The art of Huizhou architecture will be featured at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum from April 13, announced the Leisure and Cultural Services Department here Tuesday.
Jointly presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Anhui Provincial Museum of the Chinese mainland, the exhibition showcases more than 120 sets of exquisite wood, brick and stone carvings from Huizhou of the mainland.
The exhibition features a selection of models, component parts of buildings, artifacts and furniture from Anhui Provincial Museum and local designer Kai Yin Lo.
Along with a reconstruction of a main hall and a study room of a typical Huizhou dwelling, the exhibition enables the visitors to get a better understanding of traditional Huizhou, its beauty and cultured elegance, as well as a taste of the idyllic enclave.
Huizhou architecture is the embodiment of the aesthetic and ethical values of the region, evolving from the graphical settings of the area. It reflects the Confucian upbringing of the Huizhou merchants, whose practical wit blended perfectly with a serene sense of elegance.
According to the department, among the various local dwellings, two renowned villages in Huizhou, Xidi and Hongcun, have been listed as the world heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2000.
(Xinhua News Agency April 13, 2005)
