Jinchang Qin Ancestral Hall

Jinchang Qin Ancestral Hall

Jinchang Qin Ancestral Hall is a cultural tourism attraction.

Jinchang Qin Ