BJ courtyard is a kind of courtyard building, the so-called courtyard, is a courtyard with houses built on all sides, the quadrangle house, the center is the courtyard, this is the courtyard.
Wealthy people can build three or four courtyards, which are also connected to the front and back. Flower and fruit trees are planted in the courtyard for ornamentation.
The large courtyard is surrounded by walls from the outside, and they are all made of tall walls without windows, showing a kind of defensiveness.
The whole family is in the courtyard, and the people living in the courtyard are very comfortable, and the door is closed at night, which is very quiet, suitable for family-centered reunion life.
During the day, the flowers and trees in the courtyard are very beautiful, the flowers are fragrant at night, the air is fresh, and at night the family sits in the courtyard to enjoy the coolness, rest, chat, drink tea, and the whole family has fun.
The most representative residential building in the Qing Dynasty is the palace-style mansion, which is the large and medium-sized courtyard house where bureaucrats, landlords, and wealthy businessmen lived, and it can also be said that the Qing Dynasty was the peak period of the development of BJ courtyard houses.
Since the late Qing Dynasty, China has gradually become a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society, and the development of BJ courtyards has also begun to decline gradually.
Many residents who originally lived in single-family homes were no longer able to afford to raise more houses, so they had to rent out their surplus houses to subsidize their lives with rent.
The housing of residents is getting smaller and smaller, the number of tenants in the courtyard is increasing, and the courtyard house of the single family has begun to become a large multi-family courtyard, and the living nature of the courtyard house has changed.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there have been fundamental changes in the use of BJ's traditional courtyard houses.
Due to the change of ownership, many palaces and mansions left over from the Qing Dynasty were changed from private property to public property, and they were no longer occupied by the former aristocrats, but became public housing such as state agencies, schools, hospitals, factories, kindergartens, and clubs.
The change in use function creates an insoluble contradiction between the building itself and the needs of the user, and the final result is not that people obey the building, but that the building is transformed by people.
These changes in use have made it difficult for courtyards to maintain the depth, tranquility, elegance and warmth of the past, and the division, transformation, and division of courtyards has become a common phenomenon.
After coming out of the Forbidden City, Ye Tianhe and Yu Qingya walked to the East City for only seven or eight minutes, which was a courtyard complex.
During the Qing Dynasty, this place belonged to the middle city, and it was generally inhabited by dignitaries and dignitaries, Ye Tian was really a little surprised, how could his grandfather, whom he had never met, have a yard here?
Walking in the alleys surrounded by high-walled compounds, feeling this quiet atmosphere of life, Ye Tian felt that it was much more meaningful than being in the Forbidden City.
Moreover, Ye Tian found that the construction of courtyard houses pays great attention to feng shui, from site selection and positioning to determining the specific scale of each building, all of which are in line with the feng shui of the northern Bagua school.
At the entrance of the alley, you can still see some old BJs sitting under the big trees playing cards and chess from time to time.
Ye Tian and Yu Qingya, a pair of handsome men and beautiful women, walked in the alley, which looked a little eye-catching, but over the years, relevant departments have begun to plan Hutong culture and courtyard tourism, and the people living here have not shown any special places.
"East X Four Hutong XXX." Coming to a mansion gate, Ye Tian stopped and stared at the signs hanging on both sides of the mansion with some surprise.
"Street office?" Looking at the sign hanging by the door with black characters on a white background, Ye Tian was a little dumbfounded, and then looked up at the house number, yes, it was the place my father said.
"Ye Tian, are you not mistaken?" Yu Qingya also asked on the side.
Ye Tian confirmed the house number again, shook his head, and said: "That's right, it's here, but...... How did it become a street office?"
"Hey, is there something wrong with you two?"
Just when Ye Tian wanted to go in and inquire, a man in his thirties with a boss's bag walked out of the door.
"Uh, it's okay, we are students of Huaqing and are interested in the courtyard, come here to take a look......"
Ye Tian knew that this courtyard house was still where his grandfather's family lived twenty years ago, and now it has become a street office, and there must be some stories in between.
"It turns out to be a top student in Huaqing, what's wrong, you want to go in and take a look?" Hearing that it was a college student in Huaqing, the man was a little enthusiastic, and took back his foot that had already taken out the door.
"Hehe, I think about it, but I don't know if it's convenient? What do you call me, big brother?"
Ye Tian smiled shyly, churned out a pack of red pagoda mountains from his bag, tore open the package very clumsily, and handed one to the man.
Ye Tian doesn't smoke, this cigarette was stuffed in his bag by Xu Zhennan in the morning, according to Xu Zhennan's words, when going out, you should smoke before talking, and everything will be easy to do.
"Hey, you kid will do trouble, different from ordinary college students......"
Seeing Ye Tian's move, the man laughed, took the cigarette and said: "I am the director here, my name is Ma Ping, by the way, you are a BJ, right? Why are you still interested in this old yard?"
As a well-maintained courtyard house, there are usually many people who want to go in and take a look, but the old BJ is not interested in this.
"Director Ma, my girlfriend is not a BJ, she wants to go in and see ......"
Ye Tian's words made Yu Qingya's face turn red, and she glared at Ye Tian angrily, but looking at Director Ma's eyes, it was two young people flirting.
"Cheng, there are not many people this weekend, let me show you ......" Ma Ping nodded and agreed.
"Who is your girlfriend? It's really thick-skinned......" Following Ye Tian, Yu Qingya said in a low voice.
Ye Tian turned his body sideways and whispered in Qingya's ear: "Huh? So you are not, okay, I will go back and explain to Director Ma, just say that you are not my girlfriend......"
"You dare!"
Being blown into her ears by the breath that came out of Ye Tian's mouth, Yu Qingya only felt a tingling sensation in half of her body, but her heart was as sweet as eating honey.
This is a courtyard courtyard, 3 main and 2 ears, 3 east and west wings, there is a sheltered corridor in front of the room, the ground is paved with green bricks, and the courtyard wall that originally divided the front and rear yards has been opened, making it look quite open.
Looking at the place where his father lived since he was a child, Ye Tian felt a little excited, but there was still a careless expression on his face, "Director Ma, if this house was placed in the past, it might have been the residence of a minister of the Shangshu, but now it is a country, right?"
"No, the property rights of this house are still private, Aunt Ye rented it to the street, and she is also the old director here......"
Director Ma obviously had no defense against Ye Tian, and a few words made Ye Tian understand the information he wanted to know.
(End of this chapter)