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The Chu Clan Ancestral Hall is located in Shangcun, Xiaoyun Village, Luting Township, Yuyao City. It was first built during the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty and renovated during the Guangxu era. Facing south and nestled against the mountain terrain, it consists of a main hall, wing rooms, and a front porch forming a courtyard complex. Shangcun derives its name from being situated in the upper section of Xiaoling Village. The majority of the villagers bear the surname Chu. According to the "Chu Clan Genealogy": "During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, Chu Bangying, a recording clerk from Zhenjiang, relocated from Jin川 in Cixi to Sìmíng Xiǎolǐng (now Xiaoling) in Yuyao's Four Ming Mountains, becoming the founding ancestor of the Xiaoling Chu clan. Subsequently, descendants settled in areas such as Di塘, Liangnong, Wangshikeng, Shenkeng, and Shangzhuang." Further records in the genealogy indicate that the Xiaoling Chu clan are descendants of Chu Suiliang, a prominent statesman and master calligrapher who served as prime minister in the fourth year of the Yonghui era during the Tang Dynasty, who migrated to Xiaoling.

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The Chu Clan Ancestral Hall is a cultural relic protection unit of Yuyao City.

The Chu Clan Ancestral Hall is located in Shangcun, Xiaoyun Village, Luting Township, Yuyao City. It was first built during the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty and renovated during the Guangxu era. Facing south and nestled against the mountain terrain, it consists of a main hall, wing rooms, and a front porch forming a courtyard complex.

Shangcun gets its name from being located in the upper part of Xiaoling Village. Most villagers have the surname Chu. According to the "Chu Clan Genealogy": "During the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of the Southern Song Dynasty, Chu Bangying, a recording clerk from Zhenjiang, moved from Jin川 in Cixi to Sìmíng Xiǎolǐng (now Xiaoling) in Yuyao’s Four Ming Mountains, becoming the founding ancestor of the Xiaoling Chu clan. Later, descendants settled in places such as Di塘, Liangnong, Wangshikeng, Shenkeng, and Shangzhuang." Additionally, the genealogy states that the Xiaoling Chu clan are descendants of Chu Suiliang, a Tang Dynasty prime minister in the fourth year of Yonghui and a renowned calligrapher, whose lineage migrated to Xiaoling.

On September 23, 2014, the Yuyao Municipal People’s Government designated it as a municipal-level cultural relic protection unit in the sixth batch.

Luting Township: Located in the southern part of Yuyao City at the foot of the Four Ming Mountains, Luting Township borders Zhangshui Town of Yinzhou District to the east, Dalan Town to the south, Liangnong Town to the west, and Lubu Town and the Southeast Subdistrict of Yuyao City to the north. It is a mountainous township rich in resources, scenic beauty, and broad development potential. The township has a total population of nearly 20,000, encompasses 12 administrative villages, and covers an administrative area of 70.45 square kilometers, including 7,129 mu of arable land, 78,800 mu of forest, 7,248 mu of tea plantations, and 37,478 mu of bamboo forests, with a forest coverage rate of 85%. Central geographical coordinates: 29 degrees 54 minutes north latitude, 121 degrees... More details about Luting Township++