Lo River and Chian River reflect the royal city

Author: Du Mu Ci Xiang
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Publish Date: 2007-01-11
Features: As the veil of history gradually lifts, the brilliance and miracles created by Shanxi merchants throughout history are slowly revealed to the world. Even today, the wealth they left behind for future generations remains abundant. Among these treasures, the intangible is the business philosophy and numerous humanistic insights of Shanxi merchants; the tangible is the architectural art of the Jin School. As more and more people turn their attention to the old courtyard houses of Shanxi, the two architectural sites left by Shanxi merchants in Luoyang—the Shanxi-Shaanxi Guild Hall and the Luze Guild Hall—have naturally attracted attention. Though the Shanxi merchants of the Ming and Qing dynasties are no longer in the limelight, these guild halls, in their silent form, act as frozen music, playing the former glory of Shanxi merchants. Walking into these buildings, one can discover the life details and business footprints of Shanxi merchants, experience their business philosophy and local culture, feel their cultural pulse and architectural style, touch the cultural heritage and value ethics of ancient Chinese architecture, and through them, observe the cultural differences and path dependency between Eastern and Western architecture. It is truly a great pleasure in life to gain inspiration and lessons for the real world from them!