Archway of the Zizheng Dafu Ancestral Temple

Archway of the Zizheng Dafu Ancestral Temple

The Archway of the Zizheng Dafu Ancestral Temple is a cultural relic protection unit of Guangzhou City.

The Archway of the Zizheng Dafu Ancestral Temple is located within the Zizheng Dafu Ancestral Temple in Sanhua Village, Huadu District (see Section 3.4.1, “Zizheng Dafu Ancestral Temple”), serving as the ceremonial gate of the ancestral hall. It was built in the second year of the Tongzhi reign (1863). The structure features four pillars, three bays, and four stories, crafted from blue limestone from Lianzhou. It spans 9.35 meters in width and stands 9.8 meters tall. The central bay is crowned with a double-tiered hip-and-gable roof, with the upper tier featuring stone bracket sets (dougong) under the eaves, and the front inscribed with the characters “Imperial Edict,” while the back is engraved with “Imperial Favor” and the imperial decree issued during the Tongzhi era. The two side towers also have hip-and-gable roofs, standing 6 meters high, with carved patterns under their eaves and drum stones positioned in front of and behind the pillars.

In 1999, the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government designated it as a cultural relic protection unit.

Sanhua Village: Located to the north of Xinhua Subdistrict in Huadu District, Guangzhou, Sanhua Village is about 2 kilometers from the city center and covers an area of approximately 4.5 square kilometers. The village has four economic cooperatives and 18 villager groups, with a total population of 4,910, making it one of the larger urban villages in Xinhua Subdistrict. The local economy mainly relies on the rental of shops and factory spaces. The Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and the Wuhan-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway both pass through the village.

Sanhua Village has a history of over 900 years, and most of its residents bear the surname Xu. The founding ancestor of the Xu clan in Sanhua Village was Xu Zongyuan. According to the Xu family genealogy, prior to this, the Xu family lived in Baochang County, Nanxiong. Xu Zongyuan, in the eighth year of the Yuanfeng reign during the Northern Song Dynasty... More details about Sanhua Village ++