Xu Guo Stone Archway Review

Xu Guoshifang is in the area of Jixian County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province, also known as University Shifang, this archway building is very special, not the usual four pillars, but eight pillars, forming four sides, commonly known as "octagon archway", the country is only this case. The southeast and northwest of the archway, both inside and outside, have exquisite pictures, such as dragon flying, fish Yuelongmen, gong play color ball, Feng wearing peony, etc., it is worth tasting.

The most famous of the more than 20 national cultural relics protection units in Jixian County, the only eight-legged archway in the country. At that time, Huizhou people were a archway for Xu University, and they reported to the court after they were built. Four more feet could only be gone. The archway is right next to the Huizhou mansion and is worth a look.

Xu Guo, a cabinet university graduate in Ming Wanli, was honored for his work in his hometown of Jixian to build this stone square. Xu Guoshifang is a landmark of the ancient city of Huizhou and the top representative of the Huizhou archway that has been retained to date. I went to Huizhou once when I was a child. The only building that left an impression was this Dashifang. This time I visited again and took a careful picture of Shifang up and down. In Beijing's Xiannongtan Ancient Architecture Museum, there is also a not-small model of Xu Guoshifang.

This archway is unique in all China since it has eight legs and all the have four. It is right after the entrance to the old town of Huizhou 徽州. In the evening it is even better for taking pictures!

Xu Guoshifang is a Ming Dynasty university academic Xu Guo built, is a rare large stone archway in China and the only existing eight-legged archway in the country, carved from large stones weighing four or five tons. The archway has eight pillars on all sides, and 12 stone lions of different shapes are close to 8 pillars, which is magnificent and highlights the exquisite skills of Huizhou stone carvings.