Guande Hall

Guande Hall

Guande Hall is a cultural relic protection unit of Jinhua City.

Guande Hall is located in Shangyang Village, Chian Town, Yiwu City. Dating back to the Qing Dynasty, it is categorized as an ancient architectural structure. Oriented east-west, it consists of three sections with three bays each and a connecting central hall, flanked by eight rooms on each side in the left and right wings and corridors. The building covers a construction area of 782 square meters. The front section serves as the entrance hall, the middle section holds the main hall, and the rear section is the hall building. The main hall is an open-style space that retains its original plaques, and the architectural decorations feature characteristics of the Qing Dynasty Qianlong era craftsmanship. A connecting central hall links the main hall and the hall building. The building’s distinctive feature also includes channeling water from a nearby stream into the residence, creating a lively flowing water atmosphere around the home, and it holds high historical, scientific, and artistic value.

It was designated as a municipal-level cultural heritage site in June 2006, and as a municipal-level cultural relics protection unit in April 2013, under the official announcement number Yizheng Fa [2013] No. 29, dated April 24, 2013.

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 and corridors, looking up, you’ll always spot the upturned eaves and carved patterns along beams and pillars, faded to an aged color like dried preserved vegetables. Villagers say that Shangyang originally had 18 halls, but one was burned down and another collapsed, leaving 16 still standing. Among them, the oldest hall dates back 800 years, which is truly astonishing. Most houses traditionally face south, but the houses in Shangyang all uniformly face west, a tradition that has lasted for thousands of years... More details about Shangyang Village ++