Ancestral Hall of the Yan Family

Ancestral Hall of the Yan Family

The Ancestral Hall of the Yan Family is a cultural relic protection unit of Jinxian County.

Era: Qing Dynasty

Type: Ancient Architecture

Address: Yanjia Village, Shahe, Wen'gang Town, Jinxian County

Introduction:

The Yan Family Ancestral Hall is a Qing Dynasty structure belonging to the family of Yan Shu and Yan Jidao, a Northern Song Dynasty prime minister and renowned lyricist. It was renovated during the Republican era. The hall faces south, spans five bays in width, has two courtyards and one central patio, covering an area of 220 square meters. It features a brick, stone, and timber structure. The rear section was severely damaged and was restored in 2008.

Wen'gang Town: Located on the Gan-Fu Plain in Jinxian County, Jiangxi Province, Wen'gang Town is widely known as the “Capital of Writing Brushes in China” and is famed as a hometown of brush-making. It lies east of National Highway 316 and the Beijing-Fuzhou Expressway, north of the Wenhou Expressway, and west of the flowing Fu River. It is the birthplace of Yan Shu, a Northern Song Dynasty prime minister and celebrated lyricist. The town administers 16 village committees and 5 neighborhood committees, covering a total area of 54.53 square kilometers (including 3.8 square kilometers of small town area), with 26,000 mu of arable land and a population of 70,000, of which 30,000 reside in urban areas, making it one of the more urbanized towns in the region.

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