Introduction to the ancient dwellings in Xipu: There are hundreds of them. Due to their different social status and economic strength as well as the construction years at the time of construction, there are differences in quality, scale and style. The layout of ancient houses is mostly a large five-story courtyard with three entrances and two floors. The shape of the gatehouse is varied, with different forms and materials. It is divided into two blocks, inside and outside. The outer door mostly faces the upstream of the water, and is painted with auspicious words and pictures. For decoration, if the inner door faces the hall directly, it is connected to it by a stone-paved corridor, forming a central axis of symmetry. Stepping into the inner gatehouse, you can see the wing rooms on both sides of the patio. There are often several tables with different decorations in front of the grand master's wall in the hall. There is a "stigma mirror" on the top of the back pillar. This kind of pillar decoration is shaped like a disk, and the pattern is engraved with eight trigrams and other vases, which vary from house to house. The door and window panes of the ancient house in Xipu are exquisitely carved with rich themes; the beams, brackets and brackets are exquisitely carved. The courtyards and roads are all paved with large and small pebbles, many of which are classic and very distinctive.