Luk Yi Hall and its Architectural Complex

Luk Yi Hall and its Architectural Complex

Luk Yi Hall and its Architectural Complex is a cultural relic protection unit of Guangdong Province.

Luk Yi Hall and its Architectural Complex is located in Nanmen Village, Doumen Town, Doumen District, Zhuhai City. It includes three ancestral halls: Luk Yi Hall (the ancestral hall of the Zhao clan), Yifeng Zhao Ancestral Hall, and Kunshan Zhao Ancestral Hall. These were all built by descendants of Zhao Kuangmei, the younger brother of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, to honor their ancestors.

Luk Yi Hall was first built in the fifth year of the Jingtai era of the Ming Dynasty (1454), Yifeng Zhao Ancestral Hall was built in the late Ming Dynasty and renovated in 1928; Kunshan Zhao Ancestral Hall was constructed in the 19th year of the Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty (1893). The total floor area of the three halls is 1,643.69 square meters.

Luk Yi Hall

The halls are separated by lanes, each featuring a three-bay, three-courtyard layout with a central courtyard or patio, flanked by side corridors. They follow a symmetrical axial plan, using a mixed structural system of through-tenon and raised-beam frameworks, with flush-gable roofs, gable-and-hip or hipped gable walls adorned with pot-shaped or zigzag designs, and green-glazed ceramic roof tiles with drip tiles. The buildings are extensively decorated with stone carvings, brick carvings, wood carvings, pottery sculptures, clay sculptures, and murals.

Luk Yi Hall currently retains a 277.35-square-meter oyster shell wall, 65 centimeters thick, with oyster shells neatly arranged in rows and stacked layers. It serves as a rare physical example for the study of ancient southern building materials and construction techniques.

Luk Yi Hall and its Architectural Complex was designated and announced as a cultural relic protection unit of Doumen County (District) in 1987; as a cultural relic protection unit of Zhuhai City in 1994; and as a cultural relic protection unit of Guangdong Province in 2008.

Address: Nanmen Village, Doumen Town, Doumen District, Zhuhai City

Transportation: Take bus routes 609 or 402 and get off at Nanmen Station

Type: Ancestral Hall & Historic Site

Recommended Visit Duration: About 1 hour

Opening Hours: Open all day

Ticket Information: Free admission

Information Source: Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Press and Publication of Doumen District, Zhuhai City

Nanmen Village: Nanmen Village is located at the foot of Huangyang Mountain. The village covers an area of approximately 16 square kilometers, with arable land spanning 5,628 mu. This includes 500 mu of fish ponds, 1,450 mu of rice paddies, and 1,354 mu of cash crops. The village has a permanent population of 5,502 people across 1,426 households. Nanmen Village consists of 12 natural villages: Nanbianli, Zhongxinli, Beibianli, Tangzu, Zhuyuan, Sisheng, Xinwei, Chongkou, Xinwei, Yuxiu, Beidishui, and Fisheries, comprising a total of 23 villager groups with 46 villager representatives.

The village hosts a Communist Youth League branch, the Nanmen Village Militia Company, the Nanmen Women’s Association... More details about Nanmen Village++

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relic Protection Units