The Xuan Chongguang Archway

The Xuan Chongguang Archway

The Xuan Chongguang Archway is a cultural heritage site protected by Huadu District.

The Xuan Chongguang Archway is located on the east side of Dongshe in Langtou Village, Huadu District, Guangzhou. Built in the sixth year of the Tongzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1867), it was renovated in 2000. Facing south, the two-story structure is 4.7 meters wide, 6.4 meters deep, and approximately 9 meters high, covering a built-up area of 30 square meters. It features a flush-gable roof, gray tube tiles, and blue brick walls. The rooftop is surrounded by parapet walls, and the exterior walls of the first floor were renovated with green-glazed strip bricks.

The ground floor has entrances on the southeast sides. The east entrance features a stone plaque inscribed with “Rui Ning Dong Bi” (Auspicious Light Gathered at the Eastern Wall), with the upper inscription “Second Spring Month of the Sixth Year of Tongzhi (1867)” and the lower one “Written by Tang Jia Bei.” The south entrance’s plaque is inscribed with “Shuang Yi Nan Xun” (Refreshing Breeze from the South), also bearing the date “Second Spring Month of the Sixth Year of Tongzhi (1867)” and the signature “Written by Tang Jia Bei.” On both sides are granite couplets that read, “Wealth and silk are sought without selfishness for blessings; noble ascent follows the righteous path to divine grace.” The ground floor enshrines the God of Wealth and Silk.

On the second floor, there is a small window on the eastern side set within a granite window frame. The window is wider inside and narrower outside—35 cm wide and 73 cm high on the inside, and 5 cm wide and 47 cm high on the outside. The southern window is 46 cm wide and 65 cm high, sealed with blue bricks. A stone plaque above it is inscribed with “Xuan Chongguang.”

Langtou Village: The Langtou Village Committee is located in the western part of Tanbu Town, covering an area of about 6.25 square kilometers. It administers three villager groups (Langzhong, Langdong, and Langxi), with a total population of over 2,330. The village was established in the late Southern Song Dynasty and got its name because it was built on a small hill near low-lying fields. In 2006, it was recognized as the Best Historic Ancient Village by the Huadu District People's Government and is also among the first group of provincial-level ancient villages. The Langtou Village Committee is 15 kilometers from Xinhua urban area and 2 kilometers from Tanbu urban area, connected to the town area via a road under the Pearl River Belt Corridor. Agriculture in the area includes rice, vegetables, flowers, and fish farming... More details about Langtou Village++