Shangzu Ancestral Hall and Jiaqing Hall

Shangzu Ancestral Hall and Jiaqing Hall

Shangzu Ancestral Hall and Jiaqing Hall is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Shangzu Ancestral Hall and Jiaqing Hall (Provincial-level Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Ming and Qing Dynasties

Announcement Date: March 16, 2005

Shangzu Ancestral Hall faces south and is arranged in three courtyards from front to back, with side rooms. The middle hall of the second courtyard stands independently, forming a “回” (hui) shape. The total area is 1,700 square meters. The first courtyard consists of a gate hall flanked by wing rooms. The gate hall is five bays wide, with a depth of seven rafters and five columns using central pillars. The front eaves of the central bay feature an eight-character gate tower, with bracket sets on the eaves characterized by... The second courtyard has... The central area is surrounded by corridors. The side rooms are mostly two-story. The first and second courtyards are similar in structure, but the second courtyard is slightly larger than the first. The rooms are mostly arranged in pairs.

Jiaqing Hall faces west and east, with a layout of three bays, three courtyards, and one connecting corridor, covering a total area of over 500 square meters. It uses rafter-pillar columns, moon beams — with the moon beam section being nearly rectangular. The connecting corridor features a caisson ceiling, utilizing a nine-step, single-kick, three-curved-bracket bracket set design.

Shangzu Ancestral Hall and Jiaqing Hall feature simple carvings and classic designs, preserving their historical appearance relatively well. They serve as important physical examples for the study of ancient regional architecture in our province.

Information Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units