Shanxi Guild Hall, located outside the east gate of the ancient city of Gaizhou, is also called the Four Guilds Hall of Gaizhou with Sanjiang Guild Hall, Fujian Guild Hall and Shandong Guild Hall. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Shanxi merchants, who mainly engaged in salt industry and banking, dominated the world, and their footprints were all over the country. Where business is prosperous, there must be Shanxi merchants, and where there are Shanxi merchants, there must be a magnificent building-Shanxi Guild Hall.
Shanxi Guild Hall, which faces south, is rectangular. It was originally composed of back hall, main hall, east and west hall, second floor bell and drum, mountain gate, stage and other buildings, covering an area of about 3,600 square meters. The temple is magnificent and has a typical architectural style in Shanxi. The main hall is Guandi Hall, also known as Wu Temple. It is a large wooden frame building with three rooms wide and three rooms deep. It is located on a platform about 0.9 meters high and is made of granite strips.
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Duolun Shanxi Guild Hall was built by Shanxi merchants in the 10th year of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty (1745). Formerly known as the Voldemort Palace, also known as Guandi Temple. It is a place where Shanxi businessmen meet, entertain and discuss in Duolun area. At that time, it was the only provincial-level guild hall in Inner Mongolia, so it was called "a commercial port beyond the Great Wall". There are 100 rooms in this hall. The main buildings are Dashanmen, Grand Theatre, Su Xia, Ershanmen, Three Kingdoms Hall, East-West Corridor, Wing and Main Hall. In May 2006, it was approved by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit.
When it comes to Shanxi guild halls, it is inevitable to talk about Mongolian businessmen. Business travel Mongolia appeared as early as17th century, which originated from the military trade when Kangxi pacified Gerdan. According to Records of the Holy Father of Qing Dynasty, when Emperor Kangxi conquered Grdan and passed through Mongolian grasslands, all ministries and flags were allowed to sell horses, cattle, sheep, camels and other things to the Qing army along the way. Another camp was set up by Yuan, a businessman in this camp.
Since the Qing government opened the "sea ban" in the 23rd year of Kangxi (1684), businessmen from all over the country have crossed the sea to do business in Liaodong. At that time, Li Anyun Island Port (Xihekou) in Gaiping County, Fengtianfu was the earliest and largest maritime trade port in Liaodong and the land transportation hub in southern Liaoning. In addition, it is rich in agricultural products such as silk, sea salt, seafood and soybeans, and naturally becomes one of the first choice places for businessmen from all over the country, especially Shanxi businessmen, to trade in Liaodong.
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