Ancestral Hall of the Father-and-Son Jinshi (Ancestral Hall of the Ang Family)

Ancestral Hall of the Father-and-Son Jinshi (Ancestral Hall of the Ang Family)

The Ancestral Hall of the Father-and-Son Jinshi (Ancestral Hall of the Ang Family) is a cultural relic protection unit of Anhui Province.

Ancestral Hall of the Father-and-Son Jinshi, Dong’angji Administrative Village, Xishanyi Town, Feidong County

The ancestral hall was completed in the 46th year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1781). It features three courtyards and five bays, originally with 108 screen doors and partition panels. Two nandinas in the front courtyard stand on either side and remain well-preserved to this day. The main gate of the ancestral hall is guarded by a pair of stone lions, with an octagonal entrance on each side. Historical records indicate that before the liberation, traveling from Qiaotouji to Zhagao, Angji was a necessary route. Officials traveling from north to south would dismount from their sedan chairs or horses here as a sign of respect.

Ang Shaoshan: courtesy name Yuanchang; from Angji, Anhui. A renowned official of the Qing Dynasty. In the 6th year of the Kangxi reign (1667), he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, later serving as a mid-level official in the Grand Secretariat, holding a high-ranking position. His son, Ang Tiance, also passed the imperial examination in the 24th year of the Kangxi reign (1685) and served as the magistrate of Pingyuan County, Dezhou, Shandong. On July 19th of the 36th year of the Kangxi reign, the emperor issued two imperial edicts in succession, posthumously conferring the title of “Wenlin Lang” upon both father and son. Ang Shaoshan’s wife, Liang Shushen, and Ang Tiance’s wife, Yan Zhongwen, were both granted the title of “Ru Ren.” Additionally, they were permitted to be enshrined in the Local Sage Ancestral Hall, earning the title “Father-and-Son Jinshi Ancestral Hall.” Moreover, the emperor bestowed four imperial plaques inscribed with: “Father-and-Son Jinshi,” “Ancestral Hall of the Ang Family,” “Inheriting the Past and Inspiring the Future,” among others, which were hung respectively above the main gate and the central hall doorway. Unfortunately, apart from the “Father-and-Son Jinshi” plaque which remains clearly visible, the other three were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution.

Protected area: the entire ancestral hall and a 5-meter buffer zone around it.

Construction control zone: 35 meters to the south, and 15 meters to the east, north, and west of the protected area.