Witty words; Punchline
Siheyuan is a kind of traditional residence in China, which is characterized by the main room and the east and west wing rooms surrounding the Intermediate People's Court. Siheyuan has the longest history and the widest distribution in China, among which Beijing Siheyuan is the most representative.
Classical explanation
Beijing quadrangles, as a traditional form of local residence, had begun to take shape as early as Liao Dynasty. After Jin, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the shape gradually improved, and now it has become the most distinctive living form in Beijing. The so-called "four in one" has two meanings. "Four" refers to the east, south, west and north, and "one entry" refers to the surrounding houses.
Traditional quadrangles in Beijing are usually built according to east-west hutongs, facing south. Its basic shape is surrounded by the main room in the north, the inverted room in the south and the east and west wing rooms, and there is a door in the southeast corner of the house. Generally, the number of rooms is three main rooms in the north, five rooms in two wing rooms, three rooms in the east and west wing rooms and four rooms in the south, plus a doorway and a room with * * * 17 hanging flower doors. The main characteristics of quadrilateral are regular appearance and symmetrical center line. Its usage is also very flexible. Enlarged is the palace and the palace. After simplification and reduction, it is the people's residence.
Generally speaking, quadrangles have a gate, a first courtyard, a lobby and a second courtyard, and all rooms are connected by corridors, which fully reflects that China people attach importance to family ties. Inside and outside the gate, there is a shadow wall. As an extremely important decorative wall inside and outside the gate of Beijing Siheyuan, the screen wall plays an important role in shielding the messy and boring scenery inside and outside the gate and beautifying the entrance and exit of the gate. When people go in and out of the gate, the first thing they see is beautifully carved and neatly stacked walls and auspicious words embedded in them.
As the main living form of Beijingers for thousands of years, quadrangles have long been a part of China traditional culture. Nowadays, Beijing quadrangle is attracting the attention of friends at home and abroad with its unique charm, and quadrangle culture has begun to appear in front of people with a brand-new look.