The Wang Family's Memorial Archway of the Imperial Examination Laureates in Dalǐ, Tongping

The Wang Family's Memorial Archway of the Imperial Examination Laureates in Dalǐ, Tongping

The Wang Family's Memorial Archway of the Imperial Examination Laureates in Dalǐ, Tongping is a cultural heritage site protected by Ji’an County.

The Wang Family's Memorial Archway of the Imperial Examination Laureates in Dalǐ, Tongping is located in Wangjia Natural Village, Dalǐ Village, Tongping Town.

It is a wooden memorial archway built to honor academic achievements, constructed in the fifth year of the Chenghua era of the Ming Dynasty (1649) and renovated in the tenth year of the Yongzheng era of the Qing Dynasty (1732). Facing south and situated on a north-south axis, it stands on a bluestone base. The main structure is supported by two wooden cypress main beams, with diagonal struts erected on both the northern and southern sides of the pillars for reinforcement. The upper part features a swallow-nest-style roof composed of wooden brackets, below which a plaque inscribed with the characters “恩荣” (Imperial Favor) hangs between two horizontal beams. Below that is a wooden plaque engraved with the bold raised characters “世进士第” (House of Generational Imperial Examination Laureates). At the very top, the central ornament is a stone-carved bodhisattva flanked by stone-carved carp—both of which no longer exist today.