htmlOn September 1, @Cai Peijun took us into the old school in Wulin, Xintang, and briefly introduced the Cai Deqi Building, which was once a district office. In Wulin's Nanyang Building, the most impressive one is the two buildings built by Cai Deqing, an overseas Chinese in the Philippines. Today, let's follow @Cai Yonghuai to learn more about it!
has Wulincuo , Wulincheng
Wulin Village is located in Xintang Street, Quanzhou City, Jinjiang Xintang Street, adjacent to Shangguo, Huge and Jingshan, leaning north on Shigu Mountain, Wulin River passes through the village, Ming Hongwu years , Shishishi Toyota Shandou Village A villager named Wangsheng drove the ducks to Wulin to find food. When he was about to return, the ducks could not be returned. Wangsheng had to sit in the dormitory and stay with the ducks. Unexpectedly, each duck lays two eggs that night. Wangsheng was overjoyed and looked around. lush grass and trees and abundant water sources. He thought this was a Feng Shui treasure land, so he decided to settle down, reproduce and survive, and then gradually formed a village. 1. During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, Cai Yiqin, the tenth-generation grandson of Wangsheng, was named "Hong Kong General of the State" by the court for his contribution to Taiwan. Now there is still a "Hong Kong General of the State" in Shigushan. According to the "Hong Kong General of the State" in the Wulin native of Jinjiang, Cai Yiqin followed Shi Lang to conquer Taiwan and was named Deputy General of the State General of the State General of Zhenguo. Zi Guang sat in Fengshan County, Taiwan, and belonged to Taiwan. ". Wulin Village is dominated by Cai's family in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. After his career, people from the villages lived in the Philippines. After their success, they returned to their hometowns to build luxury houses. There are more than 50 official houses in southern Fujian, Gothic and Roman ancient buildings.
Ancient House
Cai Deyan Ancient House is an outstanding representative of the ancient houses in Wulin Village . It was well-known during the Republic of China Quanzhou A area outside the South Gate, Cai Deyan followed the villagers to the Philippines to make a living in the early years. When he first arrived at the Philippines Island, he worked as an apprentice in the shop and later engaged in glass business. Deyan was talented and had a business acumen, and his career continued to develop. After continuous struggle, he soon became a business tycoon who crossed the line.
As the family continues to reproduce and prosper, in
Cai Dehan House
The stone yard is exquisitely crafted in front of the house. It uses the stone surface water flow process. Each stone slab has unified requirements for color, thickness and size. In order to facilitate drainage, the slope of the stone slab is arranged strictly in order. The gaps between the stone slabs are checked with cigarette paper to see whether they can achieve seamless docking. is unique in Quanzhou ancient houses. The stone yard is used by the owner to cool down the tangerines. Mr. Cai, who accompanied him said: "When I was a child, I had to take off my shoes before I could enter. Later, there was a saying that " has Wulin House, but there is no Wulincheng ".There are four rooms with corridors in Shicheng, which are opposite to the large house. The Shicheng is built with a wall to form an independent body. The wall door pavilion is embedded with the door quotation: " Jiyang Shize ". Most of the houses today collapsed, some stone sculptures were stolen, and the huge banyan trees crushed the roof and squeezed the walls, making people feel quiet and sad.
The Cai family members need to have more houses to live in. Cai Deqi returned home again in 1936. Due to the influence of Western culture, built a five-story Romanesque building. The second, third and fourth floors of the building were brought out to the outer corridor. The middle of the corridor was 45 degrees out. The first and second floors were supported by two Romanesque columns. The third and fourth floors were supported by four Romanesque columns. The Romanesque mountain flowers. The stairs in the hall on the first floor were two-way to the turntable to form a wide one-way upstairs. The stair railings were made of steel to form a variety of geometric patterns. The handrails were made of high-quality wood . The second floor Tibetan heads were : " De Mingyu Candle Hui Yao Shi; the golden dragon transformed into Yumen " demonstrated the master's heroic spirit.
5-story building
large terrace
large terrace
floor 1 old motorcycle is placed in the interior hall. The length is 1.8 meters, the height is 0.8 meters, the thin wire wheels are provided with shockproof springs under the leather. The turn signal only points to one direction and then moves it with your hands when turning. There is a hand-dial shift lever on the right side of the fuel tank. The foreign language on the engine is well preserved, and it is a gasoline double-chain two-stroke power . According to villagers, this motorcycle was brought back when Cai Deqian sent his youngest son Cai Yimiao back to China in the 1930s. Cai Yimiao once laid wooden boards on the stairs from the first floor to the fifth floor. It can be imagined that it was once glorious. After liberation, the car was not recovered until the 1990s. There are multiple observations and gun holes on the top floor of , which effectively protects the safety of the house. Passing the top floor, there is a large terrace with cement chairs and tables. It is a great place for the owner to have a tea and drink under the moon. Standing on the terrace, looking around, you can see the pastoral village in full view. The windows of the entire building are decorated with triangular vases, thick steel bars, and the base is equipped with external window doors made of steel plates. For safety reasons, the upper corridor is equipped with sealed railings and only a few small ventilation holes are left. . During the Republic of China period, the building was the tallest building outside the south gate of Quanjun, demonstrating the owner's heroic spirit.
German motorcycle
According to the villagers, the building hired a British designer to design . invited nearly 100 construction workers from the Shanghai Concession and poured them day and night. The walls of the building were also made of steel and cement. It was like a solid fortress. After the main body was built, it encountered the Anti-Japanese War, foreign exchange was interrupted, and the house was not final decoration. After liberation, became the office space of the eighth district office in Jinjiang area.
The five-story building is adjacent to the "Deqi Building" . The English name of the door pavilion and Cai Deqi in 1932 is written. covers an area of 400 square meters and has a three-story steel and concrete building with a 45-degree curve in the middle of the front exterior corridor. The first and second floors are supported by four ancient Greek Corinthian columns, and the corridor columns are connected by arches. The third floor shrinks to form two large brick floors on the left and right. The hall uses carved wood as partitions. The family motto of " Cai Deying's Operation " on the partitions encourages the family to work hard and return to the hometown. The "red bead yarn" floor tiles are built on the floor of . It is specially customized in the Philippines. After nearly 80 years of hardening, the handwriting is still clear. The walls in the interior of the house use carved glass partitions to increase lighting and beautify the facade. The external walls are washed with a circle of cement bottle fences. There is an alley corridor and a wing room on both sides. Each of the alley corridors leads to the upper floor. The entire building is high and ventilated. It is rare for the foreign building to have modern equipment such as semi-automatic tap water and toilets.
Cai's Gate Pavilion
Some couplets in the Cai Deqin complex, the inscriptions are mostly from Cai Shouxing. Cai Shouxing, whose courtesy name is Shunan, was born in 1857, Jinshi in the twelfth year of the Guangxu period (1886), Shishi Lion Baogai Yupai, is good at calligraphy, he served as the head of the Sichuan Department of the Ministry of Revenue, Qinjiao, and Qinjiao.
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Cai Yonghuai, freelancer, from Quanzhou City, member of Quanzhou Writers Association, member of Quanzhou Photographers Association, director of Quanzhou Fengze District Writers Association, and director of Quanzhou City Local Chronicles Association.