Overseas Chinese enclosed house

Lianfang building

synonym

Overseas Chinese enclosed houses generally refer to Lianfang building

Lianfang building is located in the new White House Village, Xiyang Town, Meijiang district, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. It is adjacent to Dihua house, a cultural relic protection unit of Guangdong Province. It is a two-story Hakka residential building with a combination of Chinese and Western styles. It was started in 1931 and completed in 1934.

Lianfang building was built by overseas Chinese businessmen Qiu Linxiang and Qiu Xingxiang brothers in Indonesia at a cost of 240000 yuan, named after "five leaf Lianfang". Lianfang building is a foreign style building with Hakka Village characteristics. Lianfang building is nearly 100 meters long and 40-50 meters wide. On the front of the building are three bell tower gates with animals and flowers on the top of all the windows. At the top of the bell tower, there are statues of lions rolling balls, Double Dragons grabbing treasures, eagles spreading their wings and angels approaching the door. The interior design of the big house has the style of Hakka enclosed house, including many patios. The floor of the whole building is magnificent, which combines the characteristics of Chinese and Western architecture. It can be said that it is a model of Chinese and western residential architecture.

In July 2002, it was announced as the fourth batch of cultural relics protection units in Guangdong Province by the people's Government of Guangdong Province.

brief introduction

The building covers an area of 2460 square meters and a building area of 2930 square meters. It is designed and built by Weng ruishe, a Chaozhou native. Steel, cement and other building materials are imported from abroad through Shantou. In addition to following the layout of the Hakka residential buildings in the plane, the building has almost completely changed to the western style in appearance. Here, even the traditional tile roofed house has disappeared. Instead, it has a completely flat roof, with a flat cornice overlooking from all sides. On the eaves, there are standing columns and bottle railings. The entrance and exit gatehouses are specially decorated to show their prominence. On the flat roof of the main gate in the middle, a square pavilion with a dome was built, with double columns at each corner, semicircular arches on all sides, decorative bottles on both sides, and a screen wall on the front. The title is "Lianfang building". Under the word "lianfanglou", the two lions in the colored plastic rolling embroidered ball are set with five pointed stars on top, meaning auspicious stars. On both sides of the main entrance and exit, there is a Western screen wall. On both sides, it is composed of Ionic style columns with grooves and eaves. On them are decorated bottles. In the center is a semicircle arch. On the front is a five pointed star, which is held by two angels with wings. In addition, it is decorated with a crouching lion and a clay sculpture of auspicious cloud arch day. All of these are auspicious.

The plane layout is square, balanced and symmetrical, with two floors of brick concrete structure. The central axis is divided into upper, middle and lower halls. The main gatehouse is set on the central axis of the facade, and the auxiliary gatehouse, small gatehouse and wing room are set on the left and right symmetrically. The upper hall is a pillow room type wing room on the left and right. There are flat eaves around the eaves. On the eaves, the watchposts are erected according to the division, and the bottle railings are set. It is specially decorated at the entrance to show prominence. On the flat roof of the main entrance of the center, a square pavilion with a dome is built, with double columns at each corner, semicircular arches on four sides and bottle ornaments on both sides. A screen wall is built on the facade, with the title: Lianfang building. On the facade, Lianfang building does not emphasize the horizontal level of painting, but emphasizes the primary and secondary. With the center as the main part, the height of the two sides gradually decreases, the degree of delicacy decreases, and the complexity also changes from complex to simple. Its interior decoration is also extremely exquisite, with a high level of technology. There are four seasons screen, carved flowers hanging, waist window and so on. In addition to the traditional four seasons flowers, even three halberds, Ping'an precious, durian hundred seeds and so on, they all use extremely exquisite fine lines on the base, and all are decorated with gold foil, resplendent and exquisite construction. Lianfang building combines Chinese and Western styles, integrates western classical style, Baroque style, Rococo style and Chinese Hakka style in Fujian and Guangdong. It adopts the layout of central axis symmetry, with bold and distinctive techniques. It was a rare Hakka residential building with brick structure at that time. It can be called the best Hakka residential building. In July 2002, Lianfang building was announced as the fourth batch of cultural relics protection units in Guangdong Province by the people's Government of Guangdong Province.

Architectural features

Lianfang building in White House Town, Xiyang Town, Meijiang district, Meizhou city is not a tourist attraction, but a residential building with three families living in it. Lianfang building is a combination of Chinese and Western architecture, the appearance is smooth, the eaves are vivid relief.

When you enter the gate, you can see ancient screens, tables and chairs, all of which are traditional Chinese settings, but they are full of western style in many details. The door locks are made of copper and engraved with exquisite patterns. It is said that they are all imported from Germany. I think the owner of that year must have been from Fujia!

