Former residence of Yuan Shikai

Yuan Shikai's former residence is located in yuanzhai village, Wangmingkou Township, 17 kilometers southeast of Jinxiang city. It was built in 1858 and completed in modern times. It lasted more than 50 years. It is a typical landlord manor style building in late Qing Dynasty. In 1986, it was announced by Henan Provincial People's government as a key cultural relic protection unit in Henan Province, and the right group courtyard was given funds to repair. Yuan Shikai left not only yuan's house but also his palace in Xiangcheng. Its palace, also known as Shuaifu, is located on the west side of the north head of South Street in Shuizhai Town, Xiangcheng city. It was built by Yuan Shijun, the cousin of Yuan Shikai. The palace covers an area of 12000 square meters. The garden is on the west side of the original appearance, surrounded by moats on the south, North and west sides. The layout of the building is based on the central axis, symmetrical left and right, and the overall bird's-eye view is a rich word. The main building behind the central axis is tall, and it is the main building of the whole building complex. There are three groups of three courtyards in each group, with 99 buildings and tile roofed houses. The middle courtyard and the back courtyard of the existing middle courtyard, covering an area of more than 2400 square meters, have 8 coexisting buildings with 36 rooms, all of which are two-story buildings, and are now the Xiangcheng Museum. In 1984, the provincial, prefectural and county levels successively allocated funds for the maintenance of the dilapidated buildings.

Former residence of Yuan Shikai

Yuan Shikai's former residence is located in yuanzhai village, Wangmingkou Township, 17 kilometers southeast of Xiangcheng City, Zhoukou City, Henan Province. The former residence covers an area of 270 mu. 248 buildings with Ming and Qing characteristics and traditional styles have been built, surrounded by 1800 meters long and more than 10 meters high walled walls, six turrets and three moats.

According to the layout of the central, Eastern and Western axes, the old residence is divided into three levels of deep courtyards in the East and the west, and the courtyards are connected with each other, forming a complete and unique architectural complex. The complex is composed of traditional brick, wood, ash and other building materials, reflecting the characteristics of ancient Chinese architecture. At the top of the house, there are brick carvings of lions, tigers, leopards, horses and monkeys. The four corners of the house have high eaves and are decorated with dragon shaped animal tips, pointing straight to the sky.

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Yuan Shikai's former residence is the birthplace of Yuan Shikai, a famous historical figure and the first president of the Republic of China. In the seventh year of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty, Yuan's family took a fancy to this geomantic treasure land of yuanzhai. They spent a lot of money to buy it and began to expand it, which was completed in the tenth year of Xianfeng. The former residence covers an area of 270 mu, which has been built into 248 buildings with Ming and Qing characteristics and traditional styles, surrounded by 1800 meters long and 10 meters high village walls, a beautiful and unique garden, six turrets and three moats.

Yuan Shikai's former residence is divided into three groups of deep courtyards in the East, the middle and the West according to the central, the East and the West axes, and the courtyards are connected with each other, forming a complete and unique architectural complex. The complex is composed of traditional brick, wood, ash and other building materials, reflecting the characteristics of ancient Chinese architecture. On the ridge of the roof of the house, there are brick carvings of lions, tigers, leopards, horses and monkeys. The four corner peach eaves are towering, decorated with dragon shaped animal tips, pointing straight to the sky, which is magnificent.

Xizhaiyuan

Yuan Shitong, the sixth younger brother of Yuan Shikai, built this courtyard, covering an area of 3040 square meters. Guangliang gate is guarded by five foot high stone lions. There are "Shangma stone" and "Xiama stone" on both sides of the gate. There are a pair of red pillars on both sides of the gate. The lintel is decorated with colorful lotus and frogs playing in the water. The east wall of the gate is painted with "carp leaping over the dragon's gate" and the west wall is painted with "Eight Immortals crossing the sea". Through the gate of Guangliang, there is a theater in the middle. On both sides of the theater building are the west chamber, the East chamber and the North Hall, all of which are connected by corridors. The four corners of the theater are three feet apart. Bright lotus, snow-white plum and various peonies are carved on the corners. The theater building is covered with glazed tiles, and the screen of the front eaves stage and the backstage middle door is composed of four doors. The Phoenix carved around the door does not break its head, and many happy Arhats sit cross legged in the middle.

