Wangjia Ancestral Hall

Wangjia Ancestral Hall

Wangjia Ancestral Hall is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Hubei Province.

Wangjia Ancestral Hall

Located in Taipingxi Town, Yiling District, Yichang City, dating back to the Qing Dynasty. It is one of the cultural relic buildings relocated due to the Three Gorges Project. The structure features a post-and-lintel wooden frame with brick walls and is covered with small grey tiles. It consists of a front hall, side halls, a main hall, and wing rooms. The stone plaque above the main gate is inscribed with "Wangjia Ancestral Hall." (Fourth Batch)

Source: Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Bureau

Taipingxi Town: Situated on the northern bank of the Xiling Gorge of the Yangtze River, Taipingxi Town is at the head of the Three Gorges Dam reservoir area. The town covers a total area of 152 square kilometers. It administers 20 villages, 3 neighborhood committees, 131 groups, and has a population of 28,000. In 2002, the fiscal revenue reached 7.2908 million yuan, and the per capita income of farmers was 3,008 yuan. Leveraging its highly influential port advantage (the Taipingxi Port, currently under reconstruction, is a national deep-water port), the town is focusing on economic transformation and has set goals to build itself into a “town strong in diversified specialty industries, a pivotal port logistics hub, and a new center for tourism services.” Citrus and tea are the two leading industries in the town... More information about Taipingxi Town++

Further Reading:

· Fourth Batch of Hubei Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units