磐(pan)安圍(wei),位于(yu)廣(guang)東(dong)省(sheng)興寧市葉(xie)塘鎮河西(xi)村麻嶺頂東(dong)麓,是“興寧十(shi)大(da)古(gu)民居(ju)“之(zhi)一(yi)。由劉氏十(shi)七世吉昌于(yu)清光(guang)緒二(er)十(shi)一(yi)年(nian)(1895年(nian))興建(jian)。坐(zuo)西(xi)向東(dong),為三堂四橫圍(wei)龍屋(wu)布局(ju),總面(mian)(mian)闊105.2米(mi)(mi)(mi),總進深53.6米(mi)(mi)(mi),建(jian)筑占地(di)面(mian)(mian)積(ji)5060平方(fang)(fang)米(mi)(mi)(mi),分布面(mian)(mian)積(ji)約15000平方(fang)(fang)米(mi)(mi)(mi)。
以夯土墻和木石構架承重。灰瓦硬山頂。中軸部分為三堂屋四橫屋,橫屋后面是(shi)(shi)半(ban)(ban)月(yue)形(xing)圍(wei)龍(long),堂屋(wu)前是(shi)(shi)長方(fang)形(xing)禾坪(ping),禾坪(ping)前有(you)半(ban)(ban)月(yue)形(xing)池塘。中軸建(jian)筑為方(fang)形(xing)廳(ting)堂,廳(ting)與廳(ting)之(zhi)間(jian)(jian)以天井(jing)(jing)(jing)相隔,大(da)(da)小天井(jing)(jing)(jing)共(gong)21個。四(si)周建(jian)有(you)角(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)樓。共(gong)有(you)房間(jian)(jian)122間(jian)(jian),廳(ting)堂兩(liang)邊(bian)有(you)南(nan)北廳(ting)、書(shu)齋、廂房、花廳(ting)、居室、浴室、廚房等(deng)(deng)。半(ban)(ban)月(yue)形(xing)的圍(wei)屋(wu)連結橫屋(wu),內(nei)(nei)為花頭腦,其(qi)(qi)間(jian)(jian)鑲嵌有(you)“五行風水石(shi)”。正對中軸線圍(wei)龍(long)頂端(duan)中間(jian)(jian)的房子是(shi)(shi)龍(long)廳(ting),是(shi)(shi)祭神用(yong)的神圣之(zhi)地。所(suo)有(you)天井(jing)(jing)(jing)、臺階、夯土墻轉角(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)處及(ji)大(da)(da)部分(fen)門框都用(yong)麻石(shi)條(tiao)塊加固、鋪(pu)墊。在圍(wei)龍(long)屋(wu)兩(liang)邊(bian)還建(jian)有(you)碓間(jian)(jian)、牛舍、豬欄間(jian)(jian)、馬(ma)廄、雜物間(jian)(jian)、衛生(sheng)間(jian)(jian)等(deng)(deng),實現了人畜分(fen)居。圍(wei)龍(long)屋(wu)外層設有(you)許多明暗(an)(an)(an)槍(qiang)眼,在四(si)角(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)樓最(zui)高處還有(you)瞭望孔,其(qi)(qi)設計是(shi)(shi)沒有(you)射擊死角(jiao)(jiao)(jiao),防御功(gong)能較齊全(quan)(quan)。屋(wu)后有(you)山泉水,采用(yong)暗(an)(an)(an)井(jing)(jing)(jing)、暗(an)(an)(an)渠直通屋(wu)內(nei)(nei),具有(you)隱(yin)蔽性。生(sheng)產、生(sheng)活(huo)功(gong)能齊全(quan)(quan),如儲(chu)備物資充足(zu),可(ke)足(zu)不出戶在圍(wei)龍(long)屋(wu)內(nei)(nei)生(sheng)活(huo)一年。2009年被評為興寧市十大(da)(da)古(gu)民居。