Chengpei Ancestral Hall

Chengpei Ancestral Hall

Chengpei Ancestral Hall was originally located on Hengshan in Latang Village, Xixinan Township, and was relocated to Qingyuan in Qiankou Folk Houses in 2001. It is a late Qing Dynasty landlord’s residential hall. The three-courtyard, three-bay, two-story building consists of a front and middle courtyard with halls and wing rooms, while the rear courtyard houses a three-bay kitchen. A side hall is located on the west side. The structure spans 13.5 meters in width and 22 meters in depth, with a total floor area of 332 square meters. The front features a concave wall, with the main gate situated on the gable wall of the east side bay. Above the gate is a brick-carved door hood. The front section has a single-step eaves corridor. The front courtyard’s central bay serves as the main hall, while the side bays are wing rooms. The window lattice panels of the corridors and wing rooms are adorned with exquisite wood carvings. The staircase is built behind the screen wall. The middle courtyard follows a similar layout to the front. A side door inside the east corridor leads to a toilet hall. The side hall is single-story, with a coffered ceiling and a square skylight in the center, fitted with glass tiles to allow light in. The floor is made of pine wood with diagonal grid patterns. A door on the south side of the side hall leads to the kitchen, which consists of three bays and two corridors. The eave pillars of the side bays do not reach the ground but are supported on stone pedestals that project outward. On the west side of the kitchen, there is also a side bay forming the back entrance porch of the residence. A boundary stone plaque inscribed with “Chengpei Ancestral Hall” is embedded in the east gable wall. The house is constructed with high-quality materials, with some wooden structures painted red. The translucent lattice windows are fitted with glass, all finely crafted, making it a fine example of late Qing Dynasty architecture in Huizhou.