The exquisite wooden door bolt of the Jijia Courtyard

Li Yunkun/Wen

The ancient town of Pu City is located in the southeast of Luoxi County, the Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Xiangxi, Hunan Province.

The most famous ancient building in the town is the Jijia Courtyard built during the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty in the ancient town of Pu City.

The courtyard brick and wood structure, sitting northwest southeast. In front of the courtyard is the facade shop of the four open rooms, which is 58 meters deep.

It is said that the yard was built with the surname of Yiji. He made a fortune in Hunan's wood and tung oil business, and he built a mansion representing his identity and status here.

The most striking of this deep house is the wooden door of the courtyard.

The safety of the door is particularly important in those years when the soldiers are chaotic.

The two fans of this door are made of a whole thick hardwood (Figure 1, 2). Although according to the conditions at the time, the door material was not completely dry, and countless insect eyes were left on the door, but it did not affect the safety of this door. Even if it is a robber, it is not easy to enter the door.

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The door bolt on the door is dual, and it looks like a well (Figure 3) from a distance, which is strong and solid.

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The pair of doors above can only be opened from right to left, and the bottom door below can only be opened from left to right. If the direction is wrong, the door cannot be opened (Figure 4).

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However, it was still impossible to open the door to understand. There are also dark roads on this bolt.

After the upper and lower door bolt, press the button on the right side of the right side of the right side of the door, and the door of the door in the wood will automatically fall and lock the door. At this time, no matter how hard, the door can not open. When you need to open the door, there is a hole in the lower part of the door on the right door. With the iron strip, the door stumbling wood is pushed up, and the door can be opened (Figure 5, 6).

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These dark roads, except experts, ordinary people, ordinary people, especially thieves for a while and a half for a while.

The firewall around this courtyard is more than ten feet high, which is both fire prevention and windshield. It is mainly anti -theft. Generally, the thief entered the courtyard from the wall at night. After stealing the yellow and white objects and other valuables, it was inconvenient to go out of the wall. After all, it was not only easy to turn over the high wall with heavy objects, but also dangerous. Opening the door from the inside and going out of the country is the simplest and safest.

However, in a hurry, it is even harder to go out of this door than to go out of this door.

In the panic, the thief fiddled with the door bolt and alarmed the gatekeeper.

These savvy merchants, whether they are governing the world or troubled times, they can always enable goods and currencies to circulate, always promote economic development, and they face the trouble of troubled times, and they always have their way of response.

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