Three Residences of Cheng Family

Three Residences of Cheng Family is located on the No.7 of

Paishu Street

  in Tunxi District of

Huangshan City

. Three Residences of Cheng Family is rare and famous for its long history, exceptional carving craftworks and the rich culture of the local custom. It also crowned as the gem of civil residence of Ming dynasty by the authorities from Beijing Palace Museum.

No. 7, No. 8 and No. 29 are generally called the

Three Residences of Cheng Family

. These three houses are similar but distinctive respectively. No.7 house initially was established in the early time of Ming dynasty (1368), it has more than 600 years old. On the gate there is also the nation-level protection site--- Brick Carving of Double Phoenixes Playing with Peony. The wall of the front is arch-style, which is rare in Huizhou-style architecture. There was a bargain paper on the ground floor. The hall is bright and roomy, currently it became the Shoutang, and the east side rooms also have the well-preserved wallpaper of the Ming dynasty. No.8 house is the richest one in culture. There is a warning stone with the characters of滴水石穿carved on the stone. 108 pieces of wood carvings show the essence and gem of Huizhou wood carving.