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Houlu, a folk residence of the Yan family, is located in the ancient town of Xizhou.1935After liberation, it was the battalion headquarters of the army.2002Descendant of the twentieth generation of the Yan family in Yuxizhou
Hou Lu, a folk residence of the Yan family, integrates the typical buildings of the Bai nationality, "Three Squares and One Zhaobi", "Four Heights and Five Patios", "Zoumazhuanjiaolou", "Five Phoenix Towers" and "Liutongchun". It mainly displays traditional clay sculptures and colored paintings of the Bai people. , wood carving, stone carving and other traditional architectural techniques. The main body of Houlu, the Yan family residence, is composed of three courtyards.|On the gate of the first courtyard is written "Houcottage","Hou" Taking the word Hou in the owner's name, this courtyard is a courtyard with "three squares and one Zhaobi"; the second courtyard is called "Hou Minju", and the name of the couple One character is taken for each, which symbolizes the meaning that women in the family can hold up half the sky. This courtyard has a pattern of "four in five patios"; ", "Six Contract Spring" pattern, the upper floor is "Zoumazhuanjiaolou". The second floor of the back yard is named "Diejin Building".2005In 1999, it was the "Wufeng Building" pattern of the Bai people. This building was bold and innovative in architecture.The courtyard design, which is the essence of the Bai nationality, is perfectly moved to the second floor, and the first floor is used as a restaurant. Walking from the "Zoumazhuanjiaolou" in the front yard to the "Diejinlou", what you see is not the scenery upstairs, but the elegant and fresh courtyard of the Bai nationality, which gives people a wonderful and cheerful experience.
Yan's House—In the Hou Lu, you can experience Xizhou's famous cultural customs - three courses of tea, tie-dyeing, Xizhou Baba, Bai Jiama and so on.
There is a small auditorium in the courtyard, where you can watch the three-course tea singing and dancing performance of the Bai people, just like the ancients watching the church at home. Yan's HouseIn the three-course tea singing and dancing performance, ancient performance forms such as traditional folk dances of the Bai people, traditional Bai minorities and playing and singing of Daben songs are inherited. While tasting the Bai three-course tea, which symbolizes all kinds of tastes in life, while enjoying the original folk songs and dances of the Bai people, it is really a different experience on the road of travel.
Tie-dyeing is a traditional cloth dyeing technique of the Bai people. Simply put, it uses a needle and a thread to tie the desired pattern on the white cloth, and then dyes it in isatid root fuel. Here you can also use your imagination to make a tie-dye work of your own.
opening hours
08:00-18:00 all year round
