Where is Xinyu Zhou Jintang located?

Xinyu Zhou Jintang is a cultural relic protection unit in Jiangxi Province.

Zhou Jintang is located in Hanquan Village, Guanchao Town, Xiannvhu District, Xinyu City. It is the private residence of Zhang Junhai, the minister of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, also known as "Zhang Junhai Guanting". Justin Cheung (1344- 14 13), a native of cold spring, Guanchao Town, Xinyu City, is knowledgeable and good at writing lyrics. In the fifteenth year of Hongwu (1382), he was recommended by talents as the history of the Ministry of War, promoting talents and appointing people, and being honest and clean. The epitaph of Zhang Gongjunhai, the commander of the Ming Hu Bing Department, said, "Zhang Administration is not responsible for the country, and illness is not for the people. He has been in office for six years and has done nothing. "

Zhou Jintang, built for Zhang Junhai, Director of the Driving Department of the Ministry of War in the Ming Dynasty, is a typical official hall building in the Ming Dynasty. According to the "Korean genealogy", "Hanquan is located in Changle Township, northwest of the county. The place name is Xia Han, and the mountain corner stands huge. The villagers call it' Stone House', and its underground spring is connected with Han Spring. Although the drought is endless, Zhang Junhai lives here. " In the 28th year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, Mr. Jie Jin, a bachelor, personally wrote the word "Zhou Jin" as a gift, so it was named "Zhou Jintang". So far, children and grandchildren have been passed down from generation to generation, and they cannot be passed down. "

Zhou Jintang was built in the Hongwu period of Ming Dynasty, and it is a hall-style quadrangle group building with local characteristics in the south of the Yangtze River. The building area is 950 square meters, with blue clouds above, blue bricks, masonry and wood structures below, and exposed tiles on the eaves, but there is no bucket arch between beams and columns, which embodies the characteristics of Ming Dynasty architecture. Zhou Jintang * * * built three gardens and kept them intact. From the architectural plane, the central axis is pond, flagpole, stone, gatehouse, main building, garden and so on. , reasonable layout; In front of the main hall is the blue brick archway of the Ming Dynasty, which is carefully carved and beautifully designed. From the perspective of the main structure of the building, the mixed structure of hanging beams through barrels is adopted, which looks light and beautiful. The hall is three rooms wide and one to four rooms deep. The single entrance plane is simple, the hall is in the middle and there are two wings on both sides. There are symmetrical wings and cloisters between the porch and the porch, with a patio in the middle, which is used for lighting, ventilation and drainage, orderly and full of rhythm. The ground is paved with granite and blue bricks, and the roof is the top of the slope with gables at both ends; The woodcuts and stone carvings in the building are unique, and the flowers and animals are lifelike; Caisson, column foundation, doors and windows, fans, T-bucket, moon beam, peak support and other decorative techniques are elegant; Accessory cultural relics: plaques, sculptures, stone troughs, spring wells, ancient camphor trees, ancient pates, splayed arch doors, etc. Well-preserved and extremely precious.

Zhou Jintang is a treasure of architectural history and culture in Xinyu. Its architectural modeling, structure and technical level reflect high historical and cultural value. During the period of 1985, students of Jiangxi ancient architecture class took Zhou Jintang architecture as the key course of internship research. Professor Xu Bo 'an from the Department of Architecture of Tsinghua University, and Mr. Zhang Yuhuan, a famous expert in ancient architecture research in China, visited the site, spoke highly of the building and suggested to protect it. 1May, 984, announced as the first batch of cultural relics protection units in Xinyu City; In July 2000, it was listed as the fourth batch of cultural relics protection units in Jiangxi Province.

Guanchao Town: Guanchao is named after the stork nest. The town is famous for its economic prosperity, cultural prosperity, rich vegetation and beautiful ecological environment. The hometown of tide-watching began in 52 years in Qingganlong, and has been baptized by wind and frost for more than 2 10 years. Today, more than 25,000 tide-watching children carry forward the past and forge ahead in this 84.43 square kilometer land, and are striding forward with the style of "building a tide-watching ecological agriculture town" to create greater glories. Guanchao is located in the north gate of Yangtiangang, the northwest main road of Xinyu, 6 kilometers away from the urban area. Yangtiangang in the territory is high and steep, and it is known as the "natural back garden" of Xinyu.