After that is the spacious main hall of the Five Couplets, which is also the main building "lobby" of the Meng Mansion. Hanging in the middle of the eaves in front of the hall is a handwritten calligraphy written by Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty, who bestowed upon Meng Yantai, the 65th generation grandson of Mencius, a plaque with the title "Seven Chapters to Yiju". The golden characters on the dragon edge are shining brightly.
Hanging on the pillars under the eaves on both sides of the door are "Carry on the past and open up to the private Shu for thousands of years to inherit the wings of Yan, Juren has the origin of righteousness and pay tribute to the martyrs for hundreds of generations." Couplets with gold characters in official script holding the pillars. The lobby of Meng's Mansion is a hereditary Hanlin, a direct descendant of Mencius. It is a place where the doctor of the Five Classics of the Academy reads the edicts, receives government officials, declares family laws and regulations, and holds important ceremonies on festivals and birthdays.
In the middle of the lobby, there is a wooden pavilion with koans inside.
The east and west wings in front of the lobby are the offices for managing the Meng Mansion’s sacrificial fields, general affairs, ritual students, happy students, secretary, and deacons. There is a drum music tower on the left and right in front of the lobby, where music is played. There is an independent courtyard on the east side of the lobby, called the "Five Dynasties Temple", which is the ancestral hall of the Meng family. There is a unique ruler-shaped building on the west side, called "Jianshan Hall", which was the place where descendants of the Meng family received and entertained guests. Opposite the Jianshan Hall, outside the Moon Gate, stands an exquisite Taihu stone, on which are engraved the handwritten poems of Ruan Yuan, an epigrapher, and Kong Jishu, a calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty.
Behind the lobby is the inner house of the Meng Mansion, which is separated from the outside world by an inner house door. This is a forbidden door and is strictly guarded. Outsiders are not allowed to enter without permission. The outer eaves of the inner house door are carved with patterns such as "carp jumping over the dragon's gate" and "unicorn delivering a child". There are carved beads hanging upside down on both sides of the door, and the craftsmanship is quite exquisite.
There is a quiet path in front of the inner house door, with a corner door on the left and right sides called "Gangdao", which was the passage for the watchmen who patrolled the inner house in those days.
The first courtyard of the inner house is a typical Chinese courtyard building. It is where Meng Fanji, the 74th generation descendant of Mencius, lived. The main hall with its carved beams and painted pillars, gorgeous paintings, three lights and three dark parts is the "Shi'en Hall". The interior displays antiques, calligraphy and paintings, beds and cabinets, etc. There is an old and tall camellia flower in the southeast of the courtyard. Whenever spring and summer meet, the tree is full of white, and the blooming flowers exude a refreshing fragrance.
Behind the courtyard is the Ci Library, where descendants of the Meng family store calligraphy treasures, books and family archives given by the emperor. Then there are the "Yanlv Building" and other four courtyards, all of which are the residences of the Meng family. Finally, there is the garden of Meng Mansion.
The Meng Mansion still preserves a large number of precious cultural relics such as court uniforms, dragon robes, imperial edicts, titles, family archives, seals, woodcuts, books, calligraphy and paintings given by feudal emperors, providing information for studying the history of Chinese feudal society. gained valuable information.