Huajie Dafudi (Grand Mansion of Huajie)

Huajie Dafudi

Huajie Dafudi is a cultural relics protection unit of Zhejiang Province.

Huajie Dafudi (including Zhengxintang) (Provincial-level Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Ming and Qing Dynasties

Announcement Date: March 16, 2005

Dafudi, dating back to the Ming Dynasty, faces southwest and is situated to the northeast. The remaining structures consist of the front hall, tea pavilion, and rear hall. The front hall (also known as the main hall) is five bays wide, with a hanging hip roof and a depth of nine purlins. The central bay’s beam frame uses a five-purlin system with double steps both in front and back, featuring moon-shaped beams and bracket arms beneath the beams, with angled struts below. There are multiple brackets on the column heads. The secondary bays connect with side rooms. The rear hall is also seven purlins deep, with the central bay’s beam frame using a five-purlin system with double steps. All purlins feature bas-relief carvings. The rear eaves have panel doors, while the side bays’ gable walls are built with exposed brickwork. The side bays connect with wing rooms. The tea pavilion is simple yet refined, representing a distinctive example of late Ming Dynasty architecture.

Zhengxintang, from the Qing Dynasty, consists of three sections in total, all three bays wide, with wing rooms on both sides. The wing rooms are single-eaved and two stories high, covering a total area of 741.6 square meters. The first section is a small two-story building, single-eaved, with a depth of 2.72 meters. The two side bays connect with the wing rooms. The second section is the main hall, also called Zhengxintang, nine purlins deep, with the central bay’s beam frame consisting of a five-purlin system with double steps. All purlins are decorated with bas-reliefs. A panel door is installed between the rear eaves, and the side bays’ gable walls are finished with plain brickwork. The side bays connect with the wing rooms. The third section is seven purlins and five columns deep. The two side bays are two stories high and connect with the wing rooms. Zhengxintang is a fairly typical example of Qing Dynasty architecture.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

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Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units