Cun's ancestral hall

Cun clan ancestral hall, also known as Cun clan ancestral hall, is located in Heshun ancient town, Tengchong County, Yunnan Province. The ancestral hall is a place for Han people to sacrifice their ancestors or sages. It is the landmark of Heshun ancient town and the symbol of Cun clan in Tengchong. From the inside to the outside, there are main hall, Xiang Lou, garden, guest hall, hall, two doors and gate. There are two stone platforms outside the gate. The platform near the gate is 175cm higher than the thoroughfare in front of the township. There are stone posts on both sides, and there are two stone buckets on each pole. There is a bigger platform outside the thoroughfare. In front of it, there is a lotus pond. The view is broadened and the scenery is infinite.

Cun's ancestral hall

Cuns ancestral hall, also known as cuns ancestral hall, is located in Heshun ancient town, Tengchong County, Yunnan Province. It is the landmark of Heshun ancient town and the symbol of cuns ancestral hall. From the inside to the outside, there are main hall, Xiang Lou, garden, guest hall, hall, two doors and gate. There are two stone platforms outside the gate. The platform near the gate is 175cm higher than the thoroughfare in front of the township. There are stone posts on both sides, and there are two stone buckets on each pole. There is a bigger platform outside the thoroughfare. In front of it, there is a lotus pond. The view is broadened and the scenery is infinite. The South Asian style gate of Cun's ancestral hall

It was built in Jiajing period of Ming Dynasty. The expansion was carried out in 1806, the 10th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty. Cunguangyuan, the then patriarch of the clan, organized the he clan's exhibition at home and abroad to persuade them to donate money to Myanmar to do cotton business. Three years later, the gates, gables and walls were built one after another. The exquisite design and ingenious workmanship of the ancestral hall fully reflect the industrious wisdom and artistic creativity of the ancient Chinese working people. In 1935, cunxingyi, a scholar of Tongzhi and the head of cunshi clan in the Qing Dynasty, presided over the reconstruction of the new gate of Heshun cunshi ancestral hall. The two stone lions in front of the gate were donated by the cunshi clan, an overseas Chinese from Myanmar, in the 21st century. Cunqing, the first ancestor, lived in cunjiawan, Liangtan, Fuba County, Chongqing, Sichuan. In 1391, Ming Dynasty Hongwu came to Yunnan on a southern expedition, and followed the army to Yongchang (Baoshan) and Tengyue (Tengchong) to defend qianhusuo. The cuns were mainly distributed in Tengchong, Yingjiang and Baoshan of Yunnan, Zunyi of Guizhou, Hsinchu of Taiwan, and Myanmar (Overseas Chinese).

Every year, the overseas descendants of Qingming Festival will return to Heshun to attend the Qingming Festival of the Cun clan. They can see that the descendants of the Cun clan live in all directions and gather together. They can also see how the Chinese clan and traditional culture continue and have an impact in their lives. They mostly engage in business.

Today, the cunjia's 200000 descendants are distributed all over the world, mostly in business. When it comes to the Qingming Festival, people will go back to their ancestors.

Ancestral hall No

Zizhao hall. Tang Lian: Nishikawa Shize, Yuzhen's family name.

Architectural features

Three Romanesque round arches

It is one of the oldest eight ancestral halls in Heshun and the earliest one built in the eight ancestral halls in Heshun. The gate of Cun's ancestral hall is different. The gate of other ancestral halls is of traditional cornice, bucket arch and tile wood structure, but the gate of Cun's ancestral hall is unconventional in material and shape, typical of South Asian style and full of foreign style. It has formed a classic of Chinese and foreign. After more than 70 years of vicissitudes, it has become a business card of Heshun overseas Chinese hometown. Its exquisite carving skills and immortal artistic value fully reflect the outstanding talent and artistic creativity of the ancient Chinese working people.

Cunshi ancestral hall, commonly known as cunjia ancestral hall, is located at the north foot of wutoupo in Heshun, adjacent to the east side of the main gate at the foot of dashiqiangjiao, covering an area of 2222 square meters. It sits south to north, facing the mountain and facing the dam, and rises step by step. The ancestral temple was first built with the most "foreign" gate, the most "cattle" benchmark, the broadest platform and abundant plaques.

Among the eight ancestral halls in Heshun, Cun's ancestral hall was the first one built. According to the inscriptions, Cun Guangyuan, who was the head of the clan in the 10th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (1806), organized a memorial ceremony in front of the deities of the clan, advised them to donate money, and later invested in Myanmar to manage cotton. He made a profit by erecting the main hall and gate on the second day of the twelfth lunar month in the 13th year of Jiaqing (1809), building Gables, walls and corridors in the summer of the 14th year (1810), and investing in Myanmar in cotton in the 24th year (1820) In 1823, Daoguang built the front wall of the hall; in 1823, Daoguang built the family hall seat; in 1827, Daoguang built the platform; in 1936, the new gate was rebuilt. It took 126 years. After several generations of hard work, it was completed. There are main hall, left and right chamber, screen wall, front hall, garden, two patios, especially two platforms and two separate sides of the new gate It's very spectacular against the eight character wall.

