Xingcheng, Liaoning Province is the best preserved ancient city in China except Xi 'an, Jingzhou and Pingyao, and it is also the first city outside the customs. It plays a defensive role, is the core of ancient military strategy and has a profound historical background. In the Republic of China, General Zhang Xueliang's staff returned to the fields and built a mansion in Xingcheng, which is now the general mansion in Xingcheng. It is as famous as the Shenyang Grand Commander's Mansion, and is known as "high in the north" in Liaoning. Both of them were rare large general hospitals in the Republic of China. However, many foreign tourists only know the prefect's office, not the general's office. So what exactly is the general's office like? Next, follow your emotions and have a look.
The General's House is located in the southeast side of the wall of Xingcheng Ancient City, adjacent to the Confucian Temple, and the ticket is 5 yuan. In front of the main gate of the General's Mansion, there is a 10-meter-long Feng Dan facing the sun, with the word "Fu" written in the middle, which is exquisite in workmanship and is the standard of ancient and modern luxury houses in China. China people believe in geomantic omen and think that there is a kind of "blessing" around luxury houses. Attention should be paid to guiding air in residence. It is unlucky for air to enter the purlin directly. To turn a corner, they set up a screen in front of the door. The more luxurious the mansion, the more beautiful the wall in front of it. Nowadays, when many tourists visit the General's Mansion, they will punch in front of the wall, and many Xingcheng people even choose to take pictures here.
The poor man entered the general's office from the ticket gate and found a small room on both sides of the ticket gate. One room is a closed door, and the other room is an exhibition of old photos. General Gao's life is introduced in detail. Friends who don't know General Gao well can visit this room first. Poor people think that the design of general houses is very clever, which allows tourists to see the scenery in advance and have a deeper understanding of the landscape.
The main building of a general house is divided into two parts, one is a garden area and the other is a residential area. The main entrance faces the residential area, and the garden is called "Yao Yuan", which is located on the right side of the general's office. When the poor enter from the square stone arch, they see a piece of red flowers, pavilions, rockeries and green willows, just like a "southern scenery", which makes people feel relaxed and happy. It can be seen that General Gao's aesthetic ability is still good. Due to the limitation of the war in the Republic of China, many officers have never studied, but you won't be surprised if you have seen the life exhibition at the general's door, because General Gao abandoned literature and joined the army.
The residential area of the General's House is a typical quadrangle of the Republic of China. The opposite room is called Libentang, which consists of a main hall and a master bedroom. In addition to Chinese carved wooden tables and chairs, Li Ben Hall is also decorated with western-style water chestnut five-color tiles, which is the most luxurious place in the whole general's office, combining Chinese and western styles. From the time I visited the garden, the poor found that General Gao had an excellent aesthetic vision, especially in Libentang.
The poor have been to the Dashuai Mansion in Shenyang. The overall specifications of the Dashuai Mansion are much better than those of the General Mansion, but the decoration aesthetics in the room is almost worse than that of the General Mansion. In the room to the right of Libentang, there are pure wooden tables, chairs and benches common in Northeast China. There is also a Chinese wooden bed next to the kang, and a European double bed is placed in the room on the right. During the Republic of China, the overall situation of the national economy was not good. Poor people only have kang but no bed. Usually only military nobles can afford to get up. It can be seen that although they have unloaded their clothes and returned to the fields, their financial resources at home are also great.
Libentang has side rooms on the left and right. There is a bed and three leather sofas in the right wing. Leather sofa was a western style in the Republic of China. It looks old now, but the luster is still there. Even in those years, they bought it with a lot of income. The room on the left is very dark, with only a kang and a simple set of tables and chairs. The furnishings are simple and are for people with lower status.
Liaoning Xingcheng General Mansion and Shenyang Dashuai Mansion are equally famous. Although the popularity is not as good as that of the Marshal House, it is very interesting and often overlooked by tourists. Have you read the poor man's description and learned more about the general's house? If you have the opportunity to travel to Liaoning, will you go to the general's office specially? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area and exchange views with the poor ~