Zibo Yuanyang Ancestral Hall

Zibo Yuanyang Ancestral Hall

Zibo Yuanyang Ancestral Hall is a cultural tourism attraction.

Located in the southwest corner of Xincheng Town, Huantai County, it is the ancestral hall of Wang Shizhen (also known as Yuanyang Shanren), who served as Minister of Justice in the early Qing Dynasty. It is a municipal-level key cultural relics protection unit. The hall has five main rooms, originally built as a traditional wooden structure with a front porch (converted to a cement-brick enclosed hall-style building in 1940). The interior features layered beams and hanging pillars, with decorative lattice windows. There is also a courtyard. The gate bears twelve large characters: “Lecture Official of the Imperial Study, Minister of Justice, Residence of Wang Shizhen.” The gate is flanked by symmetrical white walls, and in front stand a pair of 1.8-meter-tall intricately carved stone lions.

Shandong, Zibo City

Xincheng Town: Xincheng Town is located in the southwest of Huantai County, covering an area of 44.55 square kilometers. It governs 40 administrative villages with a population of 36,000. It is traversed by the Binbo Expressway and provincial highways Gaozi Road and Shouji Road, enjoying well-developed transportation and a superior geographical location.

As the former site of the ancient county seat of Huantai County, Xincheng Town has a history of 722 years as a county administrative center. It is also the hometown of Wang Shizhen (Wang Shizhen, courtesy name Yuyang), a leading figure in the Qing Dynasty poetry scene. The town has a rich cultural heritage, with verifiable records of 30 successful imperial examination candidates (jinshi) and 43 provincial examination graduates (juren), as well as numerous historical relics. Cultural sites within the town include the Zhongqin Ancestral Hall, Wang Shizhen’s Former Residence, the Four Generations’ Palace Guardian Memorial Archway, and the Qi Huan Gong Horse Racing Ground... More details about Xincheng Town ++