Qingyuan Ancient Architectural Complex

Qingyuan Ancient Architectural Complex

The Qingyuan Ancient Architectural Complex is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Jiangxi Province.

The Qingyuan Ancient Architectural Complex is located at Panlonggang in Fengshushan Forest Farm, southwest of Jingdezhen city proper. These Ming and Qing dynasty buildings were relocated and assembled here from various local sites and neighboring areas such as Fuliang in the 1980s for the purpose of “centralized protection and display.” The complex is divided into two sections — “Ming Garden” and “Qing Garden” — and includes eleven representative secular residential buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties that originated in the Jingdezhen area. It offers a relatively concentrated reflection of the basic conditions of rural architecture and village development in the region during those periods. The ancient buildings of Ming Garden and Qing Garden hold significant historical and cultural value. As they were originally scattered across remote locations where preservation and utilization were difficult, relocating them to the museum allowed them to be repurposed as ceramic artifact exhibition rooms, painting workshops, reception areas, and more, all closely tied to the theme of ceramic culture. In addition, efforts were made to ensure diversity and representativeness when relocating these structures, selecting various types of buildings such as lane gates, ancestral halls, residences of officials of different ranks, and ordinary dwellings. This approach provides visitors with a more systematic understanding of the social landscape of the time.

Ming Garden, situated to the north of the Ming and Qing ancient architectural complex, is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces a lake on one side. It consists of seven Ming dynasty secular buildings. The original construction dates of these structures span from the Jiaqing to the Daoguang eras of the Qing dynasty, covering the relatively stable middle and later periods of the Qing imperial rule. Notable buildings include the Five-Share Ancestral Hall of the Wang Family, the Former Residence of Jin Da, the Former Residence of Wang Bo, the Residence of Wang Bo’s Brother, the Grand Mansion of Kucai Gong, the Taoshu Wang Residence, the Lane Gate of Xiatian, the Lane Gate of Lifang, and the Farmhouse of the Zhuang Family. Compared to similar types and categories of buildings in Ming Garden, the structures in Qing Garden are larger in scale, more exquisitely crafted, and demonstrate clearer advancements and flexibility in design concepts. Their decorations tend to be more ornate, and even the building materials used strive for higher standards. The overall layout of Qing Garden differs from that of Ming Garden, consistently reflecting a rural settlement model centered around ancestral halls and organized by clan groups. Noteworthy structures include Yuhua Hall, the Official Mansion (Dafu Di), and the Grand Mansion of Huaqi Gong. These ancient buildings possess high historical, cultural, and artistic value, and were listed as cultural heritage sites protected at the provincial level in Jiangxi Province in 1987.

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Heritage Protection Units