The Prince Consort Xu's Mansion in Chaozhou, Guangdong has a very long history and profound cultural connotations. Here, you can build an ancient building that has its own historical plot and is also a rare concubine element in the Lingnan area. The history and culture here are worth mentioning.

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When you think of Chaozhou, what comes to mind? Is it the spirit of Chaozhou merchants who “will win if you work hard”, or the dazzling array of food? Chaozhou is an ancient city with a thousand years of history and has been the center of the region since the Tang Dynasty. However, even so, it is still known as

"Provincial border and national corner", the ancient wars in the Central Plains rarely affected this place, and the local culture and customs also retained a strong ancient flavor.

Although the location is relatively remote, Chaozhou retains the only Prince Consort's Mansion in Guangdong.

The owner of this Prince Consort's Mansion was named Xu Jue. One of his descendants went to Guangzhou and gave birth to a talented girl named Xu Guangping, who later became Lu Xun's wife.

Xu Prince Consort's Mansion is located in Dongfucheng, Grape Lane, Zhongshan Road, in the ancient city of Chaozhou. It is now a local tourist attraction. Although it is not as well-known as Guangji Bridge, Kaiyuan Temple and Paifang Street, it is still visited by many tourists every day, and it is even more successful in attracting tourists during holidays.

Few tourist groups "come here for a visit".

Generally speaking, most princes-in-law live in the princess's mansion, and there is little talk of the prince-son-in-law's mansion among the people. Xu's prince-in-law's mansion in Chaozhou is considered a special case.

In fact, the Xu family did not become prominent until Xu Jue's generation. Xu Jue's great-grandfather Xu Shen was one of the "Eight Chaozhou Sages". His grandfather Xu Yin was the teacher of Song Yingzong, and his father Xu Wenhui also held a high position. Xu Jue later

Becoming the son-in-law of Song Yingzong is probably related to his ancestors.

As the emperor's son-in-law, Xu Jue did not do nothing. He stayed in Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan for a long time. Later, Princess De'an also came to Chaozhou with him and lived in the Xu family house.

To be precise, Xu's Prince Consort's Mansion should be called "Xu's House". Prince Consort's Mansion is just a popular name.

Although the Prince Consort Xu's Mansion is the residence where the Prince Consort and the Princess live, the building area is only about 1,800 square meters.

The building complex of Xu Prince Consort's Mansion has three bays and five bays, with a brick and wood structure. It faces 8 degrees from north to south and east, which is an ideal layout in Chinese Feng Shui.

Since there are patios and fire lanes inside the building, lighting and ventilation are good.

Xu Prince Consort's Mansion was built during the reign of Emperor Yingzong of the Song Dynasty. It is a rare Song Dynasty residential building in China and one of the initial templates for the traditional Chaoshan architecture seen today.

Xu Jue grew up in a family of well-known officials and had good genes. In addition, he had been exposed to it since childhood, and he showed a certain amount of talent at a young age.

Compared with others, Xu Jue's life path is relatively smooth.

Xu Jue was blessed by the achievements of his ancestors and fathers, and he became a military attache of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty. Later, he rose through the ranks and served as the Pennsylvania Observer and the Military Supervisor of the President of Guangnan West Road.

The wing room in Xu's Prince Consort's Mansion was opened as an exhibition room, and visitors were introduced to the traditional Chaozhou houses through architectural models and pictures and texts. These houses include Four-Horse Trailer, Hundred Birds Facing Phoenix, Descending Mountain Tiger, Four Points of Gold, etc.

Transportation Strategy If you take a long-distance bus to reach Chaozhou City, you can choose to take a taxi, ride a bicycle, or take a rickshaw to reach Xu Prince Consort's Mansion after getting off the bus.