Cai Xiang Memorial Hall (Duanming Hall)

Cai Xiang Memorial Hall (Duanming Hall)

Cai Xiang Memorial Hall (Duanming Hall) is a cultural heritage site protected at the municipal level in Putian.

Cai Xiang Memorial Hall (Duanming Hall) is located in Dongsha Village, Donghai Town, Chengxiang District, and is classified as an ancient building.

Cai Xiang Memorial Hall (Duanming Hall) is a municipal-level cultural heritage site of Putian.

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

Cai Xiang (1012–1067), courtesy name Junmo, was a native of Dongzhai Village, Fengting Town, Xianyou County. He was born in 1012 during the fifth year of the Dazhong Xiangfu era of the Song Dynasty. His father, Xiu, was a lifelong resident of Fengting Post in Xianyou County, initially a farmer and later a minor official in Quanzhou. His mother, Lady Lu, was the daughter of Lu Ren, a renowned scholar from Guifeng Village, Deyinli (now Houlong Township) in Hui’an County.

In his childhood, Cai Xiang received strict education from his maternal grandfather. At age 15, he passed the local examination, and at 18, he traveled to the capital to study at the Imperial College. In 1030, the eighth year of the Tian Sheng era, he ranked first in the Kaifeng provincial examination. In the ninth year of Tian Sheng, he placed tenth in the imperial examination and was subsequently appointed as a military judge in Zhangzhou the following year… More details about Cai Xiang++

Dongsha Village: Located southwest of Donghai Town, Dongsha Village sits north of Provincial Highway 201 (Coastal Avenue), faces the inland sea of Meizhou Bay to the south with a 1-kilometer coastline, and lies across the water from the Fujian Refinery. It is traversed by the Fuzhou-Xiamen Railway, the Fuzhou-Quanzhou Expressway, and Provincial Highway Hufeng Road, offering convenient transportation.

Dongsha Village borders Dapu Village of Donghai Town to the east, Haibin Village of Fengting Town to the west, the inland sea of Meizhou Bay to the south, and Shangtu Village of Donghai Town to the north. The village has a total of 18 villager groups and a current population of 8,467.

The Dongsha Village administrative office was built in 1949, covering an area of 26… More details about Dongsha Village++