Hengsha Folk Architecture Complex

Hengsha Folk Architecture Complex

The Hengsha Folk Architecture Complex is a Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Hengsha Folk Architecture Complex is located around the Luo Clan Ancestral Hall in Hengsha Street, Hengsha Village, Huangpu District. Dating back to the Qing Dynasty, it falls under the category of ancient architecture.

In July 1999, it was designated as part of the fifth batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Protected Area: The eastern side of the Luo Clan Grand Ancestral Hall and the Yuye Luo Ancestral Hall is bounded by the western edge of the pond, while the other heritage structures are bounded by the exterior walls of adjacent buildings and the current road boundary. The Zhu Clan Grand Ancestral Hall, E'hui Villa, and Chongde Zhu Ancestral Hall are bounded on the east by the west wall of the adjacent building to the east of the Chongde Zhu Ancestral Hall. The northeastern boundary extends 5 meters outward from the east wall of the Zhu Clan Grand Ancestral Hall and the north wall of the Chongde Zhu Ancestral Hall, reaching the south wall of the adjacent building to the north of the Zhu Clan Grand Ancestral Hall to the north, the northern edge of the pond to the south, the east wall of the adjacent building to the west of the Zhu Clan Grand Ancestral Hall and the west wall of the E'hui Villa to the west.

Construction Control Zone: The area to the east of the Luo Clan Grand Ancestral Hall and the Yuye Luo Ancestral Hall extends to the eastern edge of the pond, while the rest extends approximately 10 meters outward from the outer edge of the protected area. To the east, it reaches the eastern edge of the current road of Dadaozhi Erheng Street; to the north, it reaches the southern edge of the current road of Dadaozhi Street; to the west, it reaches the western edge of the current road of Dongfujuyizhi Street; to the southwest, it extends approximately 20 meters outward from the outer edge of the protected area; to the south, it extends approximately 15 meters outward from the outer edge of the protected area.

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Guangzhou Municipal Cultural Relics Protection Units