Dafang Hall in Beilei Yi Village

Dafang Hall in Beilei Yi Village

Dafang Hall in Beilei Yi Village is a cultural relic protection unit of Jinhua City.

Dafang Hall in Beilei Yi Village is located at No. 22, Nanjie, Beilei Yi Village, Fotang Town, Yiwu City. It dates back to the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and is categorized as an ancient architectural structure.

The building faces southeast and is situated northwest, consisting of two sections—front and rear—with a width of three bays. There are five wing rooms on each side forming a matched pair, and the structure is a two-story building arranged in a square courtyard with a “return”-shaped front corridor, covering a total area of 517 square meters.

The central gatehouse serves as a passageway, with secondary spaces serving as partitions. The main bay features a stone-framed door, with three stone steps leading up, while small side gates are located in the side lanes. The entire façade is constructed with finely cut plain bricks, and the brick carvings above the gate have been plastered over with gray mortar. The main hall is three bays wide and is a ground-floor hall, featuring a boat-shaped roof over the front eave corridor. The wing rooms consist of five bays and one lane, all built with a post-and-lintel construction method. The entire structure uses high-quality materials, with meticulous craftsmanship and exquisite carvings. The horizontal beams, bracket arms, and cantilevers are carved with motifs such as the phoenix facing the sun, the phoenix among peonies, Liu Hai playing with money, lions playing with balls, as well as floral, bird, fruit, and other designs, showcasing significant historical, artistic, and scientific value.

Designated as a municipal-level cultural relic protection unit in April 2013, with the announcement document number being Yizheng Fa [2013] No. 29, dated April 24, 2013.

Fotang Town: Located in central Zhejiang and southern Yiwu City, Fotang Town is ten kilometers away from China Commodity City. It borders Dongyang City to the east, Chian Town to the south, Yiting Town and Jindong District to the west, and Jiangdong and Choujiang Subdistricts to the north. The town covers an area of 134.1 square kilometers, governs 106 administrative villages and 3 residential committees, with a permanent population of 81,000 and a floating migrant population of 60,000. In 2006, the gross domestic product reached 1.85 billion yuan, fiscal revenue was 200 million yuan, the total output value of industry and agriculture was 7 billion yuan, the per capita net income of farmers was 7,750 yuan, and the ratio of the three industries was 10.... More details about Fotang Town++