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Since the Wang Family Residential Compound was a private residence that reflected the status of the Wang family, the progress of its construction followed the financial and social progress of the family down through the generations. It was a work in progress that was begun during the Wanli (CE ) period of the Ming (CE ) Dynasty, and thereafter enlarged, restored and further embellished throughout the course of the Yongzheng (CE ), Qianlong (CE ) and Jiaqing (CE ) periods of the Qing Dynasty. Though the Wang Family Residential Compound is itself not of ancient origin (as it stands today, the compound reflects the building arts of the Qing Dynasty period), its Siheyuan compound architectural style & and most especially the heritage of the artwork that adorns its interiors & traces back at least 3000 years.
The Wang Family Residential Compound is built on a truly magnificent scale, on a series of hills. It faces a river, with a mountain as a backdrop. The Wang Family Residential Compound is in fact a collection of compounds within an outer wall that is quite tall, the residential compound's various structures & its halls, towers, pavilions, etc. & and courtyards occupying different levels in the surrounding topography in an aesthetically pleasing, well-coordinated manner. The compound's main components are the Gaoji Ya (East Compound), the Hongmen Bao (West Compound, aka Red-Gate Fort), and the Wang Ancestral Hall (aka Xiaoyi Ancestral Temple), in all covering an area of some 150,000 square meters, of which roughly 45,000 square meters is under official provincial government protection as a cultural heritage site.
Together, the various components of the Wang Family Residential Compound consists of 5 alleys, 5 forts, and 5 ancestral temples, in keeping with the notion of the 5 lucky animals, the long (dragon), the fenghuang (phoenix), the gui xian (tortoise), the qilin (unicorn) and the lao hu (tiger), where the first four represent the 4 holy animals of Chinese mythology. The number 5 is also central to Taoism, there being 5 elements: earth, fire, water, wood and metal. Indeed, the yin and the yang, on which feng shui ultimately rests (and there can be no doubt that the Wang family was attentive to feng shui while constructing the family residence & for an explanation of the principles of feng shui, click here), is at the very heart of Taoism. The compound also comprises 231 courtyards and 2078 houses, causing some to liken the Wang Family Residential Compound to the Imperial Forbidden City, China's grandest Siheyuan compound.
The East Compound today houses especially personal items belonging to the Wang family. The East Compound, which has a gate on each of its four sides, consists of two main courtyards (i.e., making the East Compound a 2-jin Siheyuan compound & see the link above) with a kitchen garden, a playground for children (with classrooms where Chinese classics were taught by a private tutor), a locale for teaching the art of embroidering, a flower garden, a courtyard (and dwelling) for the resident agricultural supervisor, and a courtyard (and dwellings) for the house servants.
The West Compound houses, among other things, the Wang Museum, which includes various exhibitions and a culture center profiling the Wang family history. The West Compound also contains a unique homage to the Wang family in that it has a set of criss-crossing streets which, together, form the Chinese character for &Wang& (one vertical line with three cross slashes), namely, the main &vertical& (north-south) street which is crossed by three &horizontal& (east-west) alleyways.
The Liqun Art Gallery, named in honor of the Lingshi County woodcut icon, Li Qun, born in 1912, is located in a separate fortress compound, the Chongning Bao compound (the 5 fortress compounds are: Gaoji Ya (East Compound), Hongmen Bao (West Compound), Chongning Bao, Gongji Bao and Dongnan Bao). The Chongning Bao compound also houses the Painting and Calligraphy Hall, which displays numerous priceless artworks and examples of calligraphy, including couplets by prominent literary personages, and Treasure Hall, which displays furniture, porcelain, jade- and other carvings, various rare stones, and old coins. The artwork assembled here, including the elaborate carving that decorates much of the woodwork, has inherited much from China's ancient past, which has earned the Wang Family Residential Compound the title: the &art gallery of Chinese folk residences&.
The Wang Family Ancestral Hall is divided into an upper and a lower section. At the entrance to the hall hangs a stele with the following engraved text: &Stele of Filial Piety&. The Wang Family Ancestral Hall is the representational earthly habitat of the souls of Wang family ancestors, from the earliest times to the recent past. Not surprisingly, it is a popular venue for Wang Family members from near and far & including Wang family descendants from the four corners of the earth & who come here to learn more about their ancestral lineage, and to pay homage to their departed ancestors.
Reputation
Wang Family Residential Compound earned the title of the &First Courtyard in Cathay& (&Cathay& being the name for China used by Marco Polo in his travel journals), thanks to its grandeur and its exquisite appointments, which showcased all the best that China had to offer in the way of art and architecture at the height of the Qing Dynasty. The Wang Family Residential Compound, as one of four family residential compounds belonging to Qing Dynasty merchants of Shanxi Province, was suggested for inclusion on the 2008 UNESCO World Heritage List, but none of these compounds made it on the final list for 2008 (the competition is quite stiff, with more and more countries suggesting what they consider as their own world heritage pearls), though another Chinese cultural site, the Fujian Tulou complex, did make it on the final list for 2008.
