Mou's Manor, Historical manor in Qixia, China.
Mou's Manor is a traditional Chinese residential compound featuring stone carvings, wooden construction, and vernacular architecture spanning different building periods. The complex includes multiple courtyards, stone walls, and handcrafted details distributed throughout the site.
The Mou family settled in Guduodu Village in 1370, when Mou Jingzu became registrar of Qixia County. Construction of the manor began in 1723, the first year of the Yongzheng reign, and was largely completed by 1935. The tenth-generation Mou Guolong, a Kangxi-era jinshi dismissed after false accusations, started buying land and building houses, while the fourteenth-generation Mou Molin (1789–1870) expanded the estate to its peak.
The manor displays traditional Chinese building methods through its courtyards and interior spaces that were handed down over many generations. The spatial arrangement of the structures reflects ancient principles of family organization and daily living.
Visitors can explore the grounds on pathways that lead through different areas while observing stonework and wooden details in the courtyards. A visit allows you to understand the spatial organization of the traditional Chinese residence up close.
The manor is also known as "Mou Er Heizi Manor", a nickname locals gave it after the 14th-generation head Mou Molin (1789–1870), whose courtesy name was Songye. Under him the family bought up large tracts of farmland and reached the height of its wealth, and the nickname stuck to the estate.
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