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Father-Son Jinshi Pavilion

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During the Jingtai era of the Ming Dynasty (1450–1456), father Liu Hong and son Liu Guang successively passed the imperial examination to become jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial exams). They built an archway in the village, which has since been destroyed. In the late Qing Dynasty, their descendants erected the Jinshi Pavilion in the center of the street. Originally located in the middle of the road, the pavilion was later moved to the side of the road due to the construction of Beida Road, but its original structure was preserved. In December 2000, it was announced as a district-level cultural relic protection...

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The Father-Son Jinshi Pavilion is a cultural relic protection unit of Zhenhai District.

During the Jingtai era of the Ming Dynasty (1450–1456), father Liu Hong and son Liu Guang successively passed the imperial examination to become jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial exams). They built an archway in the village, which has since been destroyed. In the late Qing Dynasty, their descendants erected the Jinshi Pavilion in the center of the street. Originally located in the middle of the road, the pavilion was later moved to the side of the road due to the construction of Beida Road, but its original structure was preserved. In December 2000, it was announced as a district-level cultural relic protection unit.

The Father-Son Jinshi Pavilion is a wooden structure with a hip-and-gable roof supported by four pillars. It is 4.05 meters wide and 6.20 meters high, and is a building from the late Qing Dynasty.