Huize Old Town

Huize’s guild halls connect commercial migration, worship and town life. Named buildings such as the Jiangxi Guild Hall make that network visible in surviving architecture.

The ornate red and timbered entrance of Huize Jiangxi Guildhall, with layered eaves and a courtyard entrance. — The entrance of Huize Jiangxi Guildhall (Wanshou Palace), one of the county-town institutions named in the article’s account of the social world around copper trade. It is a guildhall, not a mine or smelter.

Huize Old Town

The ornate red and timbered entrance facade of Huize Jiangxi Guildhall, with layered eaves and a central plaque reading Wanshou Palace.

Under the Eaves of Huize’s Guildhalls

Huize’s guild halls joined commercial migration, worship and civic life in a mining town.

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The entrance of Huize Jiangxi Guildhall (Wanshou Palace), one of the county-town institutions named in the article’s account of the social world around copper trade. It is a guildhall, not a mine or smelter.Zhangmoon618 · 2022-08-30 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.