What is the architectural style of Huizhou school?

1. Huizhou architecture is one of the important schools of traditional Chinese architecture. As an important part of Huizhou culture, Huizhou architecture has always been highly praised by Chinese and foreign architects, and it is popular in Huizhou (now Huangshan City, Jixi County and Wuyuan County) and western Zhejiang areas such as Yanzhou, Jinhua and Quzhou. Brick, wood and stone are used as raw materials, and wood frames are the main materials. The beam is made of huge materials and pays attention to decoration. Bricks, wood and stone carvings are also widely used, showing a superb level of decorative arts. Huizhou architecture originally originated in Dongyang and is a typical representative of Jiangnan architecture. Historically, Huizhou merchants operated in Yangzhou, Suzhou and other places, and Huizhou architecture also had a considerable impact on the local architectural style.

Second, the formation of Huizhou architecture

Huizhou architecture is one of the mature ancient architecture schools in the late feudal society of China. The ancestors of Huizhou thrived in this land of ancient Huizhou. Through years of labor creation, they created brilliant architectural culture and improved the living environment.

After the mid-Ming Dynasty, Huizhou merchants rose and dominated the business circles in China for 200 to 300 years, becoming the only big business group in the middle and late feudal society of China that could be on an equal footing with Shanxi merchants with strong financial resources. At the same time, groups of wealthy businessmen dajia emerged constantly, and Huizhou merchants who monopolized salt merchants in Qing Dynasty were also rich enough to receive Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty and Qianlong's southern tour. In addition, Huizhou people "learn Confucianism" and "Jia is good at Confucianism", making friends with officials and scholars, and some of them have high cultural attainments, so "being good at Confucianism" has realized the trinity of "official", "Jia" and "Confucianism"

These Huizhou merchants make great achievements and shine in the countryside. Building luxury houses, repairing ancestral temples, erecting memorial archways and building gardens have brought great changes to the rural landscape of Huizhou. These ancient buildings have unique style, reasonable layout, exquisite decoration, natural changes and pure natural local flavor; In addition, Huizhou is rich in wood, and there has always been a tradition of carving and painting among the people. Brick carving, wood carving and stone carving have their own characteristics. At the same time, Huizhou merchants with high cultural literacy injected their own views on layout structure and interior decoration into the buildings, which prompted Huizhou architecture to gradually form a unique architectural system, which was not only practical, but also rich in connotation, and was known as "a major school of architectural art in China".