Folk Houses with Local Characteristics

The system of residential buildings in Chaozhou is similar to that of traditional residential buildings in many other regions of China, with a strict layout of triplexes and courtyards in the form of independent single units or multi-unit combinations. Subdivision of its regulations, a variety of types, the most basic form of "downhill tiger", "four points of gold"; larger residential forms such as: "hundred phoenix sunrise", "three walls", "team of horses trailer", etc., their rules are mostly derived from the "four points of gold", "downhill tiger" as the basic unit combination. The basic unit combination is derived. In some mountainous areas and townships, there are still a lot of bamboo poles, fortresses and houses with Hakka characteristics.

Downhill tiger, also known as "double running lion", is composed of three houses and one wall. The main house is a three-room center, the central room is the "big living room", each side of a "big room". In front of the main house for the patio, patio on both sides of an open room for each of the "room" (commonly known as "reach") and "big room" connection; before the high wall, the wall opens the door. The formation of "a hall, two rooms, two hand" plan pattern. Downhill tiger there is a form, it is the door side open, take up one side of the "reach" position, known as the "single running lion": there are also due to the limitations of the land, the room for a single lagoon roof of the corridor room form.

Four Points of Gold is a small courtyard surrounded by houses on all four sides. The main house (the main hall) and the gatehouse are three rooms in the center, separated by a patio, and each side of the patio has its own room connecting the main house and the gatehouse to form an enclosure. The gate is mostly open in the door between the central openings, the eaves around the patio with corridors, communicating the whole small courtyard. Some of the four points of gold horizontal development to expand the scale of the hall, foyer on both sides of two or three rooms, forming the main house and the doorway between the five or seven rooms, commonly known as "five over" or "seven over". There are also on one side or both sides of the addition of a "fire lane" and "row houses", respectively, known as "single back sword" and "double back sword ".

Hundred Phoenix Sunrise Commonly known as the "three-seat drop", "three halls string", the larger-scale said "eight halls Xiang Xiang". They are two "four points of gold" longitudinal merger and expansion, the entire plane of the Department of the central axis of the symmetrical layout, the main building *** three into three seats ("eight halls to each other" for four into four seats) three openings arranged in parallel, the two neighboring seats are separated from the middle of the patio, the patio on both sides each have Each side of the patio has its own compartment connecting each seat to form an enclosure. On each side of the main building, there are one or two rows of houses, which is commonly called "from the house", separated by an alley, called "fire alley". "The row houses are generally "one hall, four rooms and five rooms", or two groups of one hall and two rooms. Behind the main building, there is a row of row houses, which are connected with the row houses on both sides of the "From Alley", and separated from the back hall by an alley, which is called the "Back Pack". The main door of the whole house is opened in the center between the gatehouse, and there is a big Cheng in front of the door, and there are doors on both sides of the Cheng, which is called "Dragon and Tiger Gate". The plan form of this mansion is very similar to the Hakka's "three halls and two horizontals" around the dragon house.

The team horse trailer is a large composite unit, the main body of a large hall with a three-entry hall as the center of the central axis, which is a family temple for the Chao people to worship their ancestors, and its structural form is similar to the "Hundred Phoenixes in the Morning," only the rooms on both sides of the doorway are relatively small, called the "Treasury", the middle seat and the back seat are very similar to the "Dragon and Tiger Gate. ", the middle seat and the back seat are three rooms, but there is no internal wall separation, some of the middle seat in front of the bright room protruding "Pavilion", the function of its worship is more obvious. Each side of the main body has two "four points of gold" arranged vertically to "fire lane" and the main seat apart, the outermost side and then build "fire lane" "row houses "enclosed, making it a huge independent unit. In front of the temple and the house, there is a wide large court, called "Wo Ping", and half of the moon pool is opened in front of the "Wo Ping". The "team of horses trailer" can also be expanded in the back of the "lower mountain tiger", "four points of gold", to form a more massive settlement, which is connected by the door and alley, both divided and combined, can be described as a traditional The "safe living neighborhood" can be described as traditional.

