Basic introduction to Dr. Huang’s family

Huang's Doctor's Palace is a famous tourist destination in Nanping's cultural landscape.

The No. 1 Dongjia of the Huang family is located at the north gate of the town. It was built during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. It was the residence of Huang Yingbi, a doctor of Fengzhi and the fifth-rank magistrate of Zhili Prefecture in the 17th year of Jiaqing (1812). From Yongzheng to Jiaqing, all three generations of the Huang family in this sect were granted the title of doctor, so they were called three doctors in one sect. Huang's doctor's palace covers an area of ??more than 2,000 square meters. It has three courtyards, all facing the main street. The two buildings on the east side of the street are connected side by side, facing west. The back house originally had a garden and stage. There is a building on the west side of the street, facing east. The main courtyard has three entrances and two halls. The main hall has one hall and three wells, each with three bays. There is a guardhouse on the south side. The brick and stone gatehouse has four pillars, three bays and one archway-style eight-character gatehouse. The brick carvings are rich and exquisite, magnificent, with simple and clear patterns, and pictures with profound connotations. The four main pictures adopt rough freehand techniques, which are metaphors for the pine and crane to prolong life, the longevity of wealth, the bamboo to bring peace, and the beauty and happiness.

It has both profound cultural connotation and strong local characteristics. It has a bucket-type structure, large-scale construction, small and delicate wooden components, stone pillar bases, all with brackets, melon pillars, moon beams, sparrows, flower windows, and partitions all have carvings, especially the door lattice of the wing room is richly and exquisitely carved, showing obvious characteristics of the times. . In order to avoid direct exposure to the scorching sun in summer afternoons, the two courtyards facing west are equipped with movable mechanisms on the beams in front of the eaves of the hall. The curtains are made of mica sheets, which can be retracted and opened freely, which is very clever and does not affect the lighting. Cultural relic value: As a Qing Jiaqing residential building with obvious era style and strong local characteristics, the building itself has the value of precious cultural relics.

Artistic value: mainly reflected in the art of sculpture. There are various technical techniques and various artistic forms. The pictures are rough, the patterns are simple, and the style is unique. It can be called a superior work. It also uses a lot of homophones, metaphors, and symbolic techniques to pray for good luck and express good wishes and pursuits. Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism The ideological philosophy and ethical concepts are also reflected in many aspects. Scientific value: Mica sheets are made into curtains, which can block the sun without affecting the lighting; the wooden mechanism is ingeniously conceived, can be retracted and opened freely, and the design and production are unique. There is also a darkroom in the house, the door of which is integrated with the walls and furniture, making it invisible to outsiders. The design and production are ingenious.