This house is known as the "most honest house" in China. It has a history of 400 years. What is so special about it?

I don’t know if any of you have ever been to the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City is also a very famous attraction. Many people go to the Forbidden City when they go to Beijing. But in addition to the Forbidden City, there are many very old houses in the country that serve as tourist attractions. There are also a very large number of houses such as the Qiao Family Courtyard and the Imperial City Prime Minister's Mansion. There are many unique old houses in our country. From these houses, you can feel the traces of every historical change in our country. They have also witnessed some of the turmoil in our country's history. And these ancient houses also show us ancient architectural styles.

They are of special value because each of them contains the culture and ideas of the architects at that time. Symbolizing the unique characteristics of their era. The characteristics of these houses are still worthy of reference and study by architects today. And now the country also pays special attention to the protection of ancient buildings. They will be given adequate rest and protection. Moreover, some that are particularly distinctive and relatively well-preserved with archaeological value will be listed as tourist attractions, and then can be viewed by people to experience the culture of the buildings of previous eras. It is said that more than 100 million people visit the Forbidden City every year. This figure is also amazing!

The house I am going to talk about next is called the most honest house in China. It has a history of more than 400 years. It is the famous Hu family residence. Hu's house is different from ordinary folk courtyards in that it is very large in area. The area is many times larger than the courtyard houses in old Beijing. This house was originally the private residence of Hu Laijin, the deputy commissioner of Shanxi Province during the Ming Dynasty. Later, it slowly developed into a gathering place for the Hu family as time went by. The most numerous members of the Hu family are high-ranking officials in the court. They all have the same characteristic of being honest.

The Hu family was promoted by the original promoters and became bigger and bigger. Later generations also carried out many renovations and expansions. Slowly, the Hu family's residence that we can see now was formed. The reason why this house is complete. What remains is entirely due to the unique climate in Gansu at that time, which allowed them to be preserved. The officials of the entire Hu family were famously honest at that time. They were all good officials in the eyes of the people. But a group of archaeologists discovered a large one in Hu's residence. basement. It was an underground darkroom, and hundreds of boxes of business jewelry could only be found in the darkroom. It's surprising how much money they have hidden.

After more than 400 years, no one has discovered that there are not only many boxes of gold and silver jewelry in a dark room, but also a collection of hundreds of years of old wine. The quantity is also very large. And they are all well preserved.