Li Family Ancestral Temple in Minzhu Lane

Li Family Ancestral Temple in Minzhu Lane

Li Family Ancestral Temple in Minzhu Lane is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Fujian Province.

Li Family Ancestral Temple in Minzhu Lane is located in Minzhu Lane, Wutong Street, Tingzhou Town, Changting County. It faces south and features a brick-and-wood structure, consisting of a gate tower, front hall, rear hall, wing rooms, and a right-side wing building, covering an area of over 380 square meters. The entrance is a memorial archway-style stone gate tower supported by double-layered ruyi brackets, topped with a hip-and-gable roof. In front of the gate are a pair of flat drum stones and a stone carving of a lion playing with a ball. The front hall is three bays wide and four bays deep, with a post-and-lintel and through-tenon beam framework, and a flush gable roof. Associated relics include a carved dragon stone flagpole in front of the gate tower.

Tingzhou Town: Tingzhou Town in Changting County is located in the western part of Fujian Province, on the upper reaches of the Ting River, at the southern end of the Wuyi Mountains. It serves as the seat of the county government. The town covers an area of 10.6 square kilometers, with nine neighborhood committees and a population of 62,600. Since the Tang Dynasty, it has been the site of prefectures, counties, routes, and administrative offices, and is considered the ancestral land of the Hakka people. It is a historic city renowned for its handicrafts and serves as the political, economic, and cultural center of western Fujian.

New Zealand international friend Rewi Alley praised Tingzhou as "one of the most beautiful small cities in China." In 1931, the Central Soviet Area established "Tingzhou City," which was known as the "Little Shanghai of the Red Region." In 1992... More detailed information about Tingzhou Town++

Further Reading:

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