Walking past the theater building is five halls. Under the front eaves of the hall are six bright red pillars carved with rolling dragons and hydrangeas. Three "palace lanterns" and three "ten thousand lanterns" are hung on the arched roof of the hall. The six taps of the palace lantern are cantilevered and hung with colorful tassels. "Ten thousand lamps" is about one meter in diameter, with plates on the lamps, and 120 candles on each plate. Each candle is white and red. Each flower droops five colored glass ears. When ignited, it is colorful, dazzling and beautiful. Behind the screen of the hall stands a frame of Phoebe, carved with a "dress mirror" in Chinese and a picture of pine and crane in spring. In the hall, square tables and tables of Phoebe are placed symmetrically at the East and West ends, and precious vases are placed on the tables. On both sides of the square table are placed two "rolling brain Taishi chairs". Famous people's calligraphy and paintings are hung on the walls. Inside the entrance of the hall, there are white red dragon tanks in the East and white blue dragon tanks in the west, where goldfish are kept. Through the hall into the waist building courtyard, waist building five, East and West Wing room each three. The corridor of color carving connects the waist building with the East and West Wing rooms. Finally, there are five hall buildings and three East and West Wing rooms, with glass corridors around the courtyard. The houses are decorated with nanmu furniture and the walls are hung with Ming Dynasty calligraphy and paintings.

Dongzhaiyuan

The east house was built by Yuan Baozhong, the father of Yuan Shikai. Guangliang gate is guarded by a pair of stone lions five feet high. On the left is a female lion with a cub on her back. On the right, the male master looks up at the female lion with a vivid look. On the top of the red pillars on both sides of the gate, there is a colorful sculpture of "frog playing with lotus". There are three lintel bars, the East and the West are carved with "wutanghuishen" and "dajinzhi" opera clusters respectively, and one in the middle is carved with a farmer looking for a hoe. On both sides of the gate, there are "Shangma stone" and "Xiama stone". The whole house is divided into front, middle and back three courtyards. There is a hall in the middle of the front yard and wing rooms on both sides. There are East Wing building and West Wing building in the central courtyard, and three waist buildings in the middle.

Yuan Shikai was born in the west of Yaolou. There are three East and West Wing buildings and three Hall buildings in the backyard, with a total area of 2800 square meters. The three waist buildings where Yuan Shikai was born are well preserved. Zhongzhaiyuan was built and lived by yuan chongsan, the great grandfather of Yuan Shikai. The gate tower of zouma, the lintel of the gate and the horizontal bar were carved with "Ziqi Donglai". It is also divided into the front, the middle and the back. There are three living rooms on the front of the front yard, and East and West Wing rooms on both sides. On the front of the courtyard are five waist buildings and three East and West Wing rooms. The total area is 2800 square meters. All the houses are decorated with nanmu furniture, and the walls are covered with famous people's calligraphy and paintings. The hall and hall are well preserved.

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Ticket price: 30 yuan / person

Free policy: children under 1.2 meters are free of charge; elderly people over 70 years old are free of charge with senior citizen certificate.

Preferential policies: 15 yuan for children over 1.2 meters; 15 yuan for old people over 60 years old with senior citizen certificate.

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Yuan Shikai's former residence is located in yuanzhai village, Wangmingkou Township, 17 kilometers southeast of Xiangcheng City, Zhoukou City, Henan Province. It is 9 kilometers away from 106 National Highway, 5 kilometers away from Luofu railway and 7 kilometers away from Luofu expressway.

Self driving route

1. From the intersection of Daguang Expressway - Guangwu Avenue - West Avenue - Tongji Avenue - Yuanfu Avenue.

2. From the intersection of nanluo Expressway - Yingbin Avenue - Ping'an Avenue - Shuixin road - Yuanfu Avenue.

Bus routes

Take a bus to Wangmingkou town at Xiangcheng bus station, get off and take a taxi to the scenic spot, or take a taxi directly from Xiangcheng.

Former residence owner

Yuan Shikai was the leader of the northern warlords, the president of the Republic of China and the emperor of the Chinese Empire. The name is Weiting and Rongan. He is from Xiangcheng, Henan Province. On the eve of the Sino Japanese war in July 1894, he escaped from Seoul in disguise and returned to Tianjin.

In December 1895, Yuan Shikai expanded the Dingwu army stationed in Tianjin station from Ronglu and Li Hongzao, and changed its name to "Xinjian army". He cited and cultivated a group of private confidants to strengthen the control of the whole army. Most of these people became military and political figures in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, such as Xu Shichang, Duan Qirui, Feng Guozhang, Wang Shizhen, Cao Kun, Zhang Xun, etc.

Military training in small stations was a turning point in the development of the new army in the late Qing Dynasty, and it also laid the foundation for Yuan Shikai's career. He became a prime minister in the late Qing Dynasty, and later seized the post of president of the Republic of China. Yuan Shikai has many old houses in Tianjin, but the residence on haihedong road is particularly unique and has a European classical flavor.

Address: yuanzhai, Xiangcheng City, Zhoukou City, Henan Province

Longitude: 114.966073

Latitude: 33.341845

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