Pingyao Qixian tourist attractions

The tourist attractions in Qixian County of Pingyao are very distinctive. The following is my collection of travel guides for your reference only!

Qiao's Family Compound

The Qiao Family Courtyard is located in the middle of Qiaojiabao Village in Qixian County, also known as "nave". It is the residence of Qiao Zhiyong, a famous commercial and financial capitalist in Qing Dynasty, and also the shooting place of more than 30 film and television works such as Qiao Family Courtyard and Hanging Red Lantern High. If you have seen these movies, you must be familiar with the scenes here: rows of red lanterns hanging high, high brick walls, exquisite carvings, beautiful cornices and deep alleys. This is the famous Qiao Family Courtyard.

This is a residential area in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Architectural style, such as castle, is a typical living style of northern families in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Seen from the air, the layout of the whole courtyard is like an "Xi" symbol of good luck. The architectural layout here is rigorous, but it is also full of changes. Only 140 chimneys on the roof are different. There is a saying that "the royal family looks at the Forbidden City, and the houses look at the jstars".

Entering the gate of the Qiao Family Courtyard, a straight stone tunnel about 80 meters long divides the six courtyards into two rows. According to the traditional name, the three courtyards in the north of the Qiao Family Courtyard are called Old Courtyard, Northwest Courtyard and Study Courtyard in turn from east to west. The three courtyards in the south are called Southeast Courtyard, Sananing Courtyard and New Courtyard. It shows the architectural order of each courtyard.

The brick carvings, paintings and plaques in each yard are very beautiful. Brick carving is the first to promote the "centenary life" screen wall at the gate, and the word "life" has 100 different forms. You can feel that art and culture are completely integrated, and the brick carvings in the land temple are the most concentrated and worth seeing. There are real gold paintings under the eaves of all the rooms in the whole compound. It is worth mentioning that the paintings here are made of powder, piled up layer by layer, and finally painted with gold, which is very detailed; There are many plaques in the Qiao Family Courtyard, and the most worth seeing is the "Feng Danting" inscribed by Fu Shan of the Fourth Hospital. When you come here, you must know the story behind this plaque. In addition, there are three treasures in the Qiao Family Courtyard: ten thousand people's ball, rhinoceros moon mirror and Kowloon Lantern. The ball of 10,000 people was the earliest monitor, the rhinoceros moon mirror was the treasure of the rich home of the Qiao family, and the Kowloon Lantern was a treasure given by Cixi, which was in the courtyard of Nanzhong.

Qushi yard

The Qu family is one of the famous Jinzhong businessmen in China since the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Qixian county has more than a dozen courtyards and more than a thousand houses, covering an area of more than 30 thousand square meters, and is called "Quban City". In the 17th century, the Qu family had three famous rich men: Tian (Qu Yuan Chao), Qu Yuan Mian and Qu Yuan Gan. The residence of Qu Yuanchao (Renfu, Jinshan and Sun Qu) is located at No.33 East Street, Qixian County, and was built in Qing Dynasty. It covers an area of 5317m2, with a building area of 327 1 m2. It is a rare five-entrance hall in China, divided into eight courtyards, 19 small courtyards and 240 houses. The courtyard of the Ming building, the courtyard of the unified building, the courtyard of the railing and the courtyard of the stage are skillfully combined. Hanging on the top of the mountain, resting on the top of the mountain, rolling on the roof, hard on the top of the mountain, different forms and ingenuity. The appearance of the compound is castle-like, with a wall more than ten meters high, a high arched doorway and exquisite pavilions. The layout of the building in the courtyard is reasonable, and the main side courtyard is clearly defined. The courtyard is paved with bluestone and the walls are made of water mill blue bricks. There are archways and halls between the courtyard and the courtyard, and the Ming building echoes the Tong building from a distance. Stone railings and stone gates, exquisite workmanship; Brick carving and seal cutting are elegant and beautiful. Siheyuan is a masterpiece of residential buildings, a treasure of Chinese civilization and a model building of "Canal Half City". The opening of the Shanxi Merchants Culture Museum in the courtyard is intended to carry forward the spirit of Shanxi merchants, establish the concept of "businessmen can enrich the people and revitalize Shanxi" and stimulate people's ambition to revitalize Shanxi's economy. The exhibition is divided into seven series, including the general situation of Shanxi merchants, famous firms, Dajia, giant merchants, patriotic acts, business events, Qu family and the origin of Shaanxi opera, with 28 exhibition rooms. Through the combination of original exhibition and series exhibition, the cultural connotation of Shanxi merchants is revealed by using modern means such as objects, pictures, models and sculptures, and the brilliance of Shanxi merchants is reproduced by art. The original building of Qujia Courtyard has been basically restored, and the exhibition content will be increased one after another.

China Honghai glass cultural art park

China Hon Hai Glass Culture and Art Park, located in Qixian, the capital of china glass utensils, is an industrial tourist attraction integrating trade, industry and tourism, which combines traditional glass manufacturing with glass culture and industrial tourism. The scenic spot consists of the factory area of Qixian Hon Hai Glass Co., Ltd. and the newly-built art park. The scenic spots that have been opened now include the hand-blown glassware observation hall and the glass culture park, which focus on displaying colorful glass culture, charming glass art and exquisite glass making technology. The main buildings in the art park under construction are: Qixian Archaeological Art Museum, Glass Exhibition Center, Glass Experience Hall, Glass Business Park, Artists Salon, Artists Studio, Glass Fairy Tale World, etc. China Hon Hai Glass Culture and Art Park aims at "deducing glass culture and creating exquisite life".