Ronglu Di "Fu" and "Lu" are both complete

On the lintel are two stone carved door hairpins of "Fu" and "Lu"

Rongludi, the former residence of Hu Zichun, a famous tin mining king in Southeast Asia, is located in Haoshiqiao Natural Village, Fuchuan Village, Xiayang Town, Yongding District, Longyan City, and was built in the 29th year of Qing Guangxu (1903), which is a model of yongding ancient residential architecture. In 2018, the ronglu ancient residence as a whole was listed as a provincial cultural relics protection unit.

Coming to Rongludi, the first thing you see is the three big characters of "Rongludi" on the red wall above the lintel of the gate, the inlaid character of the gate couplet "Rong Na Zu De Lu received the emperor's favor", which was given by the Guangxu Emperor, and the lintel on the lintel of the "Fu" and "Lu" two stone carved door hairpins, based on the seal book, combined with the dragon pattern shape, the decoration is uniform, the image is realistic, almost wandering and soaring, with a high artistic appreciation value, symbolizing that the landlord donated 3 million taels of silver to the Qing court for 3 times, and was awarded the glory of "Ronglu Doctor".

Dragon patterns cannot be easily used in general architectural construction or decoration. It is said that Hu Zichun was charitable and charitable, and when the Qing government was worried about internal and external troubles, he donated silver to build railways, expand the navy, open the Qiong Mine, and opened 9 primary and secondary schools in China, including the Zhonghua School, and was named a postal Shangshu and Ronglu Doctor by the Qing government.

Rong Ludi also collected empress dowager Cixi's calligraphy "Fu" and "Shou" two character ink treasures, "Fu" character yellow silk bottom, five-clawed dragon pattern red ground, calligraphy rounded, beautiful. In the hall, eaves, doorways, window ledges, there are also some painted sculptures, stone carvings, wood carvings, bats, dragons, deer, flowers and plants as the theme, indicating auspicious wishes, although through the wind and rain, still intact.

"Fu" is not only a character, but also carries people's spiritual sustenance and beautiful appeals behind it. Nowadays, Xiayang Town, Yongding District, through digging deep into different local cultural roots, has achieved the cultivation of morality with culture and culture, and the Fu culture has shaped people's upward value concepts in the inheritance and continuation of the local area, and has become a powerful driving force for forging ahead.