As a facade, the gate of Cun's ancestral hall is different. The gates of other ancestral halls are of traditional cornice, bucket arch and tile wood structure, but the gate of Cun's ancestral hall is unconventional in material and shape, typical of South Asian style and full of "foreign" style. The new gate was presided over by the ancestor cunxingyi when he was the patriarch in the 1930s. As a great businessman of overseas Chinese, although his grandfather was a scholar full of poetry and books, he did not stick to the conventions and was good at accepting new ideas and new things. When he was the patriarch, he planned to ask Indian engineers to design drawings in Myanmar in 1936, and then Myanmar hired some Indian craftsmen to construct in Heshun. (according to the same style, the same group of craftsmen also built the foot gate of yinjiaxiang and the gate of zhangdecang in Zhangjiapo) all the materials used, such as steel bars, cement and asphalt, were transported back by the horse gang from Myanmar. After many days of careful construction and carving, the new gate was built with plaques and couplets, and finally formed a classic work of combining Chinese and foreign. The vicissitudes of time, after more than 70 years of ups and downs of the spring and Autumn period, not only did it not fade out of people's vision, but it became more and more precious with the passage of time. It has become a real example of the harmonious blend of Chinese culture and South Asian culture. Therefore, it has become an eye-catching business card of the charm and overseas Chinese hometown.

Outside the gate, on the left and right sides of the platform, there is an ancient flagpole, which is more than two feet high. Compared with the flagpole of other ancestral temples, it is quite different. It is particularly striking that the flagpole of other ancestral temples has only one square Dou, while the flagpole of Cun ancestral temple has two layers. It's very elegant here: in the feudal era with strict hierarchy, there were strict rules that could not be overstepped. Because in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the cuns not only won the honors of 223 scholars, but also four Juren. In the Yiwei year of Guangxu, they also gave cunkaitai a Jinshi. Therefore, according to the law, they were allowed to hang two duels. Other ancestral temples did not have such honors. The double duel benchmark of cuns ancestral temple became the most "cow".

The gate is surrounded by two-story platforms, all of which are protected by stone railings and inlaid with stone slabs. In particular, the platform close to Xiangqian Avenue is semi-circular, covering an area of hundreds of square meters, which is particularly spacious. It is second to none among the eight ancestral temples and can be called the broadest. I remember that when I was a child, I went to Heshun Central Primary School. Every time there was a school meeting, all the teachers and students gathered on the next platform, only one wing of it.

Ancestral hall culture

Ancestral ceremony represents the excellent cultural form of Chinese ancestral belief, which has great influence and historical value. From the couplets in Cun's ancestral hall, we can see that its rich content and profound writing can give us a glimpse of the culture of the hometown of overseas Chinese. Today, these ancestral halls, which are still well preserved and have different architectural styles, have become the splendid cultural and artistic treasures of Heshun, the witness of the splendid achievements of material civilization in the history of Heshun, and the rare place for us to study the traditional ancestral hall culture today

There are plenty of plaques and couplets hanging in Cun's ancestral hall, among which the most precious one is the "white hair Chaoyi" plaque written by famous Confucian general Deng Zilong in memory of "master Qiaotou" Cun Yu in Wanli period of Ming Dynasty. It is said that when Deng Shen was stationed at the festival and leaped over, he wandered in heshangtun in his spare time, which is today's Heshun. When he passed Cunyu's house occasionally and saw the excitement, he made people know that it was the younger generation who made the sacrifice for Cunyu. The general was invited to the banquet happily. Cunyu's descendants respectfully asked him to leave ink as a record. He was inspired by the wine. He was bold and bold, with blue background and white powder. It is said that the word "white" still lacks a horizontal line in the middle The general did not answer with a smile when everyone doubted whether there was a clerical error. When the plaque was hung, he threw a ball of powder mud in his hand to the plaque, which just filled the gap between the words "white". The words "white hair Chaoyi" were outstanding and powerful. He raised his seat and clapped his hands. This plaque has been hanging in Cunyu's house for many years. It was only after the ancestral hall was built that it was presented to the ancestral hall for hanging. Unfortunately, this rare precious cultural relic and many other couplets and plaques could not be effectively protected after liberation, and were gradually used for other purposes, not to mention the cultural revolution. Fortunately, when Mr. Li Gengen lived in heshunkui Pavilion, he extended the "white hair Chaoyi" and carved it on the stone, so that Deng Shenjiang's handwriting could be preserved. Other couplets were attached to Cun's genealogy edited by Cun Kaitai

Plaques and couplets

The plaque depicts the Confucian style of the famous families in southern China.

Couplets

Warm Pavilion: Sui Zhuang bridge to open Yunnan, Xi Sheng Jiubian, Xun chubai;

Zuo muying decided Yue, and Xin served thousands of families, sacrificing for thousands of years.

The fragrance of broomcorn withers, and the family of Chu Yin is immortal,

Laurel orchid is planted luxuriantly, and its virtue is endless.

They respect their fathers and ancestors;

As a link between the past and the future, we can also protect our children and grandchildren.

Main hall: from the dragon to the Shengguo, nianerzu cut through the thorns and thorns, fortunately, Xichuan opened the road, Nanzhao Jielu, industrious Qi Mu fan Feng, Hanma meritorious service xinzudou;

Chinese PinYin : Cun Shi Zong Ci