Ding Henian's Tomb Pavilion

Ding Henian's Tomb Pavilion

Ding Henian's Tomb Pavilion is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Ding Henian's Tomb Pavilion (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Ming Dynasty

Announcement Date: March 16, 2005

The ancient tea market consists of three sets of buildings aligned side by side along the street. Oriented east to west, from north to south they are the Tea Market Temple, the Tea Market Management Office, and the Tea Market, respectively. The Tea Market Temple is the smallest in scale and consists of a brick-carved gate, a courtyard, and the main hall; the main hall has a single-eave gable roof, three bays and nine rafters, with carved beams. The Management Office consists of an entrance hall, a courtyard, and the main hall; the entrance hall has a single-eave double-slope roof, three bays and five rafters, with a simple structure; the main hall has a single-eave gable roof, three bays and seven rafters. Each of the entrance hall and the main hall extends one bay at the southern end, giving them a slightly four-bay layout. The Tea Market buildings are all two stories, consisting of a brick-carved gate tower, a courtyard, the main hall, another courtyard, the rear hall, and side chambers on both sides. Both the main hall and the rear hall have a depth of seven rafters, with relatively simple beam carvings.

According to records, the tea market was first built during the Song Dynasty, and the “Wuzhou Dongbai” tea produced here was listed as a tribute item as early as the Tang Dynasty. The existing buildings were reconstructed during the Qing Dynasty or the Republican era, among which the Management Office still retains Qing Dynasty stone steles inscribed with regulations such as “Prohibition on the Price of Atractylodes and Grain.” The current buildings are in good condition of preservation.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Network

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units