Chapter 631 Wonderland
After reading the north room, turn to the east.
The east wing and the west wing correspond to each other, and are also three rooms wide.
After opening these rooms, the most valuable thing is that there is a hollow floor-to-ceiling cover between the open room in the middle and the two side rooms, which are also completely preserved.
The pair of floor-standing covers in the east wing are brown-yellow. The lower part of the plantain is cylindrical, with leaf bases on it. It gradually turns into a fine pattern grid at a height of more than one person.
In terms of production level, it is not only close to the floor-standing cover of the Forbidden City.
In terms of the cleverness of the design, it seems to be more innovative.
Ning Weimin liked it very much when he saw it, and couldn't help but praise it.
“The floor-to-ceiling cover in the east wing is amazing! So beautiful! Ingenious! It can be said to be a work of art! It is even more delicate in workmanship than those copied from the Beijing Hardwood Furniture Factory during the ‘movement’! "
"Old man, I bought so much furniture wood from the hardwood furniture factory, that is, a "Squirrel Grape" floor cover, to be comparable to the floor cover in your room, but it is still a single one. Ben'er was placed in the "Tan Palace" restaurant by me again. ”
"Seriously, even though your room is just a private residence, I really envy this plantain floor-standing cover. It is much better than the ordinary flower covers and square covers in the rooms in my No. 5 courtyard. My imperial uncle "My house, you can overcome this point."
Seeing that Ning Weimin is so knowledgeable, Kang Shude was naturally very happy.
"That's not the case. What's wrong with the folk houses? You have to look at who built the houses! You can search all over the capital, and you won't find another place as high-level as Ma's Garden. It's worth it. Call me a unique private garden!”
After talking for a long time, the old man, who was already a little thirsty, became interested in talking again.
"I'm not bragging. You kid, don't use bean bags as solid food. Don't forget, this is the house built by the master builder Ma Huitang for his own honor. How can he not be interested in it? What's more? The Ma family has been on good terms with another aristocratic architectural family, Shi Shi Lei, and is also related by marriage to a descendant of Shan Zi Zhang, a master of mountain building in the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, this Ma family garden uses many skills that cannot be compared with other private gardens. Technique.”
"Where is the brilliance? It is in the simplicity that you can see the exquisiteness. Hey! First of all, you have to understand that when Ma Huitang ran this garden, the Qing Dynasty had already perished, and its architecture did not have to be restricted by the feudal hierarchy. But the entire garden It still adopts a relatively low roof shape. Only one hall has a hilltop, and most of the other buildings have a hard top, and all use rolled roofs or saddle ridges. There are no brick carvings on the eaves. Liang Fang only has a few paintings on the head of the hoop, which looks very simple."
"Why is this? Because Ma Huitang believes that his identity is only a craftsman and a businessman, and he does not want to follow the pursuit of bureaucrats. The exterior of the house is magnificent, but it only has a peaceful and simple style. To put it bluntly, it has served the royal family for more than a hundred years. The Summer Palace was built by the Ma family. What kind of house does this person not care about? The place does not want to be limited to noble and gorgeous style, but what matters more is how comfortable and comfortable it is to live in, so I put all my thoughts on the landscaping and interior decoration. "
“Let’s talk about the architectural layout of this garden. The most unique thing about this garden is its clever division of courtyard space. There are almost no partition walls in the garden, and each courtyard is separated by rockeries and verandas. Some are wide, some are deep, some are small, and the shapes are different through the surrounding embellishment of flowers, trees, water and stones, to achieve the effect of one scene at a time.”
“In the past, when the garden was intact, people never entered the garden gate. From the beginning, the route continued to go back and forth between rockeries and corridors, with twists and turns. The corridors in the garden were also very long, often with benches and railings. They climbed up and down the mountain and circled the house, and the transition to the residential part was very smooth. Naturally. Ma Huitang himself was most proud of this and often commented on its secrets. "
"In addition, the materials used in the construction of Majia Garden are of course very particular. The floor is made of gold bricks, and the walls are all polished and dense. The quality of the house is not worse than that of your No. 5 courtyard, especially the various floor-to-ceiling covers, flower covers and Duobao grids in the house, and the workmanship is exquisite. The materials are of high quality and the styles are innovative. Many of them are made by Ouchi craftsmen in those days. Are they better than the items in an ordinary clan’s home? ”
"Especially when this garden was built, the capital already had running water, electric lights, cars and telephones. When the Ma family built their house, they introduced these modern facilities into it. They also built a billiards hall and a song and dance hall for entertainment. At the same time, It also retains the traditional theater building, temple of wealth and Buddhist temple, so in terms of functionality, Majia Garden combines all the advantages of traditional and modern residences."
