Tonglu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang: Ancient Buildings Become Art Exhibition Halls

In the past few days, the ancient buildings complex of Luo's and Gong's in Meirong Village, Tongjun Subdistrict, Tonglu County, Zhejiang Province, China embraced a lot of tourists. After minor transformation and refinement, six themed joint exhibitions of Tonglu Shanshui Art Field China were successfully held here.

The six themed joint exhibitions include "Tracing the River and Viewing the Mountains - International Watercolor Masters Tonglu Invitational Exhibition", "Beauty Without Words - International Art Masters Print Exhibition", "Life with Lacquer Teawares - Life Aesthetics Exhibition of Liang Feng", "Exhibition of Award-Winning Works in the Chinese Youth Sculpture Exhibition, "Colored Ribbons Dancing in the Sky - Ye Qianyu Chinese Painting Exhibition", "Exploring Plums in Meizhou - Zhejiang Watercolor Painting Masters Exhibition", presenting the beauty of art to tourists in the form of sculptures, watercolors, Chinese paintings etc.

Interior view of the ancient buildings of Meirong Village [Photo by Li Bin]

The Luo's Family House is one of the most typical buildings in Meirong Village. It was built by brothers Luo Amao and Luo Amei in 1914. This ancient building is tall and magnificent, with white walls and black tiles, Ma Tau walls, bricks, wood and stone carvings. The walls of the house are carved with drama stories, flower and bird patterns, etc., which are very exquisite. After restoration and protection, the century-old building has regained its brilliance. From October to December this year, the Luo's Family House became the exhibition hall of the International Art Masters Print Exhibition.

The Gong's ancient building complex was built between 1850 and 1911. It represents the organic combination of Huizhou architecture and Western Zhejiang residential buildings. There are 11 buildings in total, covering an area of about 2500 square meters. The descendants of the Gong family worked diligently here and created a new world. Since last year, Meirong Village has renovated and upgraded this ancient building complex, attracting a large number of calligraphy and painting enthusiasts. (Text by Li Bin)