Bamboo pole Alley The layout is narrow and long like a bamboo pole and is named after it, the kitchen living room and housing patio are arranged into a long and narrow space, and the combination of the location is irregular, similar to the "bamboo pole house" in the Guangfu residential area.

Chaosu, Guangdong is located in the east of Guangdong, the South China Sea, where a long history, humanities, cultural deposits thick, this program, we talk about the unique style of the Chaozhou residential. The following is our reporter Chen Zhangxiao link Chaozhou folklore researcher Mr. Wang Ziyang, please ask him to talk about the Chaozhou residence.

The houses in Chaozhou are very distinctive: the ancestral halls and houses in the countryside are white, simple and quiet. In front of the ancestral hall is the sunbathing field, if the harvest season, you will see a busy scene, the women barefoot, in the sunbathing field to turn the grain; in front of the sunbathing field, is a wide fishpond, the children bare buttocks. Swimming in the fish pond, playing in the water, a laughter. All of this spread to the people is joy, harmony scene.

Ancestral halls, houses, sunbathing yards, fish ponds, constitute the rural village, in front of the village is ten thousand hectares of fertile land, which reflects the traditional cultural thinking of the Chaozhou people: heaven, earth and man are one, and man and nature are harmoniously integrated. All this is so simple, generous, peaceful and harmonious.

The Ancestral Hall of Chaozhou.

The ancestral hall is the center of the rural village, to build the village, must first build the ancestral hall, the best and most central position to the ancestral hall. Ancestral halls are the places where beat scale clan activities are held. The highest and most sacred place in the ancestral hall is the back hall, where the ancestral tablets are displayed and the ancestral niches of the ancestors are listed. Between the back hall and the patio, there is often a very luxurious and grandiose pavilion, which serves two purposes: one is to block the sunlight. In the back of the hall and the front hall, the sun is more abundant, Chaozhou people are very revered ancestors, for fear that the ancestors in the enjoyment of people worship, Yang Qi is too strong, the inner restlessness, in order to be considerate of the ancestors, and therefore built pavilions, blocking part of the sunshine; the second role, to expand the worship of the place. Because of the worship, more people, the back room space is limited, built the pavilion, expanding the place of worship. Therefore, the most luxurious and grandiose place in the ancestral hall is in the worship pavilion. All clan and community festivals are held in the worship pavilion.

The worship scene is very lively and solemn. When there is a big festival, the whole pig is put on display and the tribute is countless. At this time, the elders wear long shirts, wearing bowler hats, listen to the orders of the worshipper, must be respectful, kneel down and kowtow. Sacrifice after the wine, drums and music, gunfire, this is very lively, very solemn.

The center hall of the ancestral hall is transparent, separated by a flash door (screen). The center hall is the place where the clan deliberates and receives important guests. Any major events within the clan are discussed in the center hall, so it is also called the official hall. Ordinary guests are received in the foyer. Because the ancestral hall is a place for ancestor worship, it plays an important role in honoring the ancestors and harmonizing the clan.

The ancestral hall in Chaozhou are generally built in a grand style, the most representative of which is the Chaoan Caitang Chongxi Gongzhi, Gongzhi from the Qing Dynasty in 1870 to 1883 to complete the construction, which lasted 13 years, costing 260,000 yang, which is a two into the Gongzhi, architecture, decoration and exquisite style, the house beams and building technology with all the Teochew wood carvings. In front of the gatehouse of the Public Shrine, carved stone screen, stone carving on both sides of the subject of Shi Nong Gong Shang, one side of the carving of 24 characters, the other side of the carving of 26 characters. The figures are simple and vivid. One of them is particularly striking: a double-stranded cow rope in the hands of a shepherd boy, which is thinner than a chopstick. It is said that this cow rope test three stone carvers, the first two carved to half, the cow rope broken. The third learned from the lessons of the former, he used another method: put the stone in the water, slowly carve and grind, and finally carved out the cow rope. This public shrine was built by Chen Xucheng, a huge Chinese businessman. In his early years, Chen went to Malaysia alone to make a living, and in participating in the construction of Johor, he opened up so many ports and became a harbor master. After making a fortune, he returned to his hometown to build a shrine. In the second year after the completion of the ancestral hall, he took away the spiritual craftsmen from his hometown to Singapore, following the pattern of his hometown's ancestral hall, to build another building exactly the same - Zi Zheng Di. Now, Teochew Chongxi Gong Ancestral Hall has become a key cultural relics protection unit in Guangdong Province, and Zizheng Di has also become a protected monument in Singapore.

