Jujing Hall

Jujing Hall

Jujing Hall is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Fujian Province.

Jujing Hall

Year: Ming to Qing Dynasties

Location: Shangyang Village, Kuoyang Town, Nanjing County

Introduction: A ancestral hall of the Zhuang family, initially built during the Ming Dynasty. The main structure consists of two courtyards, with a screen wall at the front and a large slope as well as a fengshui forest at the back. It covers an area of 4,300 square meters.

The main hall is three bays wide and three bays deep, and the 18 round and square golden pillars all have couplets beginning with the characters “Ju (聚)” and “Jing (精)”. The beams and brackets are fully painted with colorful designs created by Song Zanzhou, a renowned traditional Chinese painter from the late Qing Dynasty. The tomb of Zhuang Hengyang is a related heritage item.

Protected area: Jujing Hall – 20 meters outward from all sides;

Tomb of Zhuang Hengyang – 30 meters outward from all sides.

In 2009, Jujing Hall was designated as part of the seventh batch of provincial-level cultural heritage sites by the People’s Government of Fujian Province.

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Further reading:

· Seventh Batch of Provincial-Level Cultural Heritage Sites in Fujian Province