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Ancient Roman Castles of the Orient: Enclosed houses in China's Jiangxi (2)

By Zhang Zixuan (China Daily)    09:20, September 05, 2013
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The Guanxi New Enclosed House is a fine example of enclosed houses in Jiangxi province. (China Daily)

The Guanxi New Enclosed House, for example, is the biggest, most versatile and best preserved among the 27 enclosed houses in Longnan county's Guanxi township.

Constructed between 1798 and 1827, the 7,700-square-meter rectangular complex belonged to Xu Mingjun, a Hakka merchant originally from Shandong province who ran a lumber business during the Qing Dynasty.

The building is nothing like the local buildings in southern Jiangxi province. The rectangular house is built adhering to the same principles as houses built in the Central Plains area, where the Xu family was originally from.

At the center is the ancestral hall, which divides the symmetrical left and right sides of the building.

The lower, middle and upper halls were used by the landlord and servants for a variety of functions. There are also guest rooms and a family-owned theater.

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(Editor:DuMingming、Chen Lidan)

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