The Sanjitang Ancient Architectural Complex

The Sanjitang Ancient Architectural Complex

The Sanjitang Ancient Architectural Complex is a Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Heritage Protection Unit.

The Sanjitang Ancient Architectural Complex is located in Sanjitang Natural Village, Shanxia Village, Huadong Town, Huadu District. Dating back to the Qing Dynasty, it is classified as an ancient architectural site. The complex includes the Jianquan Pan Ancestral Hall and two rows of residential buildings with the “Seven Dragons Crossing the Ridge” design located to its east.

In December 2008, it was designated as part of the seventh batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Heritage Protection Units.

Protected area: to the east, up to the west wall line of the adjacent single-story building; to the north, up to the south wall line of the adjacent single-story building; to the south, extending 5 meters outward from the boundary of the ancient buildings; to the west, up to the east wall line of the adjacent single-story building.

Construction control zone: to the east, extending approximately 20 meters outward from the outer edge of the protected area; to the north, extending approximately 27 meters outward from the protected area; to the south, extending approximately 60 meters outward from the protected area, up to the southern boundary of the pond to the south; to the west, extending approximately 28 meters outward from the protected area.

Shanxia Village: Shanxia Village is located at the northeast corner of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, covering an area of about 4 square kilometers. It comprises 15 villager groups with a total population of approximately 4,700.

In 1998, to accommodate the construction of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, three economic collectives—the sixth, seventh, and eighth—of Shanxia Village were relocated as a whole to the vicinity of Sandong Village in Xinhua Town. In 2006, to facilitate the construction of FedEx Asia-Pacific Hub, the ninth economic collective of Shanxia Village was entirely relocated to the FedEx Resettlement Area in Baoliang Village within the same town. After two instances of land requisition and relocation, Shanxia Village has now formed a... More details about Shanxia Village ++

Further reading:

· Seventh Batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Heritage Protection Units