Huao Fang Clan Ancestral Hall

Huao Fang Clan Ancestral Hall

Huao Fang Clan Ancestral Hall, designated as a county-level cultural heritage site in 2006, is a Ming Dynasty ancestral hall building featuring a two-courtyard layout with a central skywell. The front hall is three bays wide and eleven purlins deep, with an exposed roof structure. The central bay features a post-and-lintel system with a five-rafter beam supported by two double-step beams in front and a boat-shaped canopy in the rear, while the side bays use a mixed post-and-lintel and through-tenon system with central columns resting on the ground and three double-step beams in the front supported by a boat-shaped canopy in the rear. The inner lintels of the central columns in the front three double-step beams and the rear three inner lintels of the rear golden columns each hold two sets of bracket sets with one-dou-six-sheng brackets, and there is a semi-movable stage inside. Side doors open on either side of the skywell, featuring built-in gatehouse designs. The main hall, also called Dunmu Hall, is three bays wide and twelve purlins deep, with an exposed roof structure. The central bay uses a post-and-lintel system with a five-rafter beam supported by a boat-shaped canopy in the front, two double-step beams in the rear, and connected through-beams, while the side bays use a mixed post-and-lintel and through-tenon system with central columns resting on the ground and a boat-shaped canopy with double-step beams in the front connected to two double-step beams in the rear and then through-beams. The inner lintels of the front three golden columns each hold two sets of bracket sets with one-dou-six-sheng brackets, and the joints between beams and columns use angled brackets, with slender tapering columns. Common construction features shared by both courtyards include integrated pier-shaped plinths, rammed earth flooring, Qing Dynasty-added bracket arms, upward-angled brackets at beam-column joints, and distinctly curved column tops. Although the wooden structure of the building shows some signs of later additions and replacements, most of it retains its Ming Dynasty framework, with bold material usage and distinct period characteristics.

Tashi Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Longyou County. It was known as Tashi Township in 1949, changed to a commune in 1961, reverted to township in 1983, and was re-established as a town in 1991. Located in the northern part of the county, it is 12 kilometers from the county seat. Covering an area of 50 square kilometers, it has a population of 28,000. Roads lead to Tashi, with Tashi Station and stops such as Xiazhang and Qianjia. The town administers Tashi, Shuigeqian, Dushanxu, Xipi, Luoshan, Qianmuyang, Tonggangwu, Shanggaoye, Xishanbian, Houshu, Dachenjia, Daluding, Qiancun, Shucun, Xiazhangwu, Liyu, Xiawang, Datang, Hecun, X-he, Xiaoxi, Doufuwang, Qianjia, Tangjia, Guang... More detailed information about Tashi Town++