As a legend in the business circles in the late Qing Dynasty, he had a good relationship with the leftists at that time, so he became famous by virtue of his influence. Red top businessman? From then on, his brilliant commercial achievements began, but for various reasons, one after another, and the scenery soon went to ruin.
However, his legendary experience and achievements are constantly affirmed by future generations. Under the social unrest at that time, he defended his dignity in the business world and used his own efforts to alert future generations. Later generations have different opinions on him, but through his mansion, we can feel his prosperous scene at that time.
The place where Hu Xueyan's former residence was built is a treasure house of geomantic omen. From the outside, its outer wall is very high, almost reaching 10 meter. After entering, it feels like standing under the city wall. And its door is not as luxurious and solemn as we thought, and even looks very narrow. This is because ancient businessmen always like to hide everything about themselves, so the gate looks inconspicuous. After entering the gate, the scene inside is amazing. Gardens, ponds, pavilions, houses, rockeries, all kinds of buildings show the dignity of their owners, and the degree of luxury is staggering.
The materials used in building houses were the most precious at that time, such as nanmu, rosewood and Aralia. The whole house design has the characteristics of western architecture, and the doors, windows and eaves are beautifully carved, with excellent artistic effect. This shows how rich Hu Xueyan was in its heyday. It is understood that he has been involved in banking, real estate, food, import and export trade and so on. At most, his wealth reached 22 million taels of silver, making him a veritable richest man in the late Qing Dynasty.
However, because of his loneliness, the mansion was sold by him ten years after it was built. In the end, I only sold 65,438+12,000 silver, which was embarrassing. Now, as long as the tickets are within 20 yuan and you wander around Hu Xueyan's former residence, you can not only feel the architectural art at that time, but also appreciate the rise and fall of historical figures. The former residence of the richest man in the late Qing Dynasty was built with 3 million taels of silver, with tickets to 20 yuan. What do you think of Hu Xueyan's former residence? Welcome to leave your footprints in the message area.