徽派

Huīpài

noun

Meanings

1 Hui style, the regional style of old Huizhou in southern Anhui, above all in architecture
2 the Hui school of seal carving

Characters

Hui, short for Huizhou

Examples

HSK 7-9

宏村的老房子都是典型的徽派建筑。

Hóngcūn de lǎo fángzi dōu shì diǎnxíng de Huīpài jiànzhù.

The old houses of Hongcun are all typical Hui-style architecture.

HSK 7-9

徽派篆刻由明代的何震开创。

Huīpài zhuànkè yóu Míngdài de Hé Zhèn kāichuàng.

The Hui school of seal carving was founded by He Zhen of the Ming dynasty.

Tips

culture

徽派建筑 is known for whitewashed walls under black tiles (粉墙黛瓦), stepped gable walls called 马头墙 that once served as firebreaks, small courtyards open to the sky (天井) and fine brick, stone and wood carving. Wealthy 徽商 (Hui merchants) paid for it; the villages 西递 and 宏村 are on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

Stroke Order

徽 huī

派 pài