Mashangqiao Flower Hall

　　    Address: Mashangqiao Village, Huxi Town, Dongyang City, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province.

　　    It was first built in the 25th year of the Jiaqing reign (1820) during the Qing Dynasty, completed in the 10th year of the Daoguang reign (1830), and the fourth rear hall was added in the 19th year of the Daoguang reign (1839). Facing south, the structure consists of four sections: a gate tower, a screen wall, a main hall, and two rear halls, flanked by wing rooms. The main hall is three bays wide, spanning 11.6 meters in width and 8.2 meters in depth. It features a nine-rafter front-eave structure with a double-step rear section. The central bay uses a post-and-lintel system, while the side bays use a through-tenon system. The roof is of the flush-gable type. Fan-shaped spandrels are carved with floral patterns, landscapes, and pavilions. The brackets are intricately pierced with depictions of immortals. The drum-shaped carved column bases are ornate. The wing rooms are connected by long corridors that run through the front and back sections, linking them to the main building. Though the construction materials are not lavish, the building is richly decorated with carved beams and painted rafters, making it a typical example of the fusion between traditional residential architecture and the wood carving art of Dongyang.

　　    The flower hall’s gate tower courtyard has 12 rooms, the main hall courtyard has 16 rooms and 2 lanes, the central hall courtyard has 13 rooms and 2 lanes, and the rear hall courtyard has 9 rooms. Each courtyard is relatively independent yet interconnected, allowing visitors to move around even on rainy days without getting their shoes wet.