Xiayi Yu Family Ancestral Hall

Xiayi Yu Family Ancestral Hall

Xiayi Yu Family Ancestral Hall is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Fujian Province.

Xiayi Yu Family Ancestral Hall is located on Xiayi Street, Hetian Town, Changting County. It faces southwest and is oriented from northeast to southwest. The structure consists of a main gate, lower hall, left and right corridors, and upper hall, covering a construction area of 213 square meters. The wall of the gate is built with lime-sand and covered in plaster, making it as solid as slate. The lower hall measures three bays in width and one bay in depth, with the central bay featuring a post-and-lintel beam frame, while the side bays have roof beams supported by gable walls, and a flush-gable roof. The upper hall measures three bays in width and three bays in depth, with a front porch featuring a rolled shed, the central bay featuring a post-and-lintel beam frame, the side bays having roof beams supported by gable walls, and a flush-gable roof.

Hetian Town: Located in the central part of Changting County, known as the "Little Red Shanghai of the Hakka Capital," Hetian Town lies between 116°16′–116°30′ east longitude and 25°35′–25°46′ north latitude. It borders Nanshan to the east, neighbors Tufang and Zhuotian to the south, connects to Xinqiao to the north, and borders Cewu to the west. The total area is 296.714 square kilometers, with 43,000 mu of arable land and 320,000 mu of mountainous land. The town government is located on Zhongjie Street in Hetian, 22 kilometers from the county seat. The town administers Xiajie, Zhongjie, Xiayi, Nantang, Yaoxia, Zhuxi, Youfang, Luzhu, CheLiao, Liuyuan, Yongsheng, … More detailed information about Hetian Town++

Further Reading:

· Eighth Batch of Cultural Heritage Sites Protected at the Provincial Level in Fujian Province