There are several styles of Teochew dwellings, the most common being the Lower Mountain Tiger, the Four Points of Gold, the Sima Pulling a Cart and the Hundred Phoenixes in the Morning. Teochew people emphasize on feng shui, the living environment and chi chi, and have created many patterns suitable for local people to live in. The Four Points of Gold is the most common and basic style, which is similar to the courtyard in Beijing. The layout of the four-pointed gold is as follows: after entering the front door, the first hall is called the front hall, and there is a room on each side of the front hall called the front room. One room serves as the kitchen and the other as the firewood room, where fuel is shelved. Between the front room and the back room is the patio, and behind the patio is the hall. On each side of the hall there is a large room, which is the dwelling place. This is the basic pattern of the Four Points of Gold.

If the basic pattern of the four-pointed gold is enlarged by adding an additional patio, an alleyway on the left and right, and a backpack at the back, it will become a three-entry, two-patio, which is a four-horse-drawn cart. The general pattern of the countryside is four horse-drawn carts.

Chaozhou residential Chaozhou residential regulations and many other areas of the country's traditional residential similar to the layout of the plan for the rigorous triad, quadrangle form of single-unit independent or multi-unit combination. Subdivision of its rules, a variety of types, the most basic form of "downhill tiger", "four points of gold"; larger residential forms such as: "hundred phoenix sunrise", "three walls", "team of horses trailer", etc., their rules are mostly derived from the "four points of gold", "downhill tiger" as the basic unit combination. The basic unit combination is derived. In some mountainous areas and townships, there are still a lot of bamboo poles, fortresses and houses with Hakka characteristics.

Downhill tiger, also known as "double running lion", is composed of three houses and one wall. The main house is a three-room center, the central room is the "big living room", each side of a "big room". In front of the main house for the patio, patio on both sides of an open room "room" (commonly known as "reach") and "big room" connection; before the high wall, the wall opens the door. The formation of "a hall, two rooms, two hand" plan pattern. Downhill tiger there is a form, it is the door side open, take up one side of the "reach" position, known as the "single running lion": there are also due to the limitations of the land, the room for a single lagoon roof of the corridor room form.

Four Points of Gold is a small courtyard surrounded by houses on all four sides. The main house (the main hall) and the gatehouse are three rooms in the center, separated by a patio, and each side of the patio has its own room connecting the main house and the gatehouse to form an enclosure. The gate is mostly open in the door between the central openings, the eaves around the patio with corridors, communicating the whole small courtyard. Some of the four points of gold horizontal development to expand the scale of the hall, foyer on both sides of two or three rooms, forming the main house and the doorway between five or seven rooms, commonly known as "five over" or "seven over". There are also on one side or both sides of the addition of a "fire lane" and "row of houses", respectively, known as "single-backed sword" and "double-backed sword ".

