Hall of Auspiciousness 迪吉堂

While you are walking around Xidi, you would think that most of the look alike, and it is not that far from the truth. However, the more you walk around, the more that you would see differences in them. Some of them look grander than the others. More often than not the people who lived in these places were pretty important. As this place is primarily built by merchants, you can take these as a sign of their prosperity.

The Hall of Auspiciousness is one of these symbols of properity of these merchants. It was built in the Qing dynasty as a sitting room for important visitors. At one time, a prime minister even visited the place, which was surprising since this Xidi is very remote, it was hard to visualize how a prime minister would know about this place. The hall wasn’t particularly beautiful, unlike its more lavish counterparts in Beijing. However, these communicate the simplicity and elegance of Huizhou style with its wooden interiors.

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