The Ancestral Hall of the Xing Clan in Taiping

The Ancestral Hall of the Xing Clan in Taiping

The Ancestral Hall of the Xing Clan in Taiping is a cultural relic protection unit of Zhejiang Province.

The Ancestral Hall of the Xing Clan in Taiping, also known as Dunlun Hall, is located at No. 15 Hengjie, Taiping Village, Changle Town, Shengzhou City, Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China. It stands to the west of the Qingfeng Public Hall and serves as the main ancestral hall for the Xing Clan of Taiping (part of the Yance Xing Clan). Originally built in the eighth year of the Wanli era during the Ming Dynasty (1580), it was renovated multiple times in the fiftieth year of the Qianlong era (1785), the seventh year of the Jiaqing era (1802), the fourth year of the Daoguang era (1824), and the sixth year of the Republic of China (1917). The building faces south and covers an area of 1,514 square meters. To the south is a courtyard, and the structure consists of three sections: the entrance hall (with an inner passageway featuring a stage underneath), the main hall (with side rooms on both sides), and the rear hall (with side rooms on both sides, where the western side room was rebuilt in recent years). These sections are connected by passageways. The entrance hall has seven bays in width, while the main hall and rear hall each have five bays, all topped with flush gable roofs.

Changle Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Shengzhou City. Established as Changle Town in 1955, converted into a commune in 1961, and reinstated as a town in 1981. Located in the southwestern part of the city, it is 25 kilometers from the urban area. It covers an area of 133 square kilometers and has a population of 40,000. Provincial Highway Shengzhou-Yiwu runs through the town. The town administers the following villages: Changle 1st Village, Changle 21st Village, Changle 22nd Village, Changle 23rd Village, Changle 3rd Village, Changle 41st Village, Changle 42nd Village, Changle 5th Village, Changle 61st Village, Changle 62nd Village, Fuquan, Shiyang, Mamian, Sitangtou, Yangshan, Yangfeng, Youjia Village, Huangjialingtou, Huangjiawan, Xinjian, Feiqian, Zhailingtou, ... More detailed information about Changle Town++

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units of Zhejiang Province