The Li Ancestral Hall of Shenxia

The Li Ancestral Hall of Shenxia

The Li Ancestral Hall of Shenxia is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Li Ancestral Hall of Shenxia is located in Shenxia Village, Lengshui Town, Ningyuan County. Originally built during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty, it currently covers a construction area of 950.47 square meters. After multiple renovations and repairs, the existing structure retains the architectural style of the Qing Dynasty while incorporating Western architectural features, which is relatively rare among ancestral halls in southern China. The hall faces north and is built with a post-and-lintel structure, featuring hip-and-gable roofs with upturned eaves. Inside the hall is a stage adorned with high-relief openwork wood carvings depicting two dragons playing with a pearl. In addition, the decorative carvings of figures, flowers, birds, and animals on the architectural elements are exquisitely crafted and well-preserved, showcasing high artistic value. The upper hall of the ancestral hall retains eight gilded plaques dating from the Qing Dynasty to the Republican era. In March 2011, the Li Ancestral Hall of Shenxia was designated as a Provincial-Level Cultural Relics Protection Unit by the People's Government of Hunan Province.

On October 7, 2019, the Li Ancestral Hall of Shenxia was included in the eighth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

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Further Reading:

· Ninth Batch of Hunan Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units

· Eighth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units