Xu's ancestral hall

Xu's ancestral hall

Xu's ancestral hall is a ancestral hall building built in Ming Dynasty, which belongs to the place where Xu's ancestors and sages are sacrificed.

It is located in Hetou village, Jiapeng Township, Jixi County, Anhui Province.

According to Xu's genealogy, "Xu's ancestral hall was built in Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty.". Ancestral temple is the bond of blood and emotion of the Chinese nation. As a symbol and symbol of a long history and traditional culture, it has unparalleled influence and historical value. During the "Cultural Revolution", Xu's ancestral hall was demolished and turned into a primary school classroom, but the main building, Jinxiang hall, is still in good condition. Xu's ancestral hall and Tingquan building were declared as provincial cultural relics protection units by the provincial government in May 1998.

Historical evolution

Hetou village, a famous historical and cultural village, takes the surname Xu as the main family. The ancestors of the Xu family moved here in the Southern Song Dynasty, and gradually developed into a large village with thousands of stoves in hundreds of years. In ancient times, Hetou village, also known as Yunchuan, was located in the valley at the foot of Yunling mountain at an altitude of 1350 meters. The terrain is extremely complex. As the local saying goes: hoe, bed three. It is said that this is the origin of the name of Hetou village.

In ancient times, Hetou village has been known as Sanping, Wudun, Liuqiao and Bajing. What is three screens? Looking at the historical materials, we can see that the three screens are Yanghe screen, Sishan screen and tingwenshan screen. What is the five piers? Five piers are Shiwen pier, Bagua pier, dongshanying pier, Wenbi pier and taling pier. The six bridges are six stone arch bridges across the stream of Hetou village, namely Yongan bridge, jushun bridge, Sande bridge, Yangchuan bridge, Yingong bridge

Juxiu bridge. The eight sceneries are as follows: screen opening brocade tent, Zhen Feng Yuxiu, shishiqingxu, stone pot, rock immortal trace, Zhouyong goldfish, Luanjiang Tianma, Yuquan tingpei.

Composition of ancestral hall

Xu's ancestral hall

After passing the Jiefu square, you can enter the ancestral hall of Xu family. During the "Cultural Revolution", Xu's ancestral hall was demolished and turned into a primary school classroom, but the main building, Jinxiang hall, is still in good condition. Compared with many famous ancestral halls in southern Anhui, such as chengkanluo ancestral hall in Shexian County, Hu ancestral hall in Xidi County in Qianxian county and Hu ancestral hall in Longchuan County, zhongjinxiang ancestral hall of Xu ancestral hall has seven rooms in width and four rooms in depth, covering an area of more than 300 square meters. It is built on the top of the mountain with hard beams. The beam and column structure of Xu ancestral hall is very thick and large, and the height ratio of the beam frame is similar to that of a stone chicken The four limbs feel similar and appear to be extremely round and clumsy. With the combination of decorative and carved components such as queti, Liangtuo, Dougong and chashou, the ancient cultural charm of Jinxiang hall in Xu ancestral temple becomes more rich. According to Xu's genealogy, "Xu's ancestral hall was built in Hongwu Period of Ming Dynasty." The upper part of the roof of xiangtangxuan has been replaced and repaired, but the main beam structure is still the original of Hongwu. No wonder it has such a strong ancient charm. Xu's ancestral hall and Tingquan building were declared as provincial cultural relics protection units by the provincial government in May 1998.

Tingquan building

Tingquan tower is more than ten meters away from Xu's ancestral hall. It stands beside the building and looks up carefully. It is a single room two-story Pavilion supported by several wooden columns and built near the river. It covers an area of about 30 square meters. The ground floor has two sides of thoroughfares, one side is against the wall, and the other side is near the river to build a beauty's back for tourists to have a rest. This building is about 8 meters high. On the second floor, it is a French style with double eaves on the top of the mountain. Four berms are raised in the air near the river. It is equipped with wind chimes to swing in the wind. It is melodious and rhythmic. There is a plaque of "Tingquan" on one side of the second floor near the stream. The two characters of Tingquan are in regular script, and the font is powerful. There is a praise article beside it, which has hundreds of words. The main idea is about the process of the rise and fall of Tingquan building, and the signature is Wang Jun's inscription of Xianfeng Jiwei (1859). After reading the praise money, we know that Tingquan building was built in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty, and was destroyed by flood in Xianfeng Period of Qing Dynasty. This plaque was inscribed by Wang Jun, the county magistrate at that time, when Tingquan building was rebuilt in Xianfeng Period.

Jiefu stone archway

After watching Tingquan tower, you can reach the gate of Xu's ancestral hall more than ten meters north of the stream. Facing you is a French style granite Jiefu stone archway with four pillars, three doors and five floors. The archway is intact, but the left footings sink and there is a phenomenon of pulling falcon. Looking up at the sign of the archway, we know that the archway was established by the emperor in 1537 to honor the villagers' wife Zhang's chastity. It has been more than 400 years. Standing in front of Xu's ancestral hall, the ancient archway seems to be weeping to people about how Zhang's family behaved.

Address: 051 County Road

Longitude: 112.33468500046

Latitude: 27.069019000152

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