King Yin Lei
景賢里
1937, Vernacular 民間建築及屋邨
History took a turn in 1930: The effort in pushing “Chinese Learning with Western Utilisation” ideology in Mainland China nurtured Chinese Eclectic architecture style, Chinese elites in Hong Kong shouldered the responsibility in connecting colonial government and the Chinese community. The prestigious Sum-Lee family built Hei Lo (also known as King Yin Lei) in eastern Mid-levels in 1937. The establishment ingeniously adopted Chinese Feng Shui disposition in the site’s north-facing landscape, to reflect Chinese imperial ritual forms with modern Western construction technologies, perfectly integrating Lingnan garden scenery with functional space of Western mansions. Admiring its spectacular architectural intellect brings one on set the TV series “Delightful Dream of the Capital” which was filmed here – one will be astonished by the contribution of Hong Kong in dovetailing Chinese culture and the world.
時代在1930年踏進轉捩點：國內因推動「中學西用」主義而孕育「中國折衷主義建築」，香港華人賢達漸漸肩負聯絡殖民政府與華人社會的責任。顯貴的岑李氏家族于1937年在東半山建造了「禧廬」(即景賢里) 。巧妙地將座南朝北的地勢配合中國風水佈局，將先進西式建築技術演釋京華官式禮制形態，將嶺南園林風貌與西方大宅功能空間編織起來。欣賞其匠心獨韻，尤如重溫在此拍攝之電視劇「京華春夢」，令人驚覺香港當代理念為中國文化與世界接軌的貢獻。
文及攝影：梁以華 (香港註冊建築師)
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