Huizhou architecture mainly has the following practical manifestations: first, boasting. Urban settlements, residential buildings and natural landscapes blend with each other and live in harmony.
Second, simplicity and elegance. Architectural color-black, white and gray, architectural elements-point, line and surface. Architectural space-external reality and internal lack.
Third, intimacy and happiness. The architectural space is people-oriented, with appropriate boundaries, reasonable humanity, rich forms of expression and integration of culture and art.
Fourth, stretch at will. Taking the indoor space of the terrace as the spreading connection point, the shape and structure of the building are unpredictable in a tangible and intangible way, integrated with the terrain and rationally utilized.
Fifth, the organic whole. It is closely related to the natural environment on the ground and is full of sense of order, hierarchy and unity. It shows a purposeful spirit of place.
Sixth, opening to the outside world. It is reflected in the cultural inclusiveness and inclusiveness of opening to the outside world, including the openness of outdoor areas and the extroversion of indoor space.
This core concept is embodied in the bull-shaped architectural space in Hongcun, Anhui Province, the ship-type system handed to the west, and the integration of Pingshan Village and mountain water. Reflected in the landscape and street space of Shexian Doushan Street and Tangmoshui; Reflected in the living environment of Xiuning Wan 'an and Wucheng Ancient City ... This is precisely the cultural charm and characteristic of Huizhou architecture.
How did Huizhou architecture come into being? Huizhou architecture is one of the important schools of ancient architecture in China, and its key fashion is in ancient Huizhou area. Today, there are still many Huizhou classical architectural sites scattered in Huizhou villages. The whole process of building in Huizhou has been hurt by Huizhou's unique historical time, topography and humanistic thought. It is actually a gathering place of ancient Vietnamese, and its settlement method is to adapt to the "dry column" architecture in mountain life. Later, the Central Plains imperial clan moved to China on a large scale, adding the most advanced Central Plains culture and art. The exchange and combination of the civilized behavior of the Central Plains and the ancient Yue culture and art was immediately reflected in the architectural content.
The most typical "rooftop hall" in early Huizhou architecture, especially the spacious living room on the roof, is a place where many people rest for their daily theme activities. Mainly because the mountainous area is wet and cold, in order to avoid the gas of boils, the "dry column" architectural pattern of the Vietnamese people has been preserved. At the same time, because of the influx of many immigrants, people are densely populated, and building a house has become the best choice, but it is more compact. In order to solve the problems of natural ventilation and sunlight, the "quadrangle" model in the Central Plains has developed into a closed and smooth "terrace" in Huizhou, which is integrated into the steep mountain natural environment.
Wooden buildings in mountainous areas are prone to fire. In order to prevent the fire from spreading rapidly, a horsehead wall has been formed. The architectural style of the early Huizhou school is just the product of the integration of foreign immigrant investment and local culture. After the middle of Ming Dynasty, Huizhou merchants rose. After getting rich, Huizhou merchants competed to build houses, gardens, ancestral temples, memorial archways, Taoist temples and monasteries in their hometown. Due to the characteristics of "being good at Confucianism", Huizhou merchants have given their own opinions on architectural geomantic omen, structure, interior structure decoration design, room layout, etc., which has promoted the gradual formation of a unique architectural management system for Huizhou architecture, making Huizhou architecture not only applicable, but also rich in cultural heritage.