Qiaojia Courtyard is located in Qiaojiabao Village, Qixian County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province; Qiaojiabao enjoys a unique geographical position, only 50 kilometers north of Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province, east of heshun county, the red base of the Anti-Japanese War, south of Pingyao County, a world-famous county, and west of Fenyang City, a famous place of Fen liquor production in China.
In Shanxi, a tourist province with the reputation of "seeing Shanxi's 5,000-year history", the Qiao family is not the only ancient village building. But it is by far the best preserved and most representative representative ancient village and ancient building! China's craftsman spirit was shown to the world, and the outstanding performance of ancient people in wood structure was well interpreted.
Why is the jstars courtyard called quadrangle? Many people must be thinking, how big can an ancient house be, so Brother Fei will introduce to you how the Qiao Family Courtyard can afford the word "big". The Qiao Family Courtyard was built in the 21st year of Qing Qianlong. Covering an area of 65,438+00,642 square meters, it is built according to the double happiness of the ancient people in China, which means good luck. The Qiao family has * * * 3 13 rooms, 6 courtyards and 20 small courtyards. It is conceivable that how difficult it was to build such a big yard during the feudal period of the Qing Dynasty! Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "the royal family has the Forbidden City and the houses look at the Qiao family". So the jstars can afford a big house this time.
Qiao Family Courtyard in Qixian County is a castle-like building with brick and wood structure. Brick carvings, wood carvings and cornices can be seen everywhere in the hospital. The courtyard is surrounded by streets on three sides and high walls made of blue bricks on four sides, with a height of10m. There is a unique "parapet" in Shanxi at the top of the wall to guard against the enemy; Every once in a while, a watchtower will be built to guard the home. The gate of the jstars sits west and opens east, just like the gate of the Forbidden City in Beijing. It gives people a sense of majesty in an instant.
After entering the compound, there is a road from the west. The yard is all made of blue bricks, which is very neat. There are retaining walls unique to Shanxi on both sides of the road. Go along the road and you will arrive at Qiao's Ancestral Hall. It embodies the excellent traditional virtues of the Qiao family, and all virtues are filial piety first. There are three courtyards in the north of the Qiao family, namely the old courtyard, the northwest courtyard and the study courtyard. All are brick and wood structures, and the beams and rafters are exquisitely carved. They are three bays, very wide and extraordinary in style. There is a horse whistle and a horse platform at the gate of each compound. At first glance, large families care about others. The quadrangle you see after entering the yard is different from other places, very elegant, and the master room is obviously higher than the wing room. It embodies the "pecking order" in ancient China. There are also small buildings with various functions in the compound, which are particularly beautiful. Compared with Joe's grandparents at that time, they made a lot of efforts.
The most famous Qiao Family Courtyard in Qixian County is Qiao Zu's virtue. Qiao Zhiyong, the ancestor of Joe's family, went south to Wuyishan to sell tea and went north to Chaktu to do business. He is not afraid of hard work, driving a small car to launch a big world. He also shouted the slogan "Goods are connected to the world, and Huitong is connected to the world". Whenever a natural disaster occurs, Qiao Zhiyong will contribute to the disaster relief regardless of personal gains and losses. Received rave reviews among the people in Qixian County. Until Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, she burned and looted, scaring away Empress Dowager Cixi. Unexpectedly, the old Cixi fled to Shanxi without anyone's care, and even turned a blind eye to officials. Finally, thanks to the support of the Qiao family, she was lucky enough to escape to Shaanxi. Empress Dowager Cixi, who fled to Qiao's house at that time, was very moved. In order to thank Qiao Zhiyong for her kindness, she also gave the jstars two extremely precious Kowloon lanterns as a thank-you.
What impressed me the most about the Qiao Family Courtyard was the family motto of the Qiao Family: "Those who make up the sky get merit, those who teach the world get fame, those who know get wealth, and those who are ashamed get wealth." . It is called a moral article to say "Tao" without doing anything, "virtue" without desire, "text" without habit and "chapter" without ambiguity. Fame and fortune are good, and articles without virtue are vulgar, which makes the Qiao family have today's glory and be in an invincible position.
Joe's descendants, with strict family education, are also patriots with a deep sense of justice. After the founding of New China, Qiao's descendants took the initiative to hand over the ownership of Qiao's family to the state. They know that only the state can better protect the buildings in Joe's compound. The wise move of Joe's descendants gave us ordinary people a chance to see the elegant demeanour of the giant merchant compound in Qing Dynasty.
After such a long introduction, someone must ask, is it a bit exaggerated to say that Qiao's family is the richest man in the Qing Dynasty? Then I will introduce Qiao's treasure to you! Every value is over 100 million, priceless!
There are only two Kowloon lights in China. Kowloon Lantern weighs about 7 1 kg. It is a national first-class cultural relic, made of ebony. It is beautifully made, and the nine dragons on the lantern can rotate. The main body of the Kowloon Lantern consists of four pictures. The structure of Kowloon Lantern is extremely exquisite, but its shape can be changed at will. The candle on the dragon lantern is reflected on the roof, and the room is particularly bright in an instant.
No.2 Jiulongping, the treasure of the palace in folklore, lived among the people and was bought by Qiao Zhiyong at a high price. National first-class cultural relics. Made of rosewood, there are nine dragons on the picture, hence the name. Nine dragons are carved from the famous Xiuyu jade in Liaoning Province, which makes the screen more precious and extraordinary.
The rhinoceros moon mirror, the treasure of Qiaojia Town House. The weight is about 1 ton, and the material is southeast Asian iron pear wood. This kind of wood is so precious that money can't buy it now. Above it is a big round mirror, clean and bright, weathered to this day. At the bottom is a rhinoceros, whose head is carved with vivid auspicious clouds.
When Hong Kong returned to China in the 1990s, a rhinoceros-like moon mirror was specially made for Tung Chee-hwa, representing a precious gift of Shanxi and even the whole country. It was carved with 1997 auspicious clouds, which was of great significance and witnessed the reunification of the great motherland.
Have you ever been to Qiao Courtyard in Qixian County? what do you think? There are many quadrangles, large and small, in our ancient villages in Shanxi, but I don't think any quadrangle can compare with the Qiao Family Courtyard! Its historical, cultural and spiritual wealth is not available in other countries. A journey introduced by a TV series, a journey with different feelings, is earned by learning.
Seven 5A scenic spots were punished! Has the quality grade of tourist attractions in Qiao's compound been cancelled? Beijing Daily [citation date 20 19-07-3 1]
The Qiao Family Courtyard was closed for ten days and reopened: tickets were reduced and most commercial shops in the scenic spot were demolished? Xinhuanet [reference date 20 19-08-22]
Qiao Family Courtyard 10 opened after rectification: Tickets dropped to 1 15 yuan/person, and the new shopping area was exposed? . Sina [reference date 20 19-08- 17]