Shicang folk houses in Qing Dynasty

Shicang folk houses in Qing Dynasty

Shicangyuan, 25 kilometers away from Songyang County in Lishui, has 18 Bulei scale buildings, each of which has its own name.

Development history

Shicang ancient dwellings belong to the provincial historical and cultural protection zone. Here, the mountains are emerald, the rivers are clean, and the scenery is beautiful; here, the villages and the valleys are natural and simple. Shicang ancient residential group was built in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, with nearly 30 large-scale Qing style houses, ancient shops, ancestral halls, temples and other buildings. The art components, couplets and plaques, folk cultural relics, villages, streams, ancient trees and famous trees in these ancient buildings deduce the ancient history of the villages everywhere. Most of the residents of shicang have moved from Fujian to shicang in Songyang since the early Qing Dynasty. Up to now, they still speak Fujian language and follow Fujian customs for more than 300 years. They retain the flavor of Fujian culture and have a unique flavor of culture and life.

Main attractions

There are many calligraphy masterpieces in the hall. The shrine in the hall is well preserved, and the grand ancestor worship ceremony on New Year's Eve and new year's Day is as before.

Shicang ancient dwellings are built close to the mountains. Each courtyard is cleverly arranged by making use of the mountains and terrain. They go up one layer after another. They are well arranged and have distinct layers. They are often the back door of the front people's upstairs, that is, the courtyard of the back people's upstairs. It is understood that there are still about 15 courtyards with intact and pure ancient residential style, mainly in the Qing Dynasty. The village is paved with stones, and the buildings are decorated with cornices, showing typical architectural features of the Qing Dynasty. Yuqingtang, built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong, covers an area of more than 3260 square meters. It has 9 halls, 18 patios, 552 columns, 129 large and small rooms. The main room, wing room and side room form their own pattern and are integrated. At most, there are more than 200 households with the same surname. Another "Guangyu hall" built in the reign of Daoguang has three entrances, the third entrance is nine six guest pavilions, and 24 eight immortals tables can be placed in the corridor around the patio to entertain guests. Set living, viewing in one, unique style.

Address: Songyang County, Lishui City

Longitude: 119.512688

Latitude: 28.316432

Chinese PinYin : Shi Cang Qing Dai Min Ju Qun