Zhuji Huangshan Town, Xibei Village.
The green mountains are like a half moon. Xibei Natural Village is nestled under Wufeng Mountain, and the ancient buildings are backed by Wufeng Mountain and face the Longquan River.
Xinyi Hall, Jishu Hall, Xiaoyi Hall, etc., Xibei Ancient Building Complex, not only exquisite architecture, advanced concept, but also profound culture, whether it is from the carving or inscription on the house, whether it is the layout or the name of the house, all show the owner's profound cultivation and extraordinary temperament.
There are endless exquisite carvings, and the vicissitudes of the years cannot be told endlessly
The largest belongs to the new ancient building. This ancient residence built by Xu Ning (1745~1819), the fourth generation of Xu Ning (1745~1819) in Xibei, has 85 large and small rooms and 26 patios.
According to reports, there are still 13 ancient houses like Xinyitang in Xibei Village, which are relatively well preserved, including Jishu Hall, Xiaoyi Hall, Deyi Hall, Xingwu Hall, Yanyi Hall, Dexin Hall, Wuben Hall, Juzhi Hall and so on.
Among them, Xinyitang and Jishutang are provincial cultural relics protection units. In addition, there are small ancestral halls, Yixu schools, Yangzheng schools, Hengshan Temple, Fuhu Pavilion, Guangshou Pavilion and other public buildings in the village.
Regrettably, there were more ancient houses in Xibei, but in April 1941, they were bombed and burned by the Japanese army, and 13 buildings with more than 300 rooms were destroyed. Some have been destroyed by fire and other damages. Today, the remaining more than ten ancient buildings are even more precious.
The most amazing thing about the ancient construction of Xibei is the exquisite art of various stone carvings, wood carvings and brick carvings.
In every ancient house in Xibei, you can see a large number of well-preserved carved works of art, most of which are based on folk tales and legends, symbols and symbols with symbolic significance.
According to reports, the ancient buildings of Xibei Natural Village are very exquisite, the residential heavy eaves fall into the water, the corridors crisscross the harbors, the sewage discharge and drainage function facilities are complete, the fireproof and waterproof facilities are complete, and the walls are buried with upright fir trees, strictly preventing thieves from digging holes and digging walls and prying windows. Such a large ancient building complex, only known to be Xu Jiaxiang eighteen dukes built, to the fifth generation of Xu Bida built the Succession Hall, but they have checked the Zhuji celebrity tree, but did not find any celebrities in the history of this place, which is quite puzzling.
Today, Xibei Village has been included in the list of traditional Chinese villages.
There is time to pass through the Mountains and Rivers of Shaoxing, such a beautiful village should not be missed.
The ancient village chronicle is independently compiled from the Internet