Liu’s House is a cultural relic protection unit in Hunan Province.
The Liu family’s house, located in Luotian Village (now Shuangwan Village), Sanjiangtang Town, Changning City, has a strong manor style. After more than 200 years, it is still relatively intact. Currently, there are not many in the entire southern Hunan region. See. The carved window grilles, symmetrical patio, flying eaves, solid roof, well-designed granary and some exquisite small parts all reflect the prosperity and prosperity of Liu's house at that time.
According to the "Liu Family Genealogy", the ancestor of the Liu family was from Yintian Town, Changning. During the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty (1796-1820), the descendants of the Liu family were upright and good in business. After creating a certain amount of wealth, they felt that the village in Yintian Town where their ancestors lived was not open enough, so they deliberately found another "Feng Shui Treasure Land". "settle down. So, they searched all the way into the city, and finally spotted a "treasure land" with very flat terrain and wide views in the former Luotian Village of Sanjiangtang Town. The Liu family moved to Triangletang Town and built a luxurious manor covering an area of ??nearly 4,000 square meters. Because it was built by the Liu family, later generations called it the "Liu family's house".
The big house faces east and west, surrounded by mountains and water. It is a mixed structure of brick and wood. The roof is entirely covered with small green tiles, the walls are dropped gables, and green bricks and tiles occupy most of the structure of the house. The overall architectural structure of the big house takes Liu's ancestral hall as the central axis and is symmetrically distributed to the left and right, in the form of "three vertical and three horizontal". The houses on both sides hug each other from the left and right, like a pair of wings spreading out to protect the Liu Ancestral Hall in the middle. Inside the house, the left and right horizontal rooms are built facing each other, and the living room, upper room, reception room, side hall, bedrooms, etc. are arranged in order. Viewed from a high place, Liu's house is well-proportioned, simple and elegant, and looks like a large manor. This style is very rare in southern Hunan.
The Liu Family House was built in the Jiaqing period. Although it has gone through more than 200 years of ups and downs, it still retains its calm atmosphere. The main body of the house is still intact, and the structural distribution of the rooms of the owner at that time can also be distinguished. In particular, the carved window grilles, symmetrical patio, flying eaves, solid roof and some exquisite small parts all confirm the prosperity of this manor back then.
The most conspicuous one is the ancestral hall in the center. The ancestral hall is deep and secluded. The gate is made of a whole stone and is nine feet five high. The door is engraved with two dragons playing with beads, which symbolizes the identity of the owner as the "Nine-Five-Year Master". In addition, there are embroidery buildings, granaries, servants' houses, stables and other buildings, which all reflect the dignity of the owners of the houses at that time.
After more than 200 years, the Liu Family House has suffered some damage, but many of the existing wooden structures are still relatively well preserved. Above the hall of Liu's ancestral hall, you can see a plaque titled "Repairing Honors". Below the plaque is clearly engraved the amount of money donated by the villagers for the renovation of the big house.
According to the elders, in the early years, the whole village was very enthusiastic about repairing Liu's house. The rich contributed money and efforts. Everyone wanted to do their best to preserve this house, which represented the memory and memory of the whole village. An important building with foundation. To this day, the Liu Family House is still the ancestral hall of the whole village and an important religious and religious place of worship in the village. Whenever there are festivals or major events, the place is very lively.
According to the relevant person in charge of Changning Municipal Cultural Relics Bureau, Liu’s House is one of the ancient buildings discovered in Changning City’s third national cultural relics survey. Because the overall building is mainly manor style, solemn and elegant, it is very rare in the southern Hunan area. It provides a precious reference for the academic research of local architectural history and is a good physical example for the study of ancient architecture in southern Hunan. In 2009, Liu's House was successfully declared as a provincial cultural relic protection unit.