The Xialeke Feudal Manor

The Xialeke Feudal Manor

The Xialeke Feudal Manor is a national AA-level tourist attraction.

Introduction The Xialeke Feudal Manor is located in Xialeke (Zawa) Township, Moyu County. It is the site of the manor belonging to the feudal serf owner, Memetilikhan Jia. The manor covers a total area of 20,000 square meters, with a courtyard area of 10,000 square meters and a building area of 3,000 square meters. It stands 4 meters high, has a single story, and consists of 110 rooms.

The manor is composed of three parts: in front of the residence is a large garden and dozens of acres of orchard; the manor buildings are majestic and spacious, including a grand hall, a men’s reception room, a women’s reception room, bedrooms, multiple inner rooms with several layers of doors in various sizes, as well as nearly a hundred rooms such as large and small kitchens, grain storage, stables, animal pens, pigeon coops, oil mills, and mills. It also houses a hall specifically used by the serf owner to torture serfs, iron rings for hanging people and other instruments of punishment, as well as a courtroom and prison cells.

The walls and doors/windows of the mansion are adorned with delicate carvings, and the interiors are lavishly furnished. The manor is a product of the feudal society and a typical representation of the dark and barbaric serfdom system. It holds significant historical reference value for the study of the modern politics, religion, and serf system in the Hotan region.

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