Fengcun Doctor’s Archway

Fengcun Doctor’s Archway

Fengcun Doctor’s Archway is a cultural relic protection unit of Jixi County.

Fengcun Doctor’s Archway

Located in Fengcun, Chang’an Town, it covers an area of 25 square meters and is a Ming Dynasty structure. The archway has four pillars, three gates, and five stories, faces east, and is entirely carved from sandy granite. It stands 9 meters tall, with the central gate measuring 5.6 meters wide. On the central panel of the main bay, the characters “掇科” are inscribed on the east side and “大夫坊” on the west side. It was erected in honor of Feng Lan, a former prefectural governor. Both the large and small crossbeams of the archway are adorned with auspicious carvings, making it a fine example of Ming Dynasty archways in the county. It holds significant value for the study of Fengcun’s history. In 1997, it was designated as a key cultural relic protection unit of the county, with approval document number Jizheng [1997] No. 35.

Chang’an Town: Chang’an Town is located in the northwest of Jixi County, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province. It borders Banqiaotou Township and Huayang Town to the east, She County and Linxi Town to the south, and Shangzhuang Town and Jingde County to the west and north. The town covers a total area of 130 square kilometers. In March 1992, it was established through the merger of the former Zhentou Township and parts of the former Shangtian Township; in October 2001, parts of the former Haozhai Township and Dayuan Township were incorporated into Chang’an Town; by 2005, it administered ten village committees—Zhentou, Dayuan, Zhuangtuan, Madao, Dagǔ, Gaoyang, Tantou, Wuchuan, Haozhai, and Xiawudu—comprising 60 villager groups with a total population of 23,118... More detailed information about Chang’an Town++