Feng's old house complex in Jiaxing, Zhejiang

Jiaxing Feng's Old House Complex is the old residence of the Feng family, a prominent local family in Jiaxing. It was built in the late Qing Dynasty. The house covers an area of ​​about 2,000 square meters and is composed of three groups of centrally symmetrical houses, arranged in sequence from west to east. According to the memories of descendants of the Feng family, during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, Feng Shouliu and Ye Wenhui, two locals, opened a house in Jiashan. "Yongzheng Youfang" made a lot of money, and later built this old house during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty. There are houses on the west and middle sides. Now the houses in the middle and east are the beauty area. Feng Zhongqing, a famous local, built it in The early years of the Republic of China. Its architectural style is a fusion of Huizhou architecture and Jiangnan traditional architecture. The architectural style is a fusion of Huizhou architecture and Jiangnan traditional architecture. It is extremely rare among the traditional residents of Jiaxing and has high historical and artistic value. It is a key cultural relic protection unit in Jiaxing City. The historical background of Feng's old house can be traced back to the Qing Dynasty. The Feng family started out in the oil pressing industry, and later also engaged in silk textiles. When the business was booming, they owned many shops throughout Jiaxing and became a prominent and wealthy family. However, with the turbulence of the late Qing Dynasty, the Feng family gradually declined and the old house gradually became deserted. Today, the restored Feng’s old house showcases Jiaxing’s bamboo carving culture and lantern customs, and visitors can also enjoy Meihuazhou’s traditional shadow puppet show.