Ruisen Hall in Liantang

Ruisen Hall in Liantang

Ruisen Hall in Liantang is located in Liantang Village, Tashi Town, Longyou County.

Ruisen Hall was designated as a county-level cultural relics protection unit in 2006 and as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit in 2011. It is a residential building from the early Qing Dynasty, featuring a two-courtyard, two-hall layout with a front hall and rear hall. The main gate is adorned with a brick-carved archway in the style of a hanging-flower door, with four sets of imitation wooden column capitals under the eaves, and the lintel bears inscriptions such as “Rising Auspicious Air,” “Facing the Breeze,” and “Morning Clouds.” After entering the main gate, there is a courtyard, and behind the gate is a golden drum stand. The front hall is three bays wide and nine rafters deep, with an exposed roof structure. The central bay features a post-and-lintel system, with a five-rafter beam facing a front boat-shaped canopy and a rear double-step beam. The side bays use a mixed post-and-lintel and through-tenon system, with wooden paneling along the walls. The rear hall, also called the Study Hall, is separated from the front hall by a brick wall, with a door opening in the middle leading into another courtyard. The rear hall, also known as the Study Tower, is three bays wide and six rafters deep, with two side wings, a double-eave two-story structure, and a hall-style layout on the upper floor using a through-tenon structure. The central bays on the second floor feature two sets of one-dou-six-lifting horizontal brackets on the front and rear beams, and the beam-column joints include upward angling. Common construction features in both sections include ?-shaped column bases, lime-soil flooring, and spout-shaped braces. The most valuable aspects of the architecture are the murals on the second-floor beams, among which one is signed and dated to the 71st year of the Kangxi era (1722).

Tashi Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Longyou County. It was called Tashi Township in 1949, changed to a commune in 1961, reverted to a township in 1983, and became a town in 1991. Located in the northern part of the county, it is 12 kilometers from the county seat. Covering an area of 50 square kilometers, it has a population of 28,000. Roads lead to Tashi, with Tashi Station and stops such as Xiazhang and Qianjia. The town administers Tashi, Shuigeqian, Dushanxu, Xipi, Luoshan, Qianmuyang, Tonggangwu, Shanggaoye, Xishanbian, Houshu, Dachenjia, Daluding, Qiancun, Shucun, Xiawuzhai, Liyu, Xiawang, Datang, Hecun, Xihé, Xiaoxi, Doufuwang, Qianjia, Tangjia, Guang... Detailed information about Tashi Town++

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units