The Subao Walled House

The Subao Walled House

The Subao Walled House is a cultural heritage site protected by Jiaoling County.

The Subao Walled House is located in Shiping Village, Guangfu Town, Jiaoling County, Meizhou City, Guangdong Province. According to the *Jiaoling County Annals* (first edition, October 1992), it was built during the Qing Dynasty. The first enclosure was built during the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty, the second in 1943, and the third in 1954. It was renovated in 1990. The structure faces west and is oriented toward the east. It includes a pond, an outer main gate, enclosing walls, main halls, wing rooms, flower stands, and enclosing dragon structures. It follows a two-hall, eight-wing, three-dragon layout, with a single-entry and five-bay structure. It spans a total width of 91 meters and a depth of 77.2 meters, containing a total of 221 rooms. The building covers an area of approximately 7,025 square meters, with the construction area being 5,242 square meters. It features a hanging gable roof, gray-tiled roofing, stone and sand-lime mixed wall foundations, and earthen rammed walls. The lower hall is an open-plan space, supported by stone bases and wooden pillars, featuring a screen, above which hangs a wooden plaque inscribed with “Inner Cabinet Secretariat.” The upper inscription reads: “Summer Month, 32nd Year of the Guangxu Reign of the Qing Dynasty,” and the lower: “Presented Respectfully by Luo Huiyun of the Hanlin Academy.” The left and right corridors on either side of the space between the lower and upper halls are symmetrical, with a relatively small central courtyard. The upper hall is an open main hall, one step higher than the lower hall, and also constructed with stone bases and wooden pillars, featuring a wooden screen that holds the ancestral tablets of the Luo family. The flower stand is broad and flat, with neatly laid pebbles. Three rows of enclosing dragon structures surround the main hall and wing rooms in a crescent shape, with passageways running through the middle of the dragons. The third enclosing dragon is a two-story structure. The left and right wing rooms are symmetrical. This residence is large in scale, rationally laid out, and features a corridor-style housing structure that combines ancestral hall and residential functions. It holds certain value for the study of clan-based living customs in Jiaoling County. In 2012, it was approved by the Jiaoling County People’s Government as part of the fifth batch of county-level cultural heritage protection units.

Source: Jiaoling County Museum

Shiping Village: Located in Guangfu Town, Jiaoling County, Meizhou City, Shiping Village administers 12 villager groups, with 566 registered households and a population of 2,026. The village covers a total area of 10 square kilometers, including 2,160 mu of arable land. The annual average temperature is 21.7°C, and the annual rainfall is about 1,304.9 mm. The climate is characterized as a subtropical maritime monsoon climate. Summers are long and winters short, with high temperatures, long rainy seasons, abundant sunlight, and plentiful rainfall. Major cash crops include tobacco, kumquats, and grass jelly. The village’s distinctive economic income sources include... The previous year, the village’s total rural economic income was [amount not provided]. … More detailed information about Shiping Village ++