In fact, Lianfang building is not big. It is nearly 100 meters long and 40 or 50 meters wide, surrounded by buildings. On the front of the house are three raised bell tower gates, and the top of all the windows are decorated with animals and flowers. There are more than 100 rooms in the house. The design of the hall, hall, room, corridor and patio is very ingenious. There are some Chinese and Western relief sculptures on the exterior wall of the building, including tigers, leopards, deer and chickens. There are still people living in the house. You can visit the house after asking. The interior design of the big house is Hakka village style, including many patios, and there are also side halls around each patio. There are dozens of rooms on the upper floor, which are arranged in western style, but they are made of Chinese wooden materials. These houses look like castles, not castles, and farms, not farms.

Lianfang building not only has large windows, but also has a large balcony - a large balcony with a dome. The balcony is the key decoration part of the whole house, and the decoration is dazzling. The balcony stretches out from the center of the building, which is like a church like tower. Here you can have a bird's-eye view of the whole white house town. The top of the building is a large thick lawn, which makes people relaxed and happy. Looking around, there are green fields. It's already afternoon, especially quiet.

Relevant information

Lianfang building was built by an Indonesian overseas Chinese surnamed Qiu. At the beginning of last century, countless laborers went to Nanyang and wrote a bloody history of Chinese workers. Wang Qiuxiang, the original owner of Lianfang building, once operated rice processing and sales in Indonesia, and the business spread all over Southeast Asia. Perhaps it was the characteristic of the Chinese people at that time. When they got rich, they had to go back to their ancestral home to build large-scale projects. On the one hand, they were grateful for the protection of their ancestors; on the other hand, they had to build a comfortable nest for their later years.

It took three years for Lianfang building to be built and cost 200000 yuan. All the main materials are imported from abroad, using a lot of gold, jewelry, jade. More than 100 skilled craftsmen were employed from abroad and Shantou for construction.

structure

On the front, Lianfang building does not emphasize the division of horizontal levels, but emphasizes the primary and secondary. With the middle gate and gate tower as the main part, the height of each side decreases gradually, the degree of delicacy decreases, and the complexity also changes from complex to simple. The main part of the middle gate is transfigured and beautified by Ionic style through columns, and a second floor platform is added at the entrance and exit. Two windows are set on both sides of each gatehouse, and Phoenix arches are set on the top of the lower windows. In a word, this is a very decorative residential building. In addition to some details, such as lion, Phoenix, auspicious clouds, and the traditional layout of Hakka houses, it is almost westernized, so some people call it Chinese Baroque architecture.

The interior decoration of Lianfang building is also extremely exquisite, with a high level of technology. There are four seasons screen, carved flowers hanging, waist window and so on. In addition to the traditional four seasons flowers, there are also some auspicious traditional flower carvings, such as "Lotus (Lian) rises to three halberds (level)", "peace is precious" and "Lu shengbaizi". On the base, they are all decorated with extremely exquisite fine lines, and all of them are decorated with gold foil, resplendent, and have some Islamic decoration style.

Lianfang building adopts a combination of Chinese and Western styles, integrating western classical style, Baroque, Rococo style and Chinese Hakka style in Fujian and Guangdong. It adopts the layout of central axis symmetry, with bold and distinctive techniques. It is a rare Hakka residential building with brick concrete structure at that time. After more than half a century of vicissitudes, Lianfang building is still magnificent, which shows the exquisite construction at that time. There is an endless stream of Chinese and foreign architectural experts, folklore scholars, teachers and students of architecture major in Colleges and universities, as well as Chinese and foreign tourists. Dihuaju, a traditional Hakka Weilongwu, has become a hot spot in Meizhou. In July 2002, Lianfang building was announced as a cultural relic protection unit in Guangdong Province.

tourist guide

Admission: adult: 5 yuan, children: Free

Opening hours: 9:00 - 17:00

Contact information: fuliangmei village, white house, Xiyang Town, Meijiang district, Meizhou City

Best travel time: June, may

Bus: after getting off at Meizhou station (i.e. Meizhou railway station), you can take No.6 bus for 1.5 yuan to Jiangnan bus station, and then transfer to a minibus for about 5 yuan. You can also take a special bus to the White House or take a minibus to Dapu to get off at the White House Market Town, Xiyang Town, Meijiang district, Meizhou City, and then take a motorcycle for about 5 yuan to reach Lianfang building.

Address: fuliangmei village, Meixian County, Meizhou City

Longitude: 116.2356338501

Latitude: 24.277322769165

Ticket information: market price: 10.0 yuan

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