Introduction to Laowu Pavilion: Laowu Pavilion, also known as Wu Xizhi's house, is located in Xixinan Village, Xixinan Town. Covering an area of ​​342 square meters, it was built in the mid-Ming Dynasty. It is located northeast and faces southwest, with five rooms and two entrances. It is a two-story square courtyard with a brick and wood structure. It is now a national key cultural relics protection unit. The open room downstairs when you go forward is the foyer, and the open room downstairs when you go back is the living room. The gate is located on the central axis, and there is a pool made of stone slabs in the center under the patio. The front of the house is a high horizontal wall, and the gate is covered with iron sheets and has a door cover made of water-polished bricks. It is thick and solemn without any carving. The upper hall is spacious, and there is a neat railing around the patio, with exquisite carvings of birds, animals and flowers, and "flying chairs" with armrests. The upper walls of the house are made of reeds and covered with mud and lime to make them tight and firm.

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