Liushi Manor Exhibition Hall

A free attraction, there is a parking lot in front of the door, parking is very convenient, very close to Wanfenglin, if you have time, you can go and see it, I think it is worth it. Speaking of Liu's Manor, he usually thinks of Liu Wencai Manor in Dayi County, Chengdu, Sichuan, and this time in Xingyi, Guizhou, Liu's Manor, although it has the same name, but it is more impressive. Compared with the rich side of Liu Wencai Manor, it is more expensive from the overall design of the house to the details. We usually like to use "rich" together. "rich" and "expensive" are different. The houses left over from history are symbols of wealth, but most of them are not expensive. The century-old house has long lost its original appearance, and the remaining yards are still intact. The sun still passes through the corridor every day a hundred years ago, shining into those dim rooms. The wind and rain a hundred years ago, still beating on the eaves every day, and the desolate people go to the empty building. Gazing at the old house a hundred years ago, with heart to soothe the vicissitudes left by time, the fragments of history scattered, that bonfire even the days of the sky became the words in the history books.

Liu's history is very twists and turns. Liu's ancestral nationality is in Xiangyang, Hunan. During the Qing Qianlong period, Liu Taiyuan, Liu Taihe, and Liu Taixing came to Xingyi to do business. The business has been doing well. In the later period of Qianlong, the eldest brother Liu Taiyuan has gone home to retire due to his age. The third brother Liu Taixing entered the Bijie. Only the second Liu Taihe often lived in Xingyi. After Liu Taihe's son Liu Wenxiu, Liu's family road fell. After moving several places, he couldn't live. Finally, he settled in Xiawutun. And here the development group practiced, the group practiced under Liu Mingyang's leadership to reach the peak. At that time, it could be regarded as a relatively large group practice, and the Liu family also rose a step. Xingyi Liu's group practice leader Liu Yanshan has four children: the eldest son Liu Guanxuan, the word Mingzhi, and the name Hong Kui; the second son Liu Guanxuan, the word time; the third son Liu Guanli, the word unity; the fourth son Liu Guande, the word Maozhi. According to the "Panjiang History Collection" in southwest Fujian Province, "the brothers are all kuiqiwei, courageous, and in awe nearby. Liu Yanshan has the power of the sons, and his family is booming, and he is gradually the first family in Xiawutun." With the continuous growth of the power of the Liu family and the improvement of financial resources, The manor building has also been continuously expanded. During the Republic of China, it became the largest private manor in Guizhou Province. Liu Guanxuan (1829～ 1865), the word Mingzhi, the number Hongkui, for Liu Guanli's elder brother, Xingyi local group practice leader, in 1865, Liu Guanxuan made the famous "Xingyi case", preventing French Catholic forces from infiltrating southwest Fujian. Liu Guanli (1840-1910 years), the word unity, is a figure in China's modern history, the founder of modern new education in Xingyi District, is the most important figure in the Xingyi Warlords in Guizhou. The war in the southwest of Guizhou in modern times was settled, the dust settled, and the situation stabilized. He would form the Peiwen Bureau with the official and squire, Daxing cultural and educational cause, and discuss the revitalization of Bishan College, the ancient road is warm, and strive hard to make outstanding contributions to the recovery and revitalization of local cultural and educational cause. Liu Xianqian (1865-1938), son of Liu Guanxuan, Lieutenant General of the Army, Commander-in-Chief of Guizhou Guerrilla Army, has been appointed as the Observation Mission of the West of Yu, Guixi Road, Guizhou Patrol, Commander-in-Chief of the Guohu Military Assistance Sichuan, the Border Defense Supervisor of Yu, and the Military Association of Guizhou. Liu Xianqian, who was in charge of the important position, has been in charge for several months, and has been in charge of the banditry. His jurisdiction has greatly reduced regional disputes and ethnic disputes, and has been widely praised. After the Law Protection War, the Guizhou Army had two major sequences of Guizhou Army and Guizhou Guerrilla Army, and Liu Xianqian was the commander-in-chief of the province's guerrilla army. In 1918, Liu Xianqian presided over the construction of Yongkang Bridge. After the completion of Yongkang Bridge, he played an important role in facilitating the traffic between the people of the two provinces. For nearly a hundred years, the people of the two provinces have been rushing to and from each other, making great contributions to local economic and social development. Liu Xianshi, the word is like Zhou, also like a boat, the number Jingshuo, born in 1870 in Xingyi, Guizhou, is the son of Liu Guanli, the brother of Liu Xianqian, and has been the deputy commander of the Guizhou Governor and the deputy commander of the three provinces of Sichuan and Shanghai. Liu Xianshi participated in the suppression of the Guangxi Party uprising in the early years. In 1917, Liu Xianshi participated in the Law Protection Movement led by Sun Yat-sen and was deputy commander-in-chief of the Allied Forces of Sichuan and Shanghai

