Beijing courtyard house, one of the courtyard buildings, the so-called courtyard, is a courtyard with houses built on all sides, courtyard houses, the center is the courtyard, this is the courtyard.

Wealthy families can build three or four courtyards, which are also connected to the front and back. Flowers and fruits are planted in the courtyard for viewing.

The large courtyard houses are surrounded by walls from the outside, all of which are made of tall walls and do not open windows, showing a kind of defensiveness.

The whole family is in the courtyard, and the people living in the courtyard are very comfortable, and the gate is closed at night, which is very quiet, which is suitable for family-centered reunion life.

In the daytime, the flowers and trees in the courtyard are very beautiful, the flowers are fragrant at night, the air is fresh, and at night the family sits in the courtyard to enjoy the coolness, rest, chat, drink tea, and the whole family is happy, and the family is in the yard, no matter what they do, outsiders cannot see it, which is in line with the habits of the Chinese.

The most representative residential building in the Qing Dynasty is the palace-style first house, which is the large and medium-sized courtyard houses where bureaucrats, landlords, and wealthy businessmen live, and it can also be said that the Qing Dynasty is the peak period of the development of courtyard houses in Beijing.

Since the late Qing Dynasty, China has gradually degenerated into a semi-feudal and semi-colonial society, and the development of Beijing's courtyard houses has also begun to gradually decline.

The Japanese invasion of China brought about great changes in Chinese society, and the economic situation of the citizens deteriorated, and many residents who used to live in single-family houses could no longer afford to raise more houses, so they had to rent out their surplus houses to subsidize their lives with rent.

There are fewer and fewer houses for residents, more and more tenants in the courtyard, and the single-family courtyard house has begun to become a large compound with multiple households, and the living nature of the courtyard house has changed.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, there have been fundamental changes in the use of traditional courtyard houses in Beijing.

Due to the change of ownership, many palaces and mansions left over from the Qing Dynasty were changed from private property to public property, and they were no longer occupied by the former aristocracy, but turned into public housing such as state organs, schools, hospitals, factories, kindergartens, and clubs.

The change of use function makes the contradiction between the building itself and the needs of users difficult to solve, and the final result is not that people obey the building, but that the building is transformed by people.

The courtyards that are still used as residences are no longer exclusively occupied, and have become "miscellaneous courtyards" where multi-family residences live, and these changes in use have made it difficult for the courtyard houses to maintain the depth, tranquility, elegance and warmth of the past, and the courtyards have been divided, renovated and divided into a common phenomenon.

After coming out of the Forbidden City, Ye Tian and Yu Qingya walked to the east city for only seven or eight minutes, which was a courtyard complex.

In the Qing Dynasty, this place belonged to the middle city, and it was generally inhabited by dignitaries, Ye Tian was really a little surprised, how could his grandfather, who had never met before, have a courtyard here?

Walking in the alleys surrounded by high-walled compounds, feeling the quiet atmosphere of life, Ye Tian felt that it was much more meaningful than in the Forbidden City.

Moreover, Ye Tian found that the construction of the courtyard house paid great attention to feng shui, from the selection of the site, the positioning to the determination of the specific scale of each building, all of which were in line with the feng shui of the northern Bagua school.

At the mouth of the alley, you can still see some old Beijing sitting under the big tree playing cards and chess from time to time, and when the neighbors walk by, a greeting of "have you eaten" makes Ye Tian feel warm.

Ye Tian and Yu Qingya, a pair of handsome men and beautiful women, walked in the alley, which looked a little eye-catching, but in recent years, the relevant departments have begun to plan the hutong culture and courtyard tourism, and the people who live here have not shown any special place.

"East X Four Hutong No. XXX." Coming to the door of a house, Ye Tian stood and stared at the signs hanging on both sides of the house door in some surprise.

"Street office?" Looking at the sign hanging on the side of the door with black letters on a white background, Ye Tian was a little dumbfounded, and then looked up at the house number, that's right, it's the place my father said.

"Ye Tian, you're not mistaken, right?" Yu Qingya also asked on the side.

Ye Tian confirmed the house number again, shook his head, and said, "That's right, it's here, but ...... How did it become a street office? ”

"Hey, what's wrong with you two?"

Just as Ye Tian wanted to go in and ask, a man in his early thirties with a boss's bag came out of the door.

"Uh, it's okay, we're students of Huaqing, and we're interested in the courtyard, come here to see ......"

Ye Tian knew that this courtyard house was still lived by his grandfather's family twenty years ago, and now it has become a street office, and there must be some stories in the sky.

"It turned out to be a top student in Huaqing, what's the matter, I want to go in and have a look?" Hearing that it was a college student from Huaqing, the man was a little enthusiastic, and he took back the feet that had already stepped out of the door.

"Hehe, I want to think about it, but I don't know if it's convenient? What do you call it, big brother? ”

Ye Tian smiled shyly, took out a pack of Hongtashan from his bag, tore open the package very clumsily, and handed one to the man.

Ye Tian doesn't smoke, this cigarette is in Xu Zhennan's bag in the morning, according to Xu Zhennan's words, when you go out, you should smoke before speaking, everything will be easy to do.

"Hey, you're going to be a kid, it's different from the average college student......"

Seeing Ye Tian's move, the man laughed, took the cigarette and said, "I'm the director here, my name is Ma Ping, by the way, you're from Beijing, right?" Why are you still interested in this old yard? ”

As a well-maintained courtyard house, there are usually many people who want to go in and see, but old Beijing is not interested in this, Ma Ping listened to Ye Tian's accent should be Beijinger, so he felt a little strange.

"Director Ma, is my girlfriend from Beijing, she wants to go in and see ......"

Ye Tian's words made Yu Qingya's face turn red, and she glared at Ye Tian angrily, but looking at Director Ma's eyes, it was two young people flirting and scolding.

"Cheng, there aren't many people tonight, I'll show you ......" Ma Ping nodded and agreed.

"Who's your girlfriend? It's so thick-skinned......" Following behind Ye Tian, Yu Qingya whispered.

Ye Tian turned his body sideways and said in Qingya's ear: "Huh? It turns out that you are not, okay, I will go back and explain to Director Ma, and say that you are not my girlfriend......"

"You dare!"

Blown in her ears by the breath coming out of Ye Tian's mouth, Yu Qingya only felt half of her body tingle, but her heart was as sweet as eating honey.

This is a middle courtyard, 3 is 2 ears, 3 east and west wings, there is a sheltered corridor in front of the house, the ground is paved with green bricks, the courtyard wall that originally divided the front and back yards has been opened, and it seems quite open.

Looking at the place where his father had lived since he was a child, Ye Tian was a little excited, but he still had a casual expression on his face, "Director Ma, if this house was placed in the past, maybe it would be the residence of a minister of Shangshu, but now it is a country, right?" ”

"No, the property right of this house is still private, Aunt Ye leases it to the street, and she is also the old director here......"

Director Ma was obviously defenseless against Ye Tian, and in a few words, Ye Tian learned the information he wanted to know.

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