Shangzu Ancestral Hall

Shangzu Ancestral Hall

Shangzu Ancestral Hall is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Era: Ming to Qing

Address: Xiamentang Village, Yongchang Subdistrict, Lanxi City, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province

This ancestral hall is the clan temple of the Xu family in the area, also known as "Xiaolun Hall." The building faces south, has three courtyards front to back, includes side rooms, and features an independent central hall in the second courtyard. The overall layout is shaped like a "square enclosed within a square" (回), covering a total area of about 1,700 square meters. The existing structure is remarkably well-preserved.

It was designated as a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit on March 16, 2005, and listed as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units in May 2013.

Further reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units