Bai Ni Tan Clan Ancestral Hall

Bai Ni Tan Clan Ancestral Hall

The Bai Ni Tan Clan Ancestral Hall is a cultural relic protection unit of Hubei Province.

Tan Clan Ancestral Hall

Located in Bai Ni Village, Dafan Town, Tongshan County, it was built in the sixth year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1741). The structure faces south and occupies an area of 1,576 square meters. With a symmetrical central-axis layout that rises progressively from front to back, it includes a gate hall, front hall, rear hall, ancestral hall, as well as auxiliary and wing rooms. It features a single-eave, flush-gable roof with gray tiles and a post-and-lintel timber frame. The beams, columns, brackets, doors, and windows are adorned with a variety of carved wooden patterns. This ancestral hall is the largest and most culturally rich large-scale public building still extant along the Fushui River corridor in southeastern Hubei. (Fifth Batch) In March 1930, the Soviet Government of Tongshan County held its first and second congresses here, elected the government chairman, passed the Land Law, and established the county, district, and township-level governments.

Source: Hubei Provincial Bureau of Cultural Relics

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Hubei Provincial Cultural Relic Protection Units