Hundred Phoenix Sunrise Commonly known as the "three-seat drop", "three halls string", the larger-scale said "eight halls Xiang Xiang". They are two "four points of gold" longitudinal merger and expansion, the entire plane of the Department of the central axis of the symmetrical layout, the main building *** three into three seats ("eight halls to each other" for four into four seats) three openings arranged in parallel, the two neighboring seats are separated from the middle of the patio, the patio on both sides each have Each side of the patio has its own compartment connecting each seat to form an enclosure. On each side of the main building, there are one or two rows of houses, which is commonly called "from the house", separated by an alley, called "fire alley". "The row houses are generally "one hall, four rooms and five rooms", or two groups of one hall and two rooms. Behind the main building, there is a row of row houses, which are connected with the row houses on both sides of the "From Alley", and separated from the back hall by an alley, which is called the "Back Pack". The main door of the whole house is opened in the center between the gatehouse, and there is a big Cheng in front of the door, and there are doors on both sides of the Cheng, which is called "Dragon and Tiger Gate". The plan form of this mansion is very similar to the Hakka's "three halls and two horizontals" around the dragon house.

The team horse trailer is a large composite unit, the main body of a large hall with a three-entry hall as the center of the central axis, which is a family temple for the Chao people to worship their ancestors, and its structural form is similar to the "Hundred Phoenixes in the Morning," only the rooms on both sides of the doorway are relatively small, called the "Treasury", the middle seat and the back seat are very similar to the "Dragon and Tiger Gate. ", the middle seat and the back seat are three rooms, but there is no internal wall separation, some of the middle seat in front of the bright room protruding "Pavilion", the function of its worship is more obvious. Each side of the main body has two "four points of gold" arranged vertically to "fire lane" and the main seat apart, the outermost side and then build "fire lane" "row houses "enclosed, making it a huge independent unit. In front of the temple and the house, there is a wide large court, called "Wo Ping", and half of the moon pool is opened in front of the "Wo Ping". The "team of horses trailer" can also be expanded in the back of the "lower mountain tiger", "four points of gold", to form a more massive settlement, which is connected by the door and alley, both divided and combined, can be described as a traditional The "safe living neighborhood" can be described as traditional.

Bamboo pole Alley The layout is narrow and long like a bamboo pole and is named after it, the kitchen living room and housing patio are arranged into a long and narrow space, and the combination of the location is irregular, similar to the "bamboo pole house" in the Guangfu residential area.

Chaosu, Guangdong is located in the east of Guangdong, the South China Sea, where a long history, humanities, cultural deposits thick, this program, we talk about the unique style of the Chaozhou residential. The following is our reporter Chen Zhangxiao link Chaozhou folklore researcher Mr. Wang Ziyang, please ask him to talk about the Chaozhou residence.

The houses in Chaozhou are very distinctive: the ancestral halls and houses in the countryside are white, simple and quiet. In front of the ancestral hall is the sunbathing field, if the harvest season, you will see a busy scene, the women barefoot, in the sunbathing field to turn the grain; in front of the sunbathing field, is a wide fishpond, the children bare buttocks. Swimming in the fish pond, playing in the water, a laughter. All of this spread to the people is joy, harmony scene.

Ancestral halls, houses, sunbathing yards, fish ponds, constitute the rural village, in front of the village is ten thousand hectares of fertile land, which reflects the traditional cultural thinking of the Chaozhou people: heaven, earth and man are one, and man and nature are harmoniously integrated. All this is so simple, generous, peaceful and harmonious.

The Ancestral Hall of Chaozhou.

The ancestral hall is the center of the rural village, to build the village, must first build the ancestral hall, the best and most central position to the ancestral hall. Ancestral halls are the places where beat scale clan activities are held. The highest and most sacred place in the ancestral hall is the back hall, where the ancestral tablets are displayed and the ancestral niches of the ancestors are listed. Between the back hall and the patio, there is often a very luxurious and grandiose pavilion, which serves two purposes: one is to block the sunlight. In the back of the hall and the front hall, the sun is more abundant, Chaozhou people are very revered ancestors, for fear that the ancestors in the enjoyment of people worship, Yang Qi is too strong, the inner restlessness, in order to be considerate of the ancestors, and therefore built pavilions, blocking part of the sunshine; the second role, to expand the worship of the place. Because of the worship, more people, the back room space is limited, built the pavilion, expanding the place of worship. Therefore, the most luxurious and grandiose place in the ancestral hall is in the worship pavilion. All clan and community festivals are held in the worship pavilion.

