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Ye Er Shangzhuang
Author: Chang Wansheng
official residence
Updated on May, 2007-111:07: 00 words: 2080.
Old officials are not officials, but they are all bureaucrats.
Everyone in the village said that the official residence occupied the most feng shui place in Shangzhuang: next to a big pond with three inlets in the west, south and north. When it rains heavily, the rushing water in the street flows into the pond from three inlets, just like a stream flowing into the sea. There was no water in the street after the rain, but the pond was full of water. The frogs were very excited at this time and kept singing all day.
There is a circle of willows near the pond, which is particularly lush because it is close to the water. On the west side of the pond is a reed pond, and the official residence is located next to the reed pond.
The villagers said that the official residence has good feng shui, referring to three water inlets and a pond. The rainwater in the village flows into the pond, but there is no water inlet in the east of the pond, and the official residence is built in the east. Therefore, there is a saying that "fertilizer is injected into the pond and official residences are built beside the pond". Some people say it is more mysterious. The official residence is next to the cornucopia, where the wealth and popularity of the whole village will gather.
It is said that in the early years, the official residence was once very popular. The old people described it this way: this is a quadrangle with houses on all sides. The gate is in the southeast corner of the courtyard wall, and the gatehouse is tall and magnificent. There are "mounting stones" and "tying horse stakes" in front of the door, and the entrance is blocked by a screen wall. The four characters "Poems and Books are handed down from family to family". The main room facing south is the owner's residence, the wing rooms on the east and west sides are the living quarters of the younger generation, and the inverted room facing north is the living room, guest room and concierge. There is also a central courtyard wall between the main room and the inverted living room, which divides the whole house into two parts: the front yard and the backyard. There are wells and water tanks for "falling into the water" in the yard. There are flowers, trees, fish tanks and bonsai in the courtyard. There are no doors and windows outside the house, and the back wall is connected with the courtyard wall, which closes a rectangular courtyard tightly.
There used to be an official in this house, but this official is an official in Shanxi. ...