Li Family Manor

　　It was first built in the early Qing Dynasty and gradually expanded, with further expansions carried out in the 13th year of the Republic of China (1924). Facing southeast and situated northwest, it covers an area of approximately 4,000 square meters. The manor is divided into western, central, and eastern sections. The western part consists of the former residence of the Huang family, featuring an irregular layout with left and right wings and two courtyards extending two bays deep, spanning 26 meters in width and 35 meters in depth. The foundation is built with strip stones, and the wooden structures have either gable roofs or hipped roofs covered with gray tiles. The buildings use a post-and-lintel construction system, typically divided into three levels—upper, middle, and lower—with rooftops of varying heights. The central and eastern parts were expanded by the Li family. The central section is mostly symmetrical along a central axis, consisting of front and rear courtyards with front, middle, and rear halls. Each hall is nine bays wide (31.5 meters) and varies in depth: 4 meters, 4.8 meters, and 6.5 meters respectively. These are single-eave, gable-roofed structures with gray tile roofs, built with brick and wood. The front and middle halls use a raised-beam construction system, while the rear hall uses a combination of raised-beam and post-and-lintel systems. They are divided into upper and lower levels, with a front corridor. The front hall features a Western-style corridor with square brick pillars and arched eaves, and a stone battlement wall at the front. The eastern section has an irregular layout, built along the mountain terrain, and currently only four courtyard complexes remain. All are single-eave, gable-roofed structures with gray tile roofs, built with brick and wood, using a combination of post-and-lintel and raised-beam systems. Most have corridors at the front and are divided into two or three levels—upper, middle, and lower—with staggered rooftops. The manor features more than 20 types of carvings on doors, windows, column bases, as well as on eaves, beams, and pillars. At the front junction of the western and central sections, there is a single-eave, hip-and-gable roofed gateway hall with a gray tile roof, hanging a wooden plaque inscribed with “Qing Lian Mei Yin” (青莲美荫). (Third Batch)

　　Source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau