Xu Wen's hometown is in a small fourth- or fifth-tier city in the central region, the transportation is ordinary and convenient, the city is not developed, there are no old buildings, basically seven-story houses built in the seventies and eighties.

The houses are now very dilapidated, some of which have been rebuilt at the expense of the government, and some of which are waiting to be demolished in mournful places, all of which look similar and have no obvious features.

Growing up in such an environment, he had no idea about traditional architecture.

When he had just resigned from the capital and came to Wanyuan, he was shocked by Wanyuan.

This is really a very unique city.

Not to mention the newly renovated areas such as the industrial park, the old town is forbidden to high-rise buildings, and the original traditional character is maintained as much as possible.

There, there are many white walls, black tiles, and high and low horse-head walls can be seen everywhere. Under the wall, there are green vines and white flowers, and there are dense bamboos, and it is hard to imagine that this is in the middle of the city.

When passing by in the car, Xu Wen stared at the window of the car and watched fascinatedly, feeling the beauty of this famous city for the first time.

It's beauty, and even people who don't know anything about it can feel it.

That was the first time he was extremely impressed by the traditional architecture, in contrast, the later Xu Mansion was too dilapidated, and the disappointment was greater than the surprise, but it was not a good impression.

Later, he read some materials in this area in the private library of Rong Xian's family, and had some basic concepts about different architectural styles and schools in various places.

The famous Hui-style dwellings that attracted him in Wanyuan City belonged to the famous Hui-style houses, which were a branch of Anhui architecture, with delicacy and elegance as the main style, and the black tiles and white walls and horse-head walls were its main features.

Theoretically, Xu Mansion should belong to the Soviet-style architecture developed on this basis, that is, the Soviet-style garden. This is also a world-renowned architectural genre and architectural style.

Even if the Xu Mansion is dilapidated like this now, it can still often glimpse its unique beauty when looking up.

Even in the current world, Xu Wen still dreams of the window of the Four Seasons Hall from time to time. It seemed to freeze in a corner of his mind, bringing some thrilling feelings.

That was the initial starting point of his journey.

The Dragon Temple in front of him looked similar to other temples he had seen in other places before, but compared to the buildings in Wanyuan City and Jincheng City, he would find that it was actually a combination of these two completely different styles.

The tile here is still a black tile, the eaves are still heavy eaves, the wall is brushed with white ash, but the red pillar is painted with gold, there are painted vertical boards under the eaves, the overall style is solemn and solemn, and there is a touch of richness in the depth.

The lines and numbers in Xu Wen's mind gradually disappeared, and the picture became solid again.

Architecture is functional, but it is much more than functional.

It not only shelters people from the wind and rain, sacrifices and songs, but also contains the feelings and aesthetics that people place on it, which is the supreme combination of all crafts.

The meager sunlight shone on the black tiles, reflecting a pale golden glow.

The light came into his eyes, and it seemed to be in his heart.

It's beautiful.

He sighed in his heart.

He walked around like this and found that the Dragon Temple had a total of five entrances. It has a corridor like an ordinary pavilion, and the left and right sides go from the corridor to the back.

The first entrance is called the Pure Yang Palace, which sounds like the name of Taoism, but it is still a Buddha statue, Manjushri Bodhisattva.

The second entrance is called the prayer water hall, and this hall is dedicated to the dragon god.

The third entry is called the Moonlight Temple, the gods and Buddhas offered are more distinctive, and they are the incarnations of Manjushri Bodhisattva Moonlight Boy.

The door between the third and fourth entrances is locked, and there is no way to pass, so their task today is limited to the first three halls, and there is nothing to do behind.

Between the three and four entrances is a hollow flower wall, Xu Wen leaned to the window to see the buildings behind. The architectural style here is unique, and it really appeals to him.

"May I ask what the donor is doing?" A voice suddenly came from behind Xu Wen, Xu Wen turned around and saw an old monk in a gray robe, looking at him gently with his hands folded.

Peeking at being discovered, Xu Wen was suddenly a little embarrassed, he paused, and saluted back: "Hello Master." Can I open it for a tour later?"

The old monk didn't speak, just shook his head.

This was expected by Xu Wen, he sighed and said, "It's a pity that the architectural style of the back two entrances doesn't seem to be the same as the one in front." ”

He turned around and was about to walk away, going to the front to see how the brothers were doing their task, but he didn't notice that the old monk looked up and raised his eyebrows at him.

"What's the difference?" the old monk asked gently.

"A lot of differences. The material and color of the roof tiles, the color of the brick wall, the second floor is a bright layer and not a dark layer...... Looking at it hastily, the overall beam structure should also be different. Xu Wen only glanced at it, but at this time, he was like a treasure.

"Behind it is the living place of the monks, which is not open to the public, so it would have been okay to go in and have a look. But not long ago, there were nobles from Beijing, temporarily living in the backyard of the temple, they brought female dependents, more and more forbidden outsiders to enter, please forgive me. The old monk said.

"Oh......" Xu asked, in understanding.

He thought of Lin Xie, he should also live in the back of this.

It's so lively outside today, but I don't see his figure, is this grounded?

However, the donor saw it well, the first three entrances and the last two entrances of the small temple were not built by one person, and there were about a hundred years apart. The old monk's voice was not slow, and he roughly told Xu Wen about the construction of the Dragon Temple.

In fact, the original site of the Dragon Temple existed two or three hundred years ago, and it was a kind-hearted monk who invited the statue of Manjushri Bodhisattva from Wutai Mountain, and gathered the neighbors to build a temple to worship, named Wuji Temple.

At that time, Wuji Temple only had two entrances before and after, one for the Buddha, and one for the family to live, using the traditional architectural style of Jincheng, that is, the kind that Xu Wen saw through the courtyard wall.

At that time, the master who built the temple was found by the layman who went to Pingyang, the largest city nearby, and was the most famous one in Weizhou, named Chen Tianyuan.

The old monk was very cautious when he said this name, and the three words were pronounced very clearly.

Xu Wen's mind flashed over the form of the quaint and contemplative building he had just seen, as if it was integrated with the earth, and he subconsciously repeated these three words and remembered them in his heart.

The old monk smiled slightly, showing a smile of relief.

More than 100 years ago, the Fen River flooded, and the area around Pingyang in Jincheng suffered heavy losses, with countless casualties.

When ordinary people encounter this kind of thing, they are always powerless and frightened, and they can only pray to the heavens and pin their hopes on the gods and Buddhas.

The legend of the dragon god came from this, but some people took inspiration from the Buddhist scriptures, Manjushri Bodhisattva, who incarnated as a moonlight boy, once warned people about the flood.

Therefore, they expanded the Wuji Temple, and added three entrances on the original basis, the former Manjushri, the rear moonlight, and the middle dragon god, which also wanted to borrow the meaning of the Bodhisattva town and the dragon god.

It turns out that since that time, the common people have no good intentions towards the dragon god. It's no wonder that the folk rituals that followed will become like that, it turns out to be in the same vein.

When he heard this, Xu Wen couldn't help but think.

The construction time of the first three Dragon Temples was more than a hundred years ago, and Chen Tianyuan had already passed away for one or two hundred years at that time, of course, it was impossible to find him to repair it again.

At that time, the most famous master craftsman was named Huang Yu, he was born in Jincheng, but he was fortunate enough to serve on Jiangnan Road for a long time - to serve on Jiangnan Road was a good beauty for craftsmen wherever they were.

His architectural style was greatly influenced by the Anhui School and the Su School, and gradually combined them with the Jin School architecture, the style is still calm and solemn as the main body, but with some beauty and agility, together to form their own unique style, and a single faction is different.

Xu asked suddenly.

This is the difference between the whole and the individual.

Most of the craftsmen, their work is actually continuous.

They have their own aesthetics and will give some advice to employers, but most of them are "people do it this way" or "it would be better to do it functionally", not their own unique creations and discoveries.

But there are also some people who take it a step further and think about it and summarize their own things.

For example, Huang Yu, who combines the different styles of the three factions to fuse and realize the Dragon Temple in front of him, this is the difference between ordinary craftsmen and master craftsmen.

In this era, such people are often referred to as "master craftsmen".

Similarly, Wu Qiniang introduced a new management and standardized production process into the folk workshop, and Yan Ji Yan Craftsman combined ancient architectural techniques with some more progressive scientific methods, isn't it also another level of master craftsman style?

Speaking of which, what position does his master Lian Tianqing stand in?

Xu Wen was a little distracted, but he didn't think about it, only himself.

He may have done something during this time, but it was because he came from another world, with thousands of years of experience and knowledge.

As for himself, he has only just begun to learn, and he has only entered the door a little.