Xu Emperor's Son-in-law Mansion

Xu Emperor's Son-in-law Mansion is at No.4 east mansion, Grape lane, Zhongshan Road. Is the mansion of Xu Yu, who is the Emperor's son-in-law of Bei Song emperor Song Yingzong's daughter princess De An. This mansion first established Zhiping year and repaired repeatedly in past dynasty, but still well preserved the original layout and feature up to the present.

Xu Emperor's son-in-law mansion, seats north face south, lean east 8 degree, cover is 42 meters wide, long 47 meters, building area is 1,800 square meters. Main body construction is three houses five rooms. Head and back house both with hall and house is night. East and west house of middle hall with hall, house and study. There is a backyard in back of upper hall which traverse the whole residence. Main body and insert hill constitutes “Gong word” pattern, enclosure house lie concealed outside frontispiece, forming unique setting with single hall, single yard, single dooryard.

Wall is built board, rammer ash and laying green brick, at backseat face hall east side, two walls still reserved peachblow bamboo weaved grey wall. Whole building construction is precise, simple and unsophisticated. Rank as Nation Important Culture Relic Protection Unit in 1997.

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