Sanzhi Hall (Zheng Clan Ancestral Hall)

Sanzhi Hall (Zheng Clan Ancestral Hall)

Sanzhi Hall (Zheng Clan Ancestral Hall) is a cultural heritage site protected by Kaihua County.

Sanzhi Hall is located in Qingshan Village, Yinkeng Township. It is a Qing Dynasty structure and was designated as part of the fifth batch of county-level cultural heritage protection units. This is a Zheng clan ancestral hall. Facing south, it features a four-pillar, three-bay, five-story memorial archway-style gate, adorned with exquisitely preserved brick carvings on the façade and blue stone door frames. The building has three courtyards, each separated by a skywell, with corridors connecting the sides of the skywells. It covers an area of 455 square meters. The first courtyard includes a stage. The second courtyard has a main hall with a five-rafter structure, featuring double beams in the front and single beams in the rear. It was renovated in 1998. According to the "Zheng Clan Genealogy," the Zheng clan in the village migrated from She County, Anhui during the Tang Dynasty's Wude era, with the founding ancestor being Zheng Yuanchou, who served as Vice Minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.

Yinkeng Township: A township under the jurisdiction of Kaihua County. Established as Yinkeng Township in 1950, renamed Heping Township in 1956, changed to Yinkeng Commune in 1958, and reverted to a township in 1983. Located in the northwestern part of the county, on the west bank of the Majin Stream, it is 6.5 kilometers from the county seat. It covers an area of 75.5 square kilometers and has a population of 18,000. National Highway 205 runs through the township. The township administers 24 villages: Dalu, Qiaofeng, Sanzaofan, Kaokeng, Xingxian, Junchi, Yaojia, Yangjia, Shangminglian, Xiaominglian, Zhengjia Village, Gaoshan, Shangyinkeng, Shicheng, Xiayu, Shangcheng, Houfan, Yekeng, Wangjiadian, Wenchuankou, Duimen, Hocun, Dujingfan, and Dujingyuan. … More detailed information about Yinkeng Township ++