Yaoshan Wang Family Manor

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The Wang's Manor in Yaoshan, Baoding, was built in the early Qing Dynasty. It is located in Yaoshan, Baoding, Hebei. It was built by Wang Xigun, the ancestor of the Wang family. It has a history of nearly 400 years. It is the largest and most complete mansion of a general in the Qing Dynasty and a wealthy merchant in China. It is now a national key cultural relic protection unit. The manor architecture of the Wang's Manor in Yaoshan is different from the palace and the government office, and is different from ordinary residential buildings. It is the best of the residential architecture in northern my country. Therefore, there is a saying that "the royal architecture can be seen in the Forbidden City, and the folk architecture can be seen in Yaoshan (Wang's)". The manor covers an area of 279 acres, and originally had more than 50 houses and more than 500 houses. The main buildings of the manor are arranged in a square shape, facing north and south and arranged in a straight line. The whole building is mainly gray, simple and generous, giving people a solemn and elegant feeling. One of the most important features of the architecture of the Wang's Manor in Yaoshan is its exquisite carvings. These carvings include brick carvings, stone carvings and wood carvings. The contents are all based on the theme of "blessing, fortune and longevity", and the auspicious blessings are composed through the homophony of the carved objects. After investigation, relevant experts believe that Wang's Manor belongs to the category of northern courtyard houses and was built in imitation of the prince's mansion in Beijing. It is different from the Qiao Family Courtyard in Shanxi and the Hakka folk houses in Guangdong. The architectural skills of Wang's Manor are also superb. For example, the use of grinding bricks and seams. In those days, grinding bricks required the outside to be large and the inside to be small, the inside to be plastered, and the outside to be tightly seamed. In order to make the adhesion firm, egg white and glutinous rice juice were mixed into the white lime paste. The large screen wall opposite the main entrance of Renhe Hall is all made of grinding bricks and seams. It is about 9 meters long. Such a large screen wall is very rare in folk houses in northern China. It is not only a precious material for studying the folk customs of the Qing Dynasty, but also a good place for tourism. In recent years, it has also become a filming location for film and television. Many scenes in the movies "Storm Beginning" and "The Decisive Battle" and the TV series "Hot Land", "Song of Youth" and "The World's Granary" were shot here.

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Interpretation of Wang's Manor in Yaoshan from the perspective of Eastern philosophy: In Eastern philosophy, especially Confucianism, emphasis is placed on "unity of man and nature" and "harmonious coexistence". As a historical and cultural landscape, the integration of the architectural layout and natural environment of Wang's Manor in Yaoshan embodies the concept of respect for nature and harmonious coexistence in Eastern philosophy. Every brick, tile, tree and stone in the manor contains the ancient people's awe of the heaven, earth and nature. From the perspective of Eastern philosophy, Wang's Manor in Yaoshan is not only a material cultural heritage, but also a carrier of spiritual culture. It conveys the philosophical idea of harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and man and society. Interpretation of Wang's Manor in Yaoshan from the perspective of Western philosophy: Western philosophy, especially the philosophy of the Enlightenment, emphasizes rationality and individualism. From this perspective, Wang's Manor in Yaoshan is not only a material heritage, but also a witness to history. It records the lifestyle, social structure and ideas of people in a specific era. The architectural style and layout design of the manor reflect the hierarchy of society at that time and the budding of individualism. The historicist view in Western philosophy believes that by studying historical relics, we can understand the development context and cultural changes of human society. As a witness of history, Yaoshan Wang's Manor provides a window for future generations to understand the society and culture of the past, and reflects the emphasis on history and rationality in Western philosophy. In summary, whether from the perspective of the "unity of man and nature" and harmonious coexistence in Eastern philosophy, or the rationality and historicism in Western philosophy, Yaoshan Wang's Manor carries a profound cultural and philosophical connotation, and is a bridge connecting the past and the present, and the East and the West.

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