Jiangjiapu Old House

Jiangjiapu Old House

Jiangjiapu Old House is a cultural heritage site protected by Qianshan City.

Jiangjiapu Old House is located in Jiangfan Group, Fengjing Village, Tianzhushan Town. It was originally built in the late Ming Dynasty and renovated and reconstructed during the Qing Dynasty. Embracing yang while backed by yin, with mountains at its back and water in front, this ancient building follows the fundamental feng shui layout. It features gray clay tiles and white-mortared blue bricks. The structure faces south with a north orientation. The main gate is recessed halfway into the house’s depth, utilizing a four-pillar, three-bay frame, with two mountain pillars on each side. Along the central axis, there are three halls, two courtyards, and one screen wall. The building spans 20 meters in width and 30 meters in depth, covering an area of approximately 600 square meters. The first bay is slightly shallower than the second and third. The second bay serves as the main hall — bright, spacious, and tall — and employs a hybrid structural system of five-rafter beam lifting and through-tenon construction. In front of the main hall is a single-drip-pattern screen wall with a flush gable roof. The eaves are adorned with ink paintings, and the top of the door lintel is carved with the characters “Bamboo Flourishes, Pines Prosper.” The rear hall features wooden lattice doors and windows. Between the main hall and the rear hall hang two wooden plaques: one is an 1878 (the 4th year of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty) inscription reading “Huang Xi Wei Liu,” and the other is a 1933 (the 22nd year of the Republic of China) plaque inscribed with “Exemplary Chastity and Filial Piety.” The most distinctive feature of this building is its integration of living spaces with functions for ancestral worship. In June 2005, it was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit by the People's Government of Qianshan County.