The worship scene is very lively and solemn. When there is a big festival, the whole pig is put on display and the tribute is countless. At this time, the elders wear long shirts, wearing bowler hats, listen to the orders of the worshipper, must be respectful, kneel down and kowtow. Sacrifice after the wine, drums and music, gunfire, this is very lively, very solemn.

The center hall of the ancestral hall is transparent, separated by a flash door (screen). The center hall is the place where the clan deliberates and receives important guests. Any major events within the clan are discussed in the center hall, so it is also called the official hall. Ordinary guests are received in the foyer. Because the ancestral hall is a place for ancestor worship, it plays an important role in honoring the ancestors and harmonizing the clan.

The ancestral hall in Chaozhou are generally built in a grand style, the most representative of which is the Chaoan Caitang Chongxi Gongzhi, Gongzhi from the Qing Dynasty in 1870 to 1883 to complete the construction, which lasted 13 years, costing 260,000 yang, which is a two into the Gongzhi, architecture, decoration and exquisite style, the house beams and building technology with all the Teochew wood carvings. In front of the gatehouse of the Public Shrine, carved stone screen, stone carving on both sides of the subject of Shi Nong Gong Shang, one side of the carving of 24 characters, the other side of the carving of 26 characters. The figures are simple and vivid. One of them is particularly striking: a double-stranded cow rope in the hands of a shepherd boy, which is thinner than a chopstick. It is said that this cow rope test three stone carvers, the first two carved to half, the cow rope broken. The third learned from the lessons of the former, he used another method: put the stone in the water, slowly carve and grind, and finally carved out the cow rope. This public shrine was built by Chen Xucheng, a huge Chinese businessman. In his early years, Chen went to Malaysia alone to make a living, and in participating in the construction of Johor, he opened up so many ports and became a harbor master. After making a fortune, he returned to his hometown to build a shrine. In the second year after the completion of the ancestral hall, he took away the spiritual craftsmen from his hometown to Singapore, following the pattern of his hometown's ancestral hall, to build another building exactly the same - Zi Zheng Di. Now, Teochew Chongxi Gong Ancestral Hall has become a key cultural relics protection unit in Guangdong Province, and Zizheng Di has also become a protected monument in Singapore.

There are several styles of Teochew dwellings, the most common being the Lower Mountain Tiger, the Four Points of Gold, the Sima Pulling a Cart and the Hundred Phoenixes in the Morning. Teochew people emphasize on feng shui, the living environment and chi chi, and have created many patterns suitable for local people to live in. The Four Points of Gold is the most common and basic style, which is similar to the courtyard in Beijing. The layout of the four-pointed gold is as follows: after entering the front door, the first hall is called the front hall, and there is a room on each side of the front hall called the front room. One room serves as the kitchen and the other as the firewood room, where fuel is shelved. Between the front room and the back room is the patio, and behind the patio is the hall. On each side of the hall there is a large room, which is the dwelling place. This is the basic pattern of the Four Points of Gold.

If the basic pattern of the four-pointed gold is enlarged by adding an additional patio, an alleyway on the left and right, and a backpack at the back, it will become a three-entry, two-patio, which is a four-horse-drawn cart. The general pattern of the countryside is four horse-drawn carts.

Four horses pulling the car what to say a enter the gate, there is a hall, which is the head into the foyer. There is a wooden imitation (screen) in the middle of the foyer, there are two roles, the first, to protect privacy, so that passers-by can not see inside at a glance; the second is feng shui preoccupation, this screen plays a balancing role.

The third entry has a hall, and there are large houses to the left and right of the hall. The elders of the family live in the third big house, the hall is equipped with ancestral niche, display ancestral tablets, festivals, family events, or deal with unfilial children and grandchildren and other major events, will be carried out in the hall, before the start to open the ancestral niche, to the ancestors to burn incense to report. The second hall is a place for elders to discuss or meet with guests, sometimes also in the third hall. If it is a general guest, it will be held in the north and south halls. Like the former residence of Thai overseas Chinese leader Chen Ci Ling in Chenghai, Chaozhou, Guangdong Province, is a typical Simala pattern.

