200 1 1 20, the former residence of Hu Xueyan built by 1872 was officially opened to the public in Hangzhou a few days ago, with an investment of 29 million yuan.
Hu Xueyan's former residence is located in the east of Hefang Street and Dajingxiang Historical and Cultural Protection Zone in Hangzhou. It was built in the 11th year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1872), with a building area of over 5,800 square meters. Hu Xueyan's former residence, from architecture to indoor furniture, was the first residence of China giants in the late Qing Dynasty, with exquisite materials.
There are pavilions such as Zhiyuan and 13th floor in the ancient house. There are calligraphy and stone carvings by famous artists such as Dong Qichang, Zheng Banqiao, Tang Bohu and Wen Zhiming in the former residence, among which two valuable mahogany official cars are worth seeing. Hu Xueyan, a native of Hangzhou, was originally from Jixi, Anhui. When I was a teenager, I worked as a waiter in a bank in Hangzhou. Later, with the support of Wang Youling, the governor of Zhejiang Province, I started my own Fukang Bank. He was rewarded by the imperial court for his meritorious service to Zuo, and was made an official minister, wearing a red hat, riding a horse in the Forbidden City and wearing a yellow jacket. During the peak period, Hu Xueyan not only operated money houses, but also engaged in grain, real estate and pawn, and also imported and exported arms and raw silk. Later, he founded Hu Qingyutang's Sinopharm Company and became a rich red-crowned crane businessman for a while.
In the 11th year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty (1872), Hu Xueyan spent 65,438+2 million yuan to build a huge house in the present Yuanbao Street. There are thirteen floors in the house, including gardens, pavilions, small bridges and hidden corridors. The architectural conception is ingenious, including brick carving, wood carving, stone carving and gray carving. Zhiyuan rockery is the largest existing artificial cave in China. A large number of high-grade woods, such as rosewood, rosewood, nanmu, ginkgo, Phoebe bournei and beech in China, were used in the house, which was the first residence of China giants in the late Qing Dynasty.
1903, Hu Xueyan's descendants gave his mansion to a scholar who was also a minister of punishments, and then transferred it to the Chiang family, which became increasingly dilapidated.
The former residence of Houhu has been occupied by some factories and residents, and the building has been seriously damaged.