Liu's Manor in Dayi with Unique Style

China is the third largest country in the world, including 56 ethnic groups. Due to the differences in landforms, climate, customs and environment in different regions, the appearance of folk houses is also varied. Each residence is the product of the wishes, beliefs and favorite items of local people, thus showing different forms and beautiful characteristic residences. Now, let the urban culture take you to appreciate the Liu Manor in Dayi.

Dayi Liu Manor Museum is located in Liu Wencai Manor in Anren Town, Dayi County, Sichuan Province, which was built after the rapid outbreak of Liu Wencai, the big landlord. On December 2, 217, it was selected as "the second batch of China 2th century architectural heritage".

Liu's Manor in Dayi is two buildings facing north and south with a distance of 3 meters. In the south is Liu Wencai's Husband Pavilion, which was built in 1932. In the north, Liu Wencai built a new residence for himself and his younger brother Liu Wenhui, which was completed in 1942. It is said that it was built by Liu Wencai in that year and given to Liu Wenhui, but it was not settled because of the near liberation, and it was a temporary residence for long-term workers. Later, it was converted into a place to show the folk customs of western Sichuan.

This is the "Laoguguan" and "New Mansion" of Liu Wencai landlord manor, which are well-known at home and abroad and complete and large in scale in China. Liu Manor was originally the private residence of Liu Wencai, a big landlord. It is the best preserved feudal landlord manor in China at present. The manor consists of two large buildings facing north and south, covering an area of more than 7 acres and more than 35 houses. It was built from the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China. There is a three-story "Miss Building" in Liu's Manor in Dayi, also known as "Embroidery Building", with exquisite architecture and unique style.

Liu Wencai, the landlord, built a wall, opened a door and built a house every time he drove out one or several farmers. The manor is surrounded by heavy walls and alleys, with thick doors and iron locks, secret rooms, and messy layout. The whole manor is like a dark maze building. The building is very luxurious, with various shapes such as rectangle, square, trapezoid and diamond, with pavilions and pavilions everywhere, carved beams and painted buildings; There are hundreds of artistic decorations, such as various lattice window grilles, carved doors, birds and animals, exotic flowers and herbs, auspicious Bo Gu patterns, etc. The interior of the manor is divided into hall, living room, reception room, accounting room, employees' courtyard, rent collection courtyard, granary, secret vault, water dungeon and Buddhist temple, moongazing platform, Xiaoyao Palace, garden and orchard. There are a lot of physical objects, which is a typical place to study the feudal landlord economy in China.

The new mansion consists of two identical courtyards, but only one courtyard has been opened so far. Each compound consists of three courtyards similar to three quadrangles. The first courtyard is mainly used to show the wedding ceremony in western Sichuan, and the second courtyard is mainly used to show the production supplies and tools of people in western Sichuan. The third courtyard is mainly for the exhibition of folk customs and local products in western Sichuan.

The architectural style of the new residence is completely different from that of the husband's residence. The husband's residence is closed with strict barriers, while the new residence is elegant, with regular layout, symmetrical configuration and clear priorities, which reflects the feudal order and hierarchical relationship between the superior and the inferior, and has a good demeanor. There are a large number of objects and documents displayed in the museum, and the surrealist sculpture masterpiece Rent Collection House created in 1965 has had a far-reaching and extensive influence at home and abroad.