"In the end, Majia Garden truly transcends. In general, the beauty of a garden lies in its exquisite landscaping. There are two large rockeries in this garden, and there are also five or six groups of exquisite stone peaks. The entire courtyard is surrounded by beautiful verandahs. Sculptures and fountains. Moreover, the Ma family plants lotus flowers directly in the pond. In winter, they lay straw curtains in the pond to prevent freezing. This is a very expensive way to build a lotus pond, which is not common in other gardens. The setting technique of placing lotus tanks is comparable. Especially on the south side of the theater, the Ma family also has two large "flower caves", which are dedicated to cultivating flowers and plants in winter. This makes the garden worthy of its name all year round. Actually."
"As for the ordinary flowers and trees in the garden, they are even more luxuriant. The old tree we saw at the beginning is tall and lush. This kind of tree is called catalpa tree, which is rare in the capital. There are also two old locust trees in the garden, which need to be hugged by several people. They are planted to the north of the main peak of the big rockery and to the west of Xiyinxuan. In addition, there are also jujube trees, apricot trees, ginkgo trees, wolfberry trees, quince trees, elm trees, cypress trees, and persimmon trees. Trees, walnut trees, etc. The main flowers are crabapples and lilacs. There are often peony ponds in front of the Ma family's private houses in the garden, and there are many beautiful plants. "But that's not all. In addition to plants, there are also many animals in the garden. Birds of various colors sing in the cages on the verandah. There are more than sixty bird cages hanging in one veranda. There are fish swimming among the lotus leaves in all the pools, which adds to the fun. Don't be angry. What's more interesting is that there were two nests of ducks and four deer in the garden. They can roam freely among the trees and rocks, which is quite interesting in the wild forest. ”
< br>"Hey, you have never seen with your own eyes what the garden looked like in the past. It is beyond your imagination. Except for the lack of running water and the inability to use boats, the rest of the Ma family garden is complete . Almost all the guests who have come here never want to leave. Let me tell you this, although the garden in Jinyu Hutong is famous, everyone knows that Prince Gong’s Mansion where He Shen lived is official, but the house is big. , the pomp of servants. To really enjoy life, you have to belong to the Ma family garden.”
"Why else would Mr. Song be willing to spend 100 yuan a month to rent such a small courtyard? The entire Zhangyuan villa that Puyi rented in Jinmen only cost 200 yuan a month. Basically, Mr. Song is nothing but I love this garden so much that I am willing to pay for the quality of the Ma family’s construction.”
“Do you know what the most beautiful time is when the Ma family is celebrating? During the meeting, the entire garden verandah will be decorated with lanterns for lighting, viewing, and riddles. The scene is as bright as a fairyland on earth."
" At that time, I also paid attention to placing flowers in boxes. I would often climb up to the roof and wait quietly to watch the scenery of silver flowers and fire trees in the garden. There are colorful fireworks in the night sky. There will also be white parachutes floating towards me like white elves. They are part of the fireworks, and they are slowly spraying out as the fireworks take off. Floating towards me, floating over the roof, I could reach them down with just a stretch of my hand...
Kang Shude's description completely made Ning Weimin stupid.
Originally, Ning Weimin thought that Ma's Garden looked a bit like a garden villa community in the commercial housing era
Many different families live in small courtyards in the garden, and everyone regards the garden as an area for public activities.
Nothing too special.
But now he doesn’t just think that. He now thinks that Ma’s Garden completely transcends the concept of ordinary residences.
It is simply an illusion in reality, even more Dream of Red Mansions than "Dream of Red Mansions".
You can get everything you want here. It is so happy and dreamy. Back then, it was a paradise that was completely isolated from the troubled times.
Well, let’s keep the deer in the garden and let them run around as they please! There were fireworks in the sky and on the ground!
This is better than people thirty years from now!
So he felt something, and he couldn't help but sigh with envy.
"Master, what you said is much more real and vivid than the wealthy families described in the cross talk "Praise of Houses". If you hadn't told me, I would never have imagined that there is such a wealthy life in the world. This is low-key What a luxury! Thank you for giving me a lot of experience. It seems that I have taken a tour of the garden in my imagination. It seems that the Ma family was indeed the richest man in the capital."
< br>Unexpectedly, his words also amused Kang Shude.
"What do you mean, low-key luxury? This word is quite new, but it is also appropriate."
"Hey, as for the cross talk, it is just a cross talk. It belongs to the extremely exaggerated imagination of the poor and cannot be taken seriously at all. Because the common people's knowledge is quite limited. How can a crosstalk person know the real life of a rich person? "
"You see, ordinary people must be rich, drink well, and wear gold and silver. Silver, silk and satin, fancy cars and BMWs. However, the real life of a wealthy family is just like "the music returns to the courtyard and the lights come down to the balcony". You can tell the difference in just one word! "
(End of this chapter)