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请向中国人民和飞行员王伟的家属转达，我们对飞行员王伟的失踪和那架飞机的 坠毁深表歉意。
By using the family of Wang deyon6, this article attempts to have a more comprehensive and profound understanding of the generals of the Northern Song Dynasty.
本文试图透过对北宋武将王德用家族的分析、研究，以期对北宋武将有一个更全面、深刻的认识。
In the Southern Migration Wave during Yong Jia chaos, Wang Rou, Wang Ze-two big branches of the Taiyuan Wang family, bulk of the two relocated in the city of Jianye.
在永嘉之乱南迁浪潮中，太原王氏家族王柔、王泽两大宗支族人大部分迁往建邺。
She had heard that a certain Wang family in the neighboring village of Jinling had a daughter, approaching her thirteenth year; perhaps she'd be a good match for the Fu family's Lingbo.
她听说了邻村金陵一户姓王的人家有个女儿，就快到13岁了，对付家的林波而言可能是个好的婚配对象。
Forbes estimated the total fortune of the Wang family, including Wang's brother, to be $6.8 billion in June 2008.
财富杂志估计王氏家族包括王的兄弟的总财产在2008年7月达到68亿美元。
The text , based on the ready achievements in related studies , deliberately analyses the family origin of Wang Bos notion of fate , and delves into its influence upon his literary creation.
本文从已有研究成果出发，具体分析了王勃时命观念中的家学渊源，进而探讨了它给王勃的文学创作所带来的影响。
After the death of his father and stepfather, the eldest son Wang Shiyou runs the household of family Wang.
自从父亲和继父死后，长子王士有掌管了“王大家子”。
It is not difficult to image the relief and joy of the Wang family had felt!
不难想像，王家的那个舒坦与高兴！
Two of the four brothers of the Wang family (our 1st and 4th uncles) became teachers and were both accomplished calligraphers and poets. But Guanghe went on to become a successful wealthy businessman.
王家其余四个兄弟里的大舅及四舅都从事教育，并且还是知名的书法家及诗人，但五舅却经商有成，成为富商。
Most writers of the Wang family that is a distinguished family in the South Dynasties of Eastem Jin are erudite and versatile. They are good at display writer's art experience with the form of Fu.
东晋南朝望族琅邪王氏作家大多博学能文、多才多艺，善于运用辞赋的形式表现作家的艺术体验；
At such a sad time, may we offer our sincere condolences and heartfelt friendship to the family of Mr. Wang and to his friends and colleagues at the Junyao Group.
在这悲痛的时刻，请允许我们向王先生的家人、朋友和均瑶集团的同仁表达最真挚的哀悼和最真诚的友情。
While Wang was one of the family. Before the Emperor Taizong of Song, Wang was just a very ordinary family.
王德用家族在宋太宗朝之前，只不过是一个极为普通的家族。
As the master of the family, Wang Shiyou tries his best to maintain and develop the family. The reform in the society these years, however, has brought some subtle changes in family Wang.
作为“一家之主”的王士有以身作则，尽其所能的维护这个家族的生存和发展，但这些年社会环境的变革，已使“王大家子”发生了某些微妙的变化。
The story sheds light on the changes in the thinking of the Kangxi Emperor regarding the matter and on the changes in the fortunes of Wang Shan's family.
弄清此事原委，对了解康熙册储思想的变化及王挟家族的际遇，不无裨益。
Until arrive the family of her residence-Wang Fang Fang is outside, just the openings says:"Your true of, have a lawsuit with eldest brother?"
直到到了她的住所——王芳芳的家门外时，才开口说道：“你真的，要和大哥打官司吗？”
Mr. Bi's winning novel, 'Three Sisters, 'starts with the birth of a long-awaited son the eighth child in the Wang family. But the story centers on three of the boy's sisters.
毕飞宇的获奖小说《玉米》从王家的第八个孩子──一个被盼望已久的男孩──的出生讲起，故事围绕着老八的三个姐姐展开。
Not only were the Wangs a family of means, but the Wang women were notoriously fertile.
王家不仅富有，而且王氏的女性都子嗣旺盛。
Thanks to the project and the kindness of his family and neighbours, Wang Lin was able to receive treatment in time to prevent the disease from ruining his health.
由于这项工程以及家人和邻居的热心，王林才能得到及时治疗，以阻止疾病损坏健康。
Thanks to the project and the kindness of his family and neighbours, Wang Lin was able to receive treatment in time to prevent the disease from ruining his health.
由于这项工程以及家人和邻居的热心，王林才能得到及时治疗，以阻止疾病损坏健康。
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