The Huang Family Memorial Archway of Chastity and Filial Piety

The Huang Family Memorial Archway of Chastity and Filial Piety

The Huang Family Memorial Archway of Chastity and Filial Piety is a cultural relic protection unit of Huangshan City.

The Huang Family Memorial Archway of Chastity and Filial Piety is located on Doushan Street in Huicheng Town, She County, dating back to the Qing Dynasty.

Constructed in the seventh year of the Shunzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty, the archway bears an inscription reading “Gate of Chastity and Filial Piety Honored by the Qing Court for Huang, Wife of the Late Confucian Scholar Wu Pei,” commemorating a young Huang woman who committed suicide—after the death of her husband, Wu Pei, a Confucian scholar.

The Huang Family Memorial Archway of Chastity and Filial Piety has been designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Huangshan City.

Doushan Community: The Doushan Street Neighborhood Committee of Huicheng Town is situated in the heart of She County, a nationally renowned historical and cultural city. The area features a famous ancient residential street rich in cultural heritage, serving as the cradle of Huizhou merchants and the development of Huizhou culture. It also functions as She County’s window to the outside world and is a key attraction within the “Ancient Huizhou City” scenic area, with tourism being the community’s primary economic pillar.

The Doushan Street Neighborhood Committee oversees one municipal secondary normal school, two newly developed residential communities (Tianning Residential Area and Doushan Residential Area), eight resident groups, and a registered population of 1,107 households totaling 2,968 residents… More details about Doushan Community++

Further Reading:

· The Fifth Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Relic Protection Units in Huangshan City