This building is called Guanger Dawu, which is located on the beach beside the South River in Shiqiaotou Village, Xiba, Liantan Town, Yunan County, Guangdong Province. When I saw this building, my first impression was that it was tall and magnificent. The highest point of the wall of this building reaches 13 meters. In ancient China, such a high wall was designed to guard against theft and bandits. This building complex was built in the Qing Dynasty and has such a high barrier, so it is called by the locals? Qing dynasty castle? .
Guangerfu covers an area of 10 mu, which was a considerable area in Guangdong at that time. This is a large-scale residential area, so it is not the largest house in Guangdong. Because of its huge scale, the number of houses in the building is definitely indispensable. Large and small houses add up to 136, and the tallest house is more than 20 meters high. The whole layout adopted the structure of five in and five out, which was already a big family at that time.
The whole complex consists of halls, guest rooms, warehouses, mills, secret rooms and places to bask in the sun. The building is fully functional and can accommodate hundreds of people. The biggest feature of this kind of building is that it can guard against theft and bandits, and even if there is a war, it can maintain a long-term normal life inside. Not only that, the strong wall and the pluggable three-layer wooden board on the gate have also played a good defensive role in coping with natural disasters.
Walking into this building complex, you can also see that there are many wooden columns between the walls, which is to stabilize the wall and prevent the wall from tilting. Every house is designed with a patio, which not only plays a good role in lighting, but also has different floor tile designs to prevent rainwater infiltration. Some details in the house are also beautifully designed. For example, windows will be engraved with traditional carved patterns in China, which is very simple.
Visitors can visit the roof here. Looking from the roof, the buildings of the whole complex are arranged neatly, with different heights, but they are patchwork. Moreover, the unique phoenix tail decoration on the roof is very eye-catching, and it is a Lingnan building full of characteristics. I wonder if you will be interested in this building? Let's have a look.