The red brick is big in front of you, and the red momentum is compelling! This is the largest preserved ancient architectural complex in southern Fujian Province, located in Wudian City. The ancient buildings in China are divided into royal buildings and private buildings, and there are strict grade differences in the use of colors. Private buildings generally use simple and elegant colors such as white and gray, such as villages in the south of the Yangtze River in Wuyuan, Huizhou, Xitang and Zhouzhuang. Royal buildings are dedicated to red, yellow and other gorgeous colors, such as the Forbidden City. Minnan architecture is not a royal building. Why are red bricks and tiles widely used?

The buildings in southern Fujian are atmospheric and open, with red bricks and colorful dovetail ridges staggered, one after another, much like palaces. Therefore, people also call this kind of building "Gong Sheng (body)".

But why is there a "palace" in southern Fujian?

This has to start with the legend of "giving you a palace". According to legend, Huang, a beautiful woman from Quanzhou, was elected to the palace by the king of Fujian, and was made a princess because of her talent and beauty. One day, it was raining heavily. When King Min saw Effie sitting at the window crying, he asked, "Effie, you live in a palace, wearing silks and satins and eating delicious food. What are you dissatisfied with? " The princess replied, "I miss home!" Relatives live in a cabin by the sea. They encounter heavy rain and strong winds, and often the thatched cottage collapses, which is terrible. The family doesn't know how much they have suffered in such a heavy rain! " King Min pitied her concern for her relatives and replied, "Don't worry about my beloved princess, I will give you a palace-style house!" " Hearing this, the princess immediately knelt down to thank her, and then said to the eunuch who sent the decree, "Your Majesty gave me a palace. Please send the decree quickly. "Fujian king said' your home', only refers to the princess's home. At this time, she said that "my home" was deliberately vague, which made the eunuch mistakenly think that it meant the whole Quanzhou government, for the benefit of her hometown. So the whole Quanzhou mansion, especially the families of dignitaries, gentry, wealthy businessmen and overseas Chinese, and even ordinary people, have built houses, which are like palaces, magnificent, with patios separated and corridors connected, and dovetail ridges pointing directly at the sky, elegant and magnificent.