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Survey uncovers aged cultural treasures
By Staff Reporters |
February 28, 2009, Saturday
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IN a recent district-wide survey of cultural relics, a group of old buildings featuring late Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) architecture was found in the Chenhang area of Pujiang Town.
Covering 5,000 square meters, the complex, where five families still live today, is the largest old building group in Minhang.
The three-story Hu Zuilou's residence with its three courtyards is the best preserved.
Built in the late Qing Dynasty, the house combines Western and Eastern styles, characterized by the luxurious traditional wooden-carved gate and imported colored glass windows from Europe.
Today 60-year-old Kang Yongchang is the householder. His uncle Hu Zuilou died there at the age of 92. Hu's children relocated to the city center several years ago after the old man died and Kang took care of the residence.
A lot of Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties furniture can be found there, reflecting the lifestyles of Minhang residents in days past.
Ningjian Hall in the Shaolou Town almost escaped the attention of the cultural survey. Hidden in a vegetable garden, the hall is hard to find.
Built in the late Qing Dynasty, the hall features white-washed walls, grey bricks, straight lines and complicated door decorations. It belonged to the Xi family, a wealthy influential family in the area.
The survey also discovered many other examples of cultural heritage in Chenhang, some of which had been almost forgotten or abandoned.
Among them is a duilian, or a couplet of good wishes posted on gate posts, written by Chen Hongshou (1598-1652), a master of ink painting and calligraphy.
The couplet, 90 centimeters long and 20 centimeters wide, has hung in the Yuhan Hall, a house built by Qin Yubo, the Chenhang's landlord, for centuries, and was almost destroyed during the "cultural revolution" (1966-1976).
Covering 5,000 square meters, the complex, where five families still live today, is the largest old building group in Minhang.
The three-story Hu Zuilou's residence with its three courtyards is the best preserved.
Built in the late Qing Dynasty, the house combines Western and Eastern styles, characterized by the luxurious traditional wooden-carved gate and imported colored glass windows from Europe.
Today 60-year-old Kang Yongchang is the householder. His uncle Hu Zuilou died there at the age of 92. Hu's children relocated to the city center several years ago after the old man died and Kang took care of the residence.
A lot of Ming (1368-1644) and Qing dynasties furniture can be found there, reflecting the lifestyles of Minhang residents in days past.
Ningjian Hall in the Shaolou Town almost escaped the attention of the cultural survey. Hidden in a vegetable garden, the hall is hard to find.
Built in the late Qing Dynasty, the hall features white-washed walls, grey bricks, straight lines and complicated door decorations. It belonged to the Xi family, a wealthy influential family in the area.
The survey also discovered many other examples of cultural heritage in Chenhang, some of which had been almost forgotten or abandoned.
Among them is a duilian, or a couplet of good wishes posted on gate posts, written by Chen Hongshou (1598-1652), a master of ink painting and calligraphy.
The couplet, 90 centimeters long and 20 centimeters wide, has hung in the Yuhan Hall, a house built by Qin Yubo, the Chenhang's landlord, for centuries, and was almost destroyed during the "cultural revolution" (1966-1976).
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