Architectural Characteristics of Lingnan Impression Garden

Lingnan Impression Garden is rich in characteristic streets and lanes, ancestral halls, residential houses and stores, etc., which fully demonstrate the essence of Lingnan traditional culture. Scenic spot highlights the original Lingnan culture and vernacular landscape, restoration of Lingnan folk prosperous life scene, to adapt to the booming trend of tourism around the big city is increasingly living, tourism needs, will become a Lingnan architectural integrity, folk culture is deep, idyllic countryside style rich, integration of cultural traceability, tourism and tourism, countryside vacation, recreation and other functions as one of the cultural tourism grand view garden. It has become a window for modern people to understand the ancient Lingnan culture, a fertile ground for Lingnan people to recall and trace the local culture, a classroom for outsiders to understand the Lingnan culture for a short period of time, and satisfies the majority of tourists' one-day wish to understand the thousand-year-old Lingnan folk culture. Lingnan Impression Garden is a typical Lingnan traditional style building complex. The dwellings are built along the water, either with narrow doors and high houses, or with wok ears and high walls. The long Qingyun Lane, simple barred doors, exquisite Manchurian windows, meandering streams and clear ponds exude the flavor of the Lingnan water town. The uniquely shaped wok ear wall, also known as pot ear wall, is named after its shape, which is similar to the handle of a vegetable pot. During the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, only those who possessed a meritorious title were qualified to build this wall, and the size of the official position determined the height of the wok ear. There is also a folk legend: repair pot ear wall can bless the children and grandchildren when the official, implying the rich and fortunate enough to eat and drink. After the pot ear wall is also known as "oyster wall", there is "exclusive first" meaning. The simple and durable oyster shell wall is the daily building material for the residents of Lianxi Village. As Lianxicun is situated on a mountain and surrounded by a river, the villagers use oyster shells to build their houses or fences using locally available materials. The core of the wall is made of stone, and the outer wall is made of yellow mud with lime, and then the oyster shells are pasted on diagonally, which maintains the aesthetic appearance while allowing the rainwater drainage to flow smoothly. In addition, the oyster shell wall is favored by villagers and has become an architectural feature of Lingnan due to its structural material characteristics of being more sturdy and durable, warm in winter and cool in summer, and fireproof and typhoon proof. Ancestral hall is a reflection of the strong family concept in feudal society. Lianxicun used to live with several families of major surnames, and the more typical ones preserved are the Huo's Grand Ancestral Hall and the Xiao's Ancestral Hall. These ancestral halls contain traditional crafts such as wood carving, brick carving, stone carving, gray molding, ceramic molding, etc., which have gathered the efforts of many art creators and have high artistic value.