Bai Sha Zheng Clan Ancestral Hall

Bai Sha Zheng Clan Ancestral Hall

The Bai Sha Zheng Clan Ancestral Hall is a cultural relic protection unit of Guangdong Province.

The Bai Sha Zheng Clan Ancestral Hall is located at the head of Sicun Village, Bai Sha Community, Humen Town, Dongguan City, Guangdong Province. It serves as the "ancestral hall of the founding ancestors" for the Zheng clan of Bai Sha. Originally built during the Song Dynasty, it was renovated during the Ming Dynasty's Wanli era and the Qing Dynasty's Jiaqing era, and now retains architectural features from the Qing Dynasty. Oriented from northeast to southwest, the structure follows a traditional enclosed courtyard layout with three bays, three courtyards, and two corridors. The overall terrain is designed in a "step-upward" fashion, with a width of 15.8 meters, a depth of 36 meters, and an area of 568.8 square meters. It features a brick, wood, and stone structure with a flush gable roof, hipped gable walls, a plaster dragon boat ridge, a mixed beam frame of raised beams and through-tenons, gray-glazed tubular tiles, and blue brick walls. Two stone tablets from the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty are embedded in the walls on both sides of the rear hall. These tablets document the history of the Zheng clan of Bai Sha migrating from Putian, Fujian, to settle here, as well as the renovation of the ancestral hall. In 2004, it was designated as the eighth batch of cultural relic protection units in Dongguan City. The building holds significant value for the study of ancient architecture in Lingnan during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, as well as the history of Bai Sha Village and the Zheng clan.

Bai Sha Community: Bai Sha Community covers an area of 7.8 square kilometers, with a registered population of over 7,100 and a migrant population of approximately 25,000. The community currently has 10 cadres in its "two committees" (including 8 in the Party committee and 6 in the Residents' committee, with 4 serving in both), of which 4 have high school education or below and 6 have college education or above. The Community Party General Branch has a total of 235 members, including 7 "two new" Party organizations with 26 "two new" Party members. In 2011, the community's (both levels) total assets were 520 million yuan, with a total income of 63.4 million yuan, a net profit of 31.08 million yuan, and a debt-to-asset ratio of 33%. Currently... More detailed information about Bai Sha Community++

Further Reading:

· Eighth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units in Guangdong Province