Dai Shizong Ancestral Hall

Dai Shizong Ancestral Hall

The Dai Shizong Ancestral Hall is a cultural relic protection unit of Fujian Province.

The Dai Shizong Ancestral Hall is located in Taoran Garden, Wuan Town, Changtai County, and dates back to the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Description: Also known as the "Zhan Yi Hall," it was first built in the 21st year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1542) and renovated during the Qing Dynasty. The building covers an area of 438 square meters, faces east with its back to the west, and consists of a front hall, a courtyard, a moon platform, corridor rooms on both sides, and the main hall, all under a flush-gable roof. In front of the ancestral hall lies an open square and a pond. The front hall is five bays wide and two bays deep. The main hall is three bays wide and three bays deep. Both the front hall and the main hall feature a mixed post-and-lintel and mortise-and-tenon wooden structure, with exquisitely and delicately carved beams and column bases.

Protected area: An extension of 20 meters outward from all sides of the building.

In 2018, the Dai Shizong Ancestral Hall was announced by the People's Government of Fujian Province as part of the ninth batch of provincial-level cultural relic protection units.

Wuan Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Changtai County. It is the seat of the county government. Established as Wuan Town in 1940, it became Hongxing Commune in 1958, renamed Chengguan Commune in 1960, and restored as Wuan Town in 1984. Located in the lower reaches of the Longjin River, it covers an area of 1,012 square kilometers and has a population of 480,000. The Yingxia Railway and the Jiabai Highway pass through the area. It administers 11 village committees including Shili, Jishan, Oushan, Heting, Xidong, Gongshan, Zhuban, Chengguan, Jingyuan, Jinli, and Zhupu, as well as 4 neighborhood committees: Chenghe, Dengke, Zhongshan, and Luoshan. Major industries include transportation, building materials, catering, and services. The main agricultural products are rice, sugarcane, and fruits. … Wuan Town detailed information++

Further reading:

· Ninth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units of Fujian Province