Liwan Museum was established in199665438+February, which is the first district-level museum in Guangdong Province to collect, display and study Liwan's history, culture and folk customs. The former site of the museum is the former residence of Mr. Chen Lianzhong, the comprador of the British businessman HSBC in the early Republic of China. There are both western-style villas and Chinese gardens here.
Chen Lianzhong Mansion, with a garden area of 1000 square meters, has columns and arches imitating Rome and Greece, as well as grottoes, caves, pavilions, roads and bridges. It is known as "the masterpiece of the wonders of the rocky mountains in Lingnan", "the meeting between clouds" and "the flying banyan on the stone". There is a pool under the stone. It is said that the pool water once crossed Liwan Lake, and yachts can reach the foot of Rocky Mountain. Xiguan big house in the museum reproduces the typical model of traditional xiguan big house, as well as the lifestyle and cultural landscape of Xiguan homeland.
Liwan Museum was established in199665438+February, which is the first district-level museum in Guangdong Province to collect, display and study the history, culture and folk customs of Liwan. The main entrance is located on the west side of Panxi Hotel on Jinlong West Road, and the side entrance is located at No.84 Fengyuan North Street on Jinlong West Road. It was the former residence of Mr. Chen Lianzhong, the comprador of the British businessman HSBC in the early years of the Republic of China, and 1993 was listed as a cultural relic protection unit in Guangzhou. Chen Lianbo and Chen Lianzhong are the sons of Chen Qiyuan, the pioneer of national industry in China. Chen Lianbo was the leader of the Guangzhou business group during the Republic of China.
Both the Chen brothers have luxurious residences, and the Liwan Club organized by leading figures of Guangzhou Westernization and business circles is located in the residence of the Chen brothers. There are both western-style villas and Chinese gardens here. Chen Lianzhong Mansion, with a garden area of 1000 square meters, has columns and arches imitating Rome and Greece, as well as grottoes, caves, pavilions, roads and bridges. It is known as "the masterpiece of the wonders of the rocky mountains in Lingnan", "the meeting between clouds" and "the flying banyan on the stone". There is a pool under the stone. It is said that the pool water once crossed Liwan Lake, and yachts can reach the foot of Rocky Mountain.
On September 26th, 2000, Xiguan Folk Museum, the second phase project of Liwan Museum, was officially opened to the public. Xiguan Folk Museum, with the reconstructed xiguan big house as the main building, is located on the east side of the original site, with a construction area of 278 square meters. Its establishment aims to fully protect and dig deep into Xiguan's rich historical and cultural resources, and partly reproduce the typical model of traditional xiguan big house and the lifestyle and cultural landscape of Xiguan House through home furnishings and scene display.
Following the principle of "preserving the old as before", xiguan big house has completely restored the architectural pattern and style of the old house from the aspects of plane layout, facade treatment, architectural design and detail decoration. The indoor furnishings are mainly Cantonese-style furniture in Ming and Qing Dynasties, supplemented by exhibitions such as "xiguan big house Architectural Artistic Conception", "Xiguan Folk Custom", "Marriage Custom" and "Festival Custom" in the staircase corridor and empty rooms, which fully show the life customs of Xiguan people living in xiguan big house and the charm of Xiguan Corner and Home Forest in the past.