The Wang Family Chastity Archway in Wujiawan

The Wang Family Chastity Archway in Wujiawan

The Wang Family Chastity Archway in Wujiawan is a cultural relic protection unit of Ningwu County.

The Wang Family Chastity Archway in Wujiawan is located in Wujiawan Village, Shijiazhuang Town, Ningwu County. It faces west and was built during the Qing Dynasty. The stone archway features a four-pillar, three-bay structure without a roof. The archway stands approximately 5 meters tall and spans about 6.3 meters wide. All four pillars are square-shaped, with square-shaped drum stones placed at the front and back of the pillar bases. The central bay above has a square stone plaque surrounded by flame-like patterns, inscribed in regular script with “Imperial Grace”, flanked by “Sun” and “Moon”. The upper section of the archway’s back is inscribed with “Chastity”, while the front reads “Rivaling the Bear”; the lower section states “Chastity Archway of Madam Wang, the Virtuous Widow of Scholar Wu Yuzhi”. Stone lions are erected on the secondary bays. Inscriptions on the archway indicate that it was built in the 13th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1748). In 1984, it was designated as a county-level cultural relic protection unit by the People's Government of Ningwu County.

Source: Xinzhou Net