Shangyang Ronghua Hall

Shangyang Ronghua Hall

Shangyang Ronghua Hall is a cultural heritage unit protected at the municipal level in Jinhua City.

Shangyang Ronghua Hall is located in Shangyang Village, Chian Town, Yiwu City. It dates back to the Qing Dynasty and is categorized as an ancient architectural structure.

It was designated as a municipal-level cultural heritage site in June 2006, and in February 2018, it was further recognized as a municipal-level cultural heritage unit, with the official announcement number being Yizheng Fa [2018] No. 9, dated February 9, 2018.

Shangyang Village: Strolling through the alleys of Shangyang, beneath your feet are cobblestone-paved paths, before you are houses with blue bricks and black tiles, and in the air is the dust of time. As you turn corners and weave through halls, you can’t help but notice the upturned eaves and carved beams and painted rafters, faded to colors reminiscent of aged preserved vegetables. Villagers say that Shangyang once had 18 halls, but one burned down and another collapsed, leaving 16 today. The oldest of these halls is 800 years old—an astonishing testament to history. While most houses traditionally face south, all the homes in Shangyang uniformly face west, a layout that has endured for millennia… More details about Shangyang Village++