The Residence of Zhang Hengcong

The Residence of Zhang Hengcong

The Residence of Zhang Hengcong is a cultural heritage site protected at the municipal level in Xuancheng City.

The Residence of Zhang Hengcong

Located at No. 18, Qinjia Lane, West Street, in the county town, it covers an area of 357 square meters. The residence faces southeast and is built with a hip-and-gable roof, surrounded by fireproof walls. It combines raised-beam and through-tenon construction techniques, following a three-courtyard, three-bay architectural style. The front courtyard features a gable-and-hip roof with a central ridge beam in the main hall, and the main gate is set in the middle of the front wall. It is adorned with a five-brick decorative archway, and inside the gate there is a wooden screen wall, behind which are two side rooms and a main hall, with a courtyard in between. The middle courtyard’s main hall also has a gable-and-hip roof, with a wooden screen wall at the back, and access to the rear courtyard is through its sides. The rear courtyard has a courtyard in front of the front eaves, with a square brick floor. The front eaves of the main bay feature an arched roof, with square pillars exposed, and the rear originally had a gable-and-hip roof, which has now been converted into a half-story structure. The rear eaves also feature a courtyard. Decorative wooden components in this residence include bracket arms, spandrel brackets, dougong blocks, tray-like blocks, wooden lattice windows, and doors. This residence is an early to mid-period Qing Dynasty building, with interiors exhibiting Suzhou-style characteristics, making it an important reference for the study of the cultural blending between Suzhou and Huizhou. In 2000, it was designated as a county-level cultural heritage site, with approval document number Jizheng [2000] No. 31. In 2017, it was listed as a municipal-level cultural heritage site, with approval document number Xuanzheng Mi [2017] No. 45.