The Zhou Family Compound
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The Zhou Family Compound
The Zhou Family Compound

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The Zhou Family Courtyard was built in the last year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1787). The Zhou family originally housed seventeen courtyards. The courtyards were connected, and the households were connected. At that time, a huge ancient building group was formed in Mengdian Village, Luqiao, known as "Mengdian Zhou". During the Tongzhi reign (1874), the sixteen courtyards were burnt down due to the war, and now there is only one courtyard left. This compound is a five-level compound, covering an area of 3,306 square meters and a building area of 883 square meters. The architectural style adopts the combination of north and south architectural features. It faces north and is 71 meters deep. If you open all the middle doors, you can see the back building at a glance, giving people a mysterious feeling of "the courtyard is deep and deep". When you enter the door, you can see that there is a horizontal plaque above the second door "Kexiang Internal Affairs". This is a congratulatory gift from his friend Han Zhenou when the owner of the house, Zhou Meicun, established Mrs. Hu as the main room. In the four characters, "ke" means able, "xiang" means help, and "internal affairs" refers to all household affairs. These four characters mean: Mrs. Hu is smart and capable, and can help her husband manage. Good for all household chores. This is a compliment to Mrs. Hu. Zhoumei Village has four wives: Hu, Cao, Zhang, Wu, Hu is the main room. The ancients were very particular about building houses. From front to back, from top to bottom, the Zhou family symbolized the owner's pursuit and blessings for a better life, thus forming the art of carving that if there is a house, there must be a picture, a picture must be intentional, and a good intention must be auspicious. . The hollowed-out carving on the pillar stone below the door is "Four Seasons are Coming". The four small columns represent the four seasons, and the small columns are carved with four upside-down bats, taking the homonym as the meaning of blessing and blessing. This is a typical three-dimensional relief stone carving, and it is a very rare art treasure. Looking at the east and west sides, the wall is both symmetrical and related. The carvings on it are the legendary stories of "Tang Yao Fangxiang" and "Dayu Shepherding Ox". "Yao" and "Yu" are ancient emperors, and they are also the Yellow River basin more than 4,000 years ago. Outstanding tribal leader. Next to it is a mascot, the unicorn, with the four characters "Fu, Lu, Shou, Xi" inscribed on it. Needless to say, everyone knows that these four characters represent auspiciousness. The two sides of the story are engraved with paintings of flowers and birds of the four seasons, including the phoenix playing peony in spring, which symbolizes "wealth, honor and strength"; the single pigeon picking lotus in summer, which symbolizes the meaning of "clean and honest governance"; the two birds dancing chrysanthemum in autumn, It symbolizes "the whole family celebrates"; the magpies in the winter make plum blossoms, which symbolizes "happy brows, congratulations on getting rich"!

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