The core area of Liu's Manor is Zhongyixuan. Zhongyixuan was built in 1864. It was established by the Liu family to commemorate the deaths of the family group in the battle with the White Banner Rebellion. The group practice was developed step by step by the family, and never relied on the court. By its own development and growth, the war for more than ten years, forced the White Banner Rebels and the Guangxi Party Rebels. Zhongyixuan, this temple was built in 1864, but unfortunately he destroyed in 1899 a fire, in 1903, prepared funds to rebuild the place, there is now an front hall two boxes and the main store formed a courtyard, the main hall here is hard mountain beam-style, wide five rooms. The weight of the building was carried by two pillars, and the place where the pillars were carried by the top of the pillars was also engraved with one stone lion with a head on its head. On top of the pillars was also engraved with a link and the full text of "Zhongyi Ji". Inside the hall, the wood carving stone was carved. There are more than 100 kinds of patterns of grass, flowers, clouds, fish lotus, elephant nose, etc., their shape is vivid and simple, when you look carefully, you will find their craft is very delicate. Among these buildings full of classical flavor, there is also a French complex, which is located in the middle of Zhongyi Temple and Zongyu Temple. It was established during the Republic of China. It was originally a two-inch courtyard with gardens and fish ponds. In the long river of history, it has been demolished and rebuilt many times. Today only one front hall is preserved, seven rooms are wide, the first floor and the bottom, and the doors and windows here are also Gothic style, the windows are made of thatched steel, and there are many patterns on it as decoration. Visiting the Liu Manor, the inscriptions and artillery towers in the manor are witnesses to the history of the Xianfeng years of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, which has incalculable value in the military history of Guizhou, the history of the southwest warlords and the rise and fall of the Xingyi warlords. At that time, the Liu family had a huge power in Guizhou. Although the once Liu family controlled the entire Guizhou, its internal was not very united. In the long river of history, the warlord family that ruled Guizhou for half a century was still going down. The prosperity of the once-Liu family was also drowned in the dust of history. Later, Liu Xianshi returned to the Liu Manor, and it took several years to grow the manor into the largest private manor in Guizhou. Today, the glory of the Liu family is no longer there, only the stories about them are left in the impression, and this well-preserved manor is a witness to history. Today we can still see Liu's Manor, I don't know if it is luck or history deliberately left behind, in the early liberation of Liu's Manor as a grain warehouse stacked grain, to avoid the risk of destruction, so now we can see, only the opportunity to see. In the long river of history, some things will eventually drown in the long river of years, leaving a legendary story. If you are interested in the story of the past, you may wish to come to this manor in person, touch the traces of history, and dig into the story of the past.

Some historians believe that half of Guizhou's history of the Republic of China is the family history of Xingyi Liu, Wang and He. Liu's Manor is also the largest "tunbao"-style complex in China. This time I came to Xingyi and visited Liu's Manor. Xingyi Liu's Manor (Yongkangbao) is located in Xiawutun, south of Xingyi City, covering an area of 70 mu, consisting of 13 courtyards of the size of a combination of Chinese and Western, built in the Qing Jiaqing period, Xianfeng Tongzhi period began to take shape. In Xingyi, turn from Manor Road to Manor Road, and then turn right. A stone wall surrounded the Tuenbao display. The Tuenbao gate sits south to north. The front door has three big words "Yongkangbao". This is the manor of the famous Guizhou warlord Liu Xianshi family in the late Qing Dynasty and early Minzhu. At present, it has become the largest private manor in Guizhou Province. The Liu family has started in Guizhou for two dynasties and four generations, and the official is so big that it sits in the position of the governor and governor of Guizhou. The manor is 360 meters long from the north to the south and 130 meters wide from the east to the west. It covers an area of 70 mu. It consists of 13 courtyard houses of Chinese and Western size. The scale is very large. It is the largest Tunbao-style complex in China. The owner of Liu's Manor is mainly Liu Xianshi and Liu Xianqian brothers. Liu Xianshi was the deputy commander of the Guizhou Governor and the deputy commander of the three provinces of Sichuan and Shanghai in the early years of the Republic of China. Liu Xianqian was the commander of the guerrilla army, the commander of the Guizhou patrol, the commander of the defense of the country, and the director of the border affairs office of Shanghai. The two brothers were very powerful at that time, and with the continuous growth of the Liu family and the improvement of financial resources, the scale of the manor building was constantly expanded. The manor is magnificent and the main building has basically maintained its original appearance. After so many years, there are wars and civil unrest during this period... or the preservation of such a complete manor, which is rare in Guizhou and even in China. The park has existing Zhongyixuan, Shuzhai, Liu Xianqian living room, Jiamiao, artillery building and other buildings, the courtyard is relatively scattered, and the courtyard is connected, with the architectural characteristics of typical southern houses in the Qing Dynasty. The house is decorated with stone carvings, wood carving patterns, and many text notes, which have a certain artistic appreciation value.

Liu's Manor is the largest Tuenbao-style landlord and warlord complex in China. The main building has basically maintained its original appearance so far. There is a Guizhou National Marriage Museum in the manor, which displays many interesting exhibits on the marriage customs of Buyi and Miao ethnic groups.