Site of the Wu Family Ancestral Hall in Cuqiao

Site of the Wu Family Ancestral Hall in Cuqiao

The Site of the Wu Family Ancestral Hall in Cuqiao is a protected cultural heritage site of Changzhou City.

The Site of the Wu Family Ancestral Hall in Cuqiao was built during the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty. In 2012, members of the Wu clan renovated the ancestral hall, and two courtyards currently remain. The Wu family in Changzhou are descendants of Ji Zi, making this the only remaining site of the Wu Ji Zi Ancestral Hall in the Changwu area.

On March 25, 2018, the Changzhou Municipal People’s Government announced the Site of the Wu Family Ancestral Hall in Cuqiao as part of the seventh batch of municipal-level protected cultural heritage sites in Changzhou.

Address: Wujia Village, Cuqiao, Henglin Town, Wujin District

Henglin Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Wujin City. It is a famous production area for rice and wheat. Established as Henglin Town in 1949, it became a commune in 1958, then split into Henglin and Linnan communes in 1966. In 1983, it reverted to town status, and in 1985, Henglin Town and Henglin Township merged to form the current Henglin Town. Located in the central section of the Shanghai-Nanjing Railway, it is 15 kilometers from downtown Changzhou and 30 kilometers from Changzhou Airport. Covering an area of 27 square kilometers with a population of 33,000, it is traversed east–west by the Shanghai–Nanjing Railway, National Highway 312, and the Beijing–Hangzhou Grand Canal. It borders Taihu Lake to the south and the Yangtze River to the north, and lies adjacent to the Shanghai–Nanjing Expressway. The town administers Yuxiang, Diban, Shunzhuang, Zhangcun, Jiangcun, Zhaojia... More detailed information about Henglin Town ++

Further reading:

· Seventh Batch of Municipal-Level Protected Cultural Heritage Sites in Changzhou