The Cultural Representation of Huizhou Merchants in the Architectural Art of Xidi Village, Huizhou
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DOI: 10.25236/ic3ec.2020.013
Corresponding Author
Tang Xiaoyan
Abstract
Huizhou architecture is an important perspective of Huizhou merchants research, and Huizhou merchants culture is the humanistic support of Huizhou architecture. Xidi Village, inhabited by Hu clan, represents the grand occasion of the hometown of merchants in the prosperous period of feudal society and economy with its unique architectural language. Its architectural type and decoration all convey the will of Hui merchants, and it is the entity and psychological guarantee to maintain the ecology of the whole Hui merchants.
Keywords
Xidi village, Huizhou, Architectural art, Huizhou business culture