship was built in 1793, the 58th year of Qianlong reign of Qing Dynasty, and the side hall was built in 1802, the 7th year of Jiaqing reign of Qing Dynasty. The prime minister is the three bosses with the same number. From this point of view, huaiqin guild hall was initiated and built by Henan mianhang merchants from Qianlong to Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty. The time of the building before and after is about ten years.

The guild hall originally had some buildings, such as Zhaobi, East West halberd gate, stage, bell and Drum Tower, main hall, worship Pavilion, ear hall, corridor and veranda. Before the cultural revolution, there was a large screen wall in the front yard of the guild hall. There was a clear water in the courtyard, the willows beside the pool were blowing in the wind, and there was a garden style in the south of the Yangtze River. These buildings have disappeared. It is said that there is an old martial arts arena outside the courtyard, which has long been hard to find. What's more distressing is that the dealers of cultural relics have patronized many times, and most of the animals on the top of the hall have been stolen, which makes people sigh.

Existing cultural relics

Huaiqin guild hall is a relic of Ming Dynasty. It is composed of two courtyards. It covers an area of more than 2000 square meters. The main buildings are Zhaobi, East and West halberd gate, stage, bell and Drum Tower, main hall, worship Pavilion, ear hall, corridor, etc. There is a pair of stone lions more than 2 meters high in the courtyard, with extraordinary bearing.

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