House, the Teochew people called Alcove, it is not only the rural villagers generations of life, reproduction place, but also the ancestral home of the name, as the saying goes, your Alcove where, that is to say, your hometown is there. Alcove is a tie with millions of Teochew people's ties to their hometown, relying on this tie, the overseas Chinese and their hometowns are closely linked together.

On the plains of Chaoshan in Guangdong Province, the white buildings under the white clouds, the rural villagers living in the complex, with their own hard-working hands, relying on their own cleverness and wisdom, in the construction, depicting their own homes. "'You, Zao, Yi, Xing, A', one sentence summarizes the essence of the ancient houses of Chaozhou City. These streets are located in the middle and south of the ancient city, lined up in a parallel shape, is the ancient Chaozhou City, the residence of the prestige family of the eunuchs and merchants, and still retains the Ming and Qing Dynasty street pattern and a large number of ancient houses. And A Di Alley is the essence of the essence, as the name suggests, from the name of the alley "A Di" can be seen this point. The length of less than 200 meters of A Di Alley, concentrated dozens of large and small Ming and Qing Dynasty mansions, strolling among them, you can feel the time backward, touching the breath of the ancient life of the Boomers, and savor the aftermath of the history of the sound. And therefore, these streets and alleys mansions have become a treasure trove for the study of ancient Chaozhou society, architectural art and folk customs."

Since the Southern Song Dynasty, with the political center of Chaozhou City moving southward and the expansion of the commercial area, the southern part of the ancient city became a place where the eunuchs and merchants of Chaozhou gathered. Especially in the late Qing Dynasty, the prosperous Chaozhou City attracted many wealthy merchants and businessmen to build houses and gardens here in the Chaozhou Prefecture, and prosper, so that the architecture, culture and art, folk customs and folklore here in a rich merchant mood in the accumulation of the infinite splendor of the ancient city. A first alley due to the most luxurious mansion, so the name "A first". You see, "Dafu Di", "Zi Zheng Di", "Rulin Di" these quite atmospheric plaques, showing that the owner of the house when the honor of the family history and noble status. This a different style of ancient houses, precipitated by the deep traditional culture of the ancient city, recorded the endless ancient city flavor.

The Rao residence at the head of A Di Lane is said to be a scholarly family. The name of the door plaque is "half-steady", the owner's humble and elegant style is still in front of us. Inside there is a small garden called "half a garden", from an old photo taken more than 50 years ago, the garden area is not large, but the construction is exquisite, patchwork, simple and quiet environment set off the master of the character of the noble and superb.

Engineer Lu Shuxiong: "This building is very distinctive, in the architectural style belongs to the Chinese and Western architectural style, there are a lot of details inside the practice of architectural practice is worth examining, such as the fa?ade facade on the use of traditional ceramic window, and the well tanks through the railings, the main door is also a very traditional Chinese concave porch, concave door stone frame, painted wooden door; and the main door frame decoration, is the use of the traditional porcelain window. The outer frame of the gate is decorated with European baroque decorative techniques that were more popular at that time. In terms of architectural layout, it is still a traditional Chinese layout, that is, the layout of one hall and two rooms, while the main structure is adopting the more advanced Western practice at that time, that is, the current reinforced concrete practice; the interior layout and fa?ade decoration and decoration still retains the local local more local wood (flash) doors, wood windows, wood structure of some of the practices, the building decorative materials, this building is used here is a sand wash (batch of files). This side of the original wall and some of the then more fashionable some of the decorations, (with a fountain), painted some towers, airplanes, new things, you can see that the owner at that time have culture, knowledge, and the eye is also relatively open."

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The vicissitudes of time have made everything in the house look mottled and old, but it has an endless flavor. Being in it, a kind of thinking about the ancient feelings arise. No wonder, the descendants of the mansion still guard the old house is not willing to move away. According to the owner said, Rao House descendants have been scattered throughout the country, some also settled abroad, but the descendants have inherited the tradition of their ancestors still culture and education. Living outside, every year to return to the old mansion to see. Perhaps, the aura of the old house and that strong smell of books is the bottom of their advancement.

Despite the fact that most of the mansions in the A-Di Lane are built by powerful merchants, but whether it is the plaque on the gatehouse or the architectural style, all of them reflect a strong Confucianism and elegance, and they appear to be well-mannered and refined. This is also reflected from one side of the ancient Chaozhou tradition of culture and education. Located diagonally across from the Rao House, this "Confucianism", its owner is from Fujian to Chiu Chow to create the ancestors of the Lin family, the plaque on the "Confucianism" three big words, should also be a reflection of this tradition.

Ancient China, Feng Shui is quite popular, Chaozhou is no exception. It should be said that Feng Shui has a superstitious side, but also has its scientific and reasonable place. A Di Lane, these deep houses, the layout of the building are very careful. Interpretation of its layout arrangements, you can have a rough understanding of ancient Feng Shui. The "Ru Lin Di" is very representative of the architectural layout arrangement.

Chen Chonghuai, a planning engineer, said: "The owner of a house in Chaozhou wants it to face east or south. Most of the houses in Chaozhou (layout) emphasize axisymmetric shapes. This residence is characterized by an asymmetrical pattern, i.e., it is an asymmetrical doorway. Because this terrain is facing north, a ninety-degree turn from the gate gives rise to this layout, which is generally facing east. The original gate was poorly oriented, combined with the characteristics of Chaozhou's hot summer days and rainy days, to take the southeast, so turned a ninety-degree direction, so that the whole block is facing east."

The mansion deep courtyard grandeur, hut shallow court but has its exquisite. Also take the side door of this one Cai residence, which has a named "Huanglan" century-old tree, a small courtyard is hidden under the shade of the tree, the ancient hut wafting the fragrance of flowers, a picture of life full of leisurely mood writing intention, let a person long unwilling to leave.

Planning and design engineer Chen Chonghuai: "The partial door is a big Cheng, which is a backlight hall, the upper and lower halls become backlight, this backlight hall through this Cheng traffic, which is the traditional "four points of gold" (pattern) redevelopment, in fact, it is a "four points of gold" (pattern). This is the redevelopment of the traditional "four-pointed gold" (pattern), which is actually the pattern of the "four-pointed gold" as a unit that continuously develops into a two-, three-, four-, and even a "backpack" pattern." There are a number of families surnamed Cai in the alley, and they are all relatives. Back then, Mr. Cai, an old man, made a fortune in business, so he came from Jinshi in Chaoan County to buy land and build a house in Kadifang in the capital city.

The Cai Clan Ancestral Hall in the alley is more magnificent than other mansions. At the gatehouse there are poems and frescoes carved, opposite the door of the photo wall embossed colorful paintings, wood carvings on the beams of the roof is beautiful and brilliant. It can be seen, "Kyoto emperor's house, Chaoshan people's home" this folk saying is based on it.

Wu Zhimin, Youth Committee of Chaoshan Historical and Cultural Research Center: "'Chaoshan Dachuo Palace', mainly from the characteristics of the traditional houses in Chaoshan. Teochew traditional architecture sequence, including pattern, including decoration, can be said to be close to the palace, as the fine carving of the residence, the Teochew architectural culture and unique as gold lacquer wood carving, Teochew inlaid ceramics, including the art of painting and calligraphy, painting, all blended in the building, the formation of Teochew a characteristic. To build a house, there is a set of rules and regulations in history, the maximum size of an ordinary family can only be three rooms. Although it is an ordinary pattern, through the decoration, through the seepage of other cultures, to form its style."

To the right of the ancestral hall is the "Dafu Di," a typical "Hundred Phoenix Sunrise" residence first built by Mr. Cai.

The Chaoshan Historical and Cultural Research Center Youth Committee Wu Zhimin: "A first alley of the Alley Bureau, similar to the one standing now is our Chaozhou traditional "Hundred Phoenixes Chaoyang", the main feature is from the doorway into the three major falls on both sides plus two from the Alley Lane. The screen in the first house is used as the entrance to the court, and there are two compartments on both sides; walking through the patio, to the center hall, there are one hall and two rooms; and then there is another patio, and then there is the back house, which is also one hall and two rooms. The "Four Points of Gold" is a two-fall house with two chambers on both sides, somewhat similar to the layout of a courtyard in the north. The "Downhill Tiger" is actually the "Four Points of Gold" with the doorway removed, and the doorway is a wall. Chaozhou (residential), "four points of gold" or, "downhill tiger" or, or the Central Plains culture, the Central Plains of the architectural sequence mixed with the architectural culture of the area of southern Fujian, which also carries a little bit of the Ming Dynasty Chaozhou merchants in the area of Jiangsu (brought back) Jiangzhe School of architectural culture, adjacent to the Guangfu architecture. Adjacent to this, there is also Guangfu architecture, and the unique style of Chaozhou architecture is a great mishmash of several cultures."

The Chaozhou people are famous for their dexterity, which is reflected in the art of architecture, paying great attention to the details of craftsmanship and decoration. The doorway painting and carving art of the residential houses in A Di Lane, fully illustrates this point. You see, this group of coarse and fine stone carving, wood carving, a piece of work, combination of different interests, color painting, harmoniously combined into a bucket, arches, flowers and birds belly and other architectural components. In the door at a glance, can be slightly aware of the house owner's training, hobbies and status.

According to the Chaozhou folk tradition, "increase embedded belly" painting birds towards the phoenix, top belly, belly painting historical figures or folklore, under the belly is painted ink painting. These painted patterns of the subject matter of "benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom, faith", each containing its own meaning, reflecting the taste and pursuit of the house owner.

Wu Zhimin, Youth Committee of Chaoshan Historical and Cultural Research Center: The paintings of Chaozhou houses have absorbed a lot of Suzhou-style paintings. The main symbol is to reflect the taste of the owner of the house, which includes a lot of culture, in the minds of the Chaozhou people is the blessing, fortune, longevity, happiness and many very good (meaning)

Planning and design engineer Chen Chonghuai: "A Di Lane is a representative of several types of ancient dwellings in the Chaozhou, these buildings make up a very large number of residential buildings in the Chaozhou, which is a very valuable legacy. This is a very valuable heritage. Because these layouts can be handed down to the present day, to the present day like this, there is indeed something reasonable and scientific about it."

History is truly marvelous; over the centuries, generation after generation has flourished in these old houses, but the old houses are still the same as they were then. Standing in these houses, history is so ethereal and so palpable. Nowadays, the old city's A Di Lane is very peaceful, without the prosperity and bustle of the world back then, but there is more of a cultural depth.

In the vicissitudes of history after the change, these preserved concentrated in the ancient civilization of the residential, with historical penetration, she contains the ancient city people cohesion of labor and wisdom of the rich cultural heritage.

Last year, the State Administration of Cultural Heritage allocated funds for the restoration of the ancient neighborhood of A Di Lane. After repairing the ancient alley, more glowing with its charming style.

Host: "An ancient neighborhood can be preserved basically intact, should be the blessing of Chaozhou people. These ancient dwellings, condensing the hard work and wisdom of the ancient Chaozhou people, carry the history and culture that cannot be replaced by any book records, and its importance will be more prominent with the passage of time. The significance of protecting it is far more than just providing a cultural arrangement or attracting more people to travel. It should be said that tourism can only be the development and protection of ancient neighborhoods of a sub-important purpose, tourism must be subordinate to the protection. The biggest purpose of this protection should be to retain our valuable cultural heritage.