The Huizhou merchants who have gone out and the old Hui-style houses that have stayed behind are the most indispensable things in Huizhou area are the antique Hui-style buildings. Compared to Xidi Hongcun, I personally prefer those undeveloped ancient villages. Although they are not well-known, and their environmental sanitation and tourism conditions are not very good, they are more spiritual, which is another kind of spiritual shock for occasional visitors like us.

I have visited many ancient villages in Huizhou before, and many exquisite ancient houses remain in my mind and mobile phone. Nanping Ancient Village is located in Yi County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, more than ten kilometers away from Hongcun. It has a history of a thousand years. It has been famous for filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Ju Dou", "The Big Turn" and "Resurrection of Evil". " and many other films, it is known as the "Chinese Film and Television Village".

In this village with many ancient buildings, there is an old house worth visiting called Bingling Pavilion. This house was built in the 19th year of Jiaqing, almost 200 years ago. The owner of the house was an official of the dynasty during the Jiaqing period. The gatehouse has an eight-character gatehouse. In terms of plan shape, the gate retreats a certain distance inward to form an "eight" shape. This also symbolizes that the family has an official in the dynasty.

In addition to the eight-character gatehouse, the most peculiar thing is that there are nine layers of brick carvings carved on the gatehouse. Each part is exquisitely carved and lifelike, which is also rare in Huizhou. Moreover, the patterns of each layer of brick carvings are different. The flower patterns are vivid and realistic, such as common peonies, chrysanthemums, plum blossoms, etc., with leaves that either stretch out or curl. The works follow the requirement that "if there is a picture, it must be intentional, and if it is intentional, it must be auspicious." Whether it is flowers, birds, fish, insects, or birds and animals, they all have good intentions and rich expression techniques.

The gate is also very interesting. It is imported from abroad. There is also the trademark "raver" sign in the upper right corner of the gate. The door panel of the gate is covered with galvanized iron sheet, which was a unique technology in the Qing Dynasty at that time. Thousands of rivets are used to lay out exquisite patterns on the iron sheet. The cultural taste and wealth of the owner can be seen through the gatehouse and gate of the house.

After crossing the gate, you enter the courtyard, which is mainly composed of four parts: the gatehouse, the main hall, the side hall, and the cloister. Because there is an old saying: Three feet of ice is not a day's cold. Only by enduring hardship can one become a master, so the owner named this place "Bingling Pavilion".

The room directly opposite the gatehouse has traditional wooden doors and windows, but the glass on the windows is not simple. It is hand-made frosted glass, only two millimeters thin, with exquisite patterns engraved on it. Like the door, these glasses are also imported from abroad and were customized in Germany at the time. If you touch it with your hands, you will feel the bump. Old glass like this is hard to see in other ancient houses in Huizhou, and is basically a solitary piece.

The main hall is also called Dehuai Hall, which has a traditional wooden structure. After entering the main hall, I realized how amazing the wood carving craftsmanship in Huizhou is and how superb the craftsmanship of old-time carpenters was. The door lintels, partitions, window lattice, caissons, beams, gates, and brackets are all exquisitely carved. The deep courtyard of the mansion is all engraved with traces of history, showing the world the infinite charm of Huizhou folk residences.

To be honest, the entire house can be said to be very well protected, with basically no damage. The second floor also maintains the old layout. This house is full of exquisite products, including plaques issued by the emperor, German glass, imported doors, and the wood carving craftsmanship everywhere can be said to be cultural relics. It can be preserved so well after experiencing that turbulent era. You can imagine how difficult the process was. If you want to put a price on this house, it will start at least hundreds of millions.