Jiudong 18 well

It took more than 80 years for Jiudong and 18jing to be built in the early years of Kangxi (1660) and Yongzheng (1660). It was founded by Wen Kezhong, who was the founder of the village's Wen family and served as an envoy in the early Qing Dynasty. The construction land of nine buildings and eighteen wells is about five hectares, which is a courtyard layout with three courtyards and four courtyards. There are three horizontal and three vertical buildings, which are called nine buildings, with a total of 166 houses; each of the three buildings has six patios, with a total of 18 wells, so they are called nine buildings and 18 wells. The main part in the middle of the house is the building. In front of the house is a rectangular terrace. In front of the house is a half moon pond. Behind the house is a semicircular hillside or woodland.

Jiudong 18 well

Jiudong shibajing is a well preserved 300 year old Hakka enclosed house in Shaoguan, Guangdong Province

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Jiudong shibajing mansion is located in xingchangwei, Tanshi village, Xinfeng County. Xingchangwei is about 10 kilometers away from Xinfeng County and more than 100 kilometers away from Guangzhou. Xingchangwei is close to Xinfengjiang River, which was an important traffic road in ancient times. When Xinfengjiang power station is not built, Xinfengjiang can be navigable to Dongjiang, and then to Huizhou and Guangzhou via Dongjiang.

history

It took more than 80 years for Jiudong and 18jing to be built in the early years of Kangxi (1660) and Yongzheng (1660). It was founded by Wen Kezhong, who was the founder of the village's Wen family and served as an envoy in the early Qing Dynasty. Later, Wen Kezhong's two sons also served as six grade officials of the imperial court. Because three members of the family have been officials of six grades, there is a local allusion of "three generations and six grades".

According to the word-of-mouth information of Wen's descendants, at that time, Wen's family purchased more than 200 hectares of good land in nearby Heyuan and other places. The nine buildings and eighteen wells house they built has become the largest and most magnificent building in a hundred Li area.

The construction land of nine buildings and eighteen wells is about five hectares, which is a courtyard layout with three courtyards and four courtyards. There are three horizontal and three vertical buildings, which are called nine buildings, with a total of 166 houses; each of the three buildings has six patios, with a total of 18 wells, so they are called nine buildings and 18 wells. Its overall plane is basically a large oval, close to the modern track and field stadium, but much larger than the stadium. The main part in the middle of the house is the building. In front of the house is a rectangular terrace. In front of the house is a half moon pond. Behind the house is a semicircular hillside or woodland.

style

According to the original design, the building mode of the grand house is nine buildings straight into the back building. Because the original owner of the fourth building refused to transfer the planning land to Wen's ancestors, it was built into three horizontal buildings and three vertical buildings, which are called nine buildings. Each of the three buildings has six patios, a total of 18 wells. The total construction land is more than 70 mu. The walls and pavilions all use firebrick to the top. Some of the rooms in the center of the house are built with pebbles and lime mortar, and some of them are built with mud bricks. The patio and eaves are inlaid with feldspar strips. The hall uses bluestone pillars to support wooden supports. In the middle hall, there are three main buildings, with golden wooden frames carved with dragons and Phoenix; in the front hall, there are two wing rooms, with four screen boards instead of walls, and each screen is engraved with reliefs of mountains and rivers, flowers and birds, and figures. Unfortunately, it was stolen by thieves one night in January 2003. There are front porches on both sides of the main doors of the three buildings in the middle, all of which are supported by bluestones and carved with beams and paintings. The picture on the left is "according to the patrol map of the inspector general officials", with the crowd of long dragons rushing forward and back, blowing and beating. The picture on the right is "the number one scholar returns home in splendid clothes", which is very popular and spectacular. The windows of the pavilion are chiseled with big Bluestone, engraved with the windows of dragon and tiger. The door frame and threshold of the hall are all carved with bluestone, and the stone slab of the threshold is engraved with the pictures of horses and various forms. There is a gold plaque of "Zhuwu hall" hanging above the hall. There are gold-plated plaques engraved with "three generations and six products" on the gate of the central building, and gold-plated plaques of "according to heaven's edict" on the pillars of the central hall. The fire brick walls in the hall are all polished by hand.

The construction and material selection of the nine buildings and eighteen wells are very meticulous. It is said that all the firebrick walls in the hall were polished by hand. At that time, it was stipulated that a small worker could only grind three bricks a day, which required fine work.

It is understood that the Wen people have been living and working in the enclosed houses since the completion of the nine buildings and eighteen wells. There are many valuable cultural relics in Jiudong and shibajing. Unfortunately, most of them were destroyed during the cultural revolution. Since the founding of new China, more than 20 college students have been cultivated in the enclosed house.

Address: xingchangwei, Tanshi village, Xinfeng County, Shaoguan

Longitude: 114.305232

Latitude: 24.120077