introduce
Among the many Jin merchants in Shanxi, the Chang family can be called the leader. From the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty to the end of the Guangxu period, after more than 200 years of construction, the Chang family built two streets in Yuci, the north-south and the east-west. There are row upon row of deep houses and courtyards on both sides of the street, which is magnificent. Among them, there are dozens of buildings and thousands of houses. There is a folk saying: "Qiao's family has one courtyard, and Chang's family has two streets." The construction scale of Chang's manor was called three at that time. Compared with some counties in Jinzhong, it is the top of Jin residential buildings.
The manor visited by tourists today is only one-fifth of the size in history, but it is also very large. When you come here, you will feel that this is not a private manor, but a city. It is very convenient to visit Changjia Manor. After tourists enter the scenic spot from the northeast gate of the manor, a street appears in front of them. All the main scenic spots in the scenic spot are located on both sides of this street. History Museum, etc. Behind the main building, there is a small lake—Zhuyu Lake, which adds a lot of flexibility to this northern manor.
The charm of the Chang Family Manor mainly lies in three aspects. First of all, there is a wooden archway in the middle of the inner courtyard of each courtyard. There are brick carved walls on both sides of the archway, which adds the finishing touch to the beautiful scenery of southern gardens in the square and majestic northern courtyard. Secondly, after the courtyard, most of them have gardens and vegetable gardens, and there are small gates connecting with the main courtyard. After entering the garden, there are small paths running through it, corridors, pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, which resembles the scenery of southern gardens.
The third is the brick carvings, wood carvings, stone carvings and painted art on wooden components that can be seen everywhere in every courtyard. This is also the biggest attraction in the manor. The kisses, beasts and carved ridge guards on the ridge are skillfully lined and delicately cut; As well as Buddhist and Taoist stories, there are also local characteristics such as flowers, birds and animals; the third is the "head" on the top of the "hard gable" of each row of wing rooms, with flowers, birds, animals, etc., in different shapes; the fourth is the existing part The brick-carved guardrails are all made of brick carvings, and the columns and railings are integrated into one without any joints.
Changjia Manor is also an important film and television shooting base, and nearly 30 TV series have come to the park to shoot. Among them, there are film and television works such as "Dragon Ticket", "Silver Valley", "Golden Lock", "Bright Sword", "Qiao's Courtyard", "Lymachama Chamaea", "Silver Empire", etc., and this place is used as a location for real scenes shoot.
opening hours
July 1st - July 31st 08:00-20:30
