Chunqiu Ancestral Hall

Chunqiu Ancestral Hall

Chunqiu Ancestral Hall is a national AA-level tourist attraction and a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level.

Chunqiu Ancestral Hall is located in the county town of Xuyong County. It was first built in the 26th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1900 AD). Funded by salt merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi, the original Guan Di Temple was demolished and rebuilt. The hall primarily enshrines Guan Yu, and it is named Chunqiu (Spring and Autumn) Ancestral Hall because Guan Yu was fond of reading the Spring and Autumn Annals (Chunqiu Zuozhuan).

Chunqiu Ancestral Hall boasts a strong late Qing Dynasty imperial architectural style, with an elegant, simple, and rigorously structured design. Its main structures include the music tower, corridors, wing rooms, banquet hall, Guan Yu Hall, Three Officials Hall, inner stage, zigzag bridge, pond, and entrance hall, covering a total area of 4,000 square meters. The buildings are adorned with intricate carvings and colorful paintings, the most iconic of which include the Nine Dragons Beam, Nine Phoenixes Beam, Eight Scenic Views of Yongning, Hundred Birds and Plum Blossom Window, Hundred Phoenixes Facing the Sun, Hundred Longevity Pictures, Fishermen, Woodcutters, Farmers, and Scholars, and paintings imitating those of Mi Nan Gong. These artworks are exquisitely crafted, making it a true treasure of late Qing Dynasty architectural carving art. The hall is renowned both in China and abroad. The couplets and plaques in Chunqiu Ancestral Hall feature unique styles, profound meanings, and are widely celebrated.

In 1980, Chunqiu Ancestral Hall was designated as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit. In 1998, it was established as a Museum of Woodcarving and Stone Carving Art.

Protected area: A boundary extending 5 meters outside the enclosing wall of Chunqiu Ancestral Hall.

Construction control zone: A boundary extending 10 meters outside the protected area.

Further reading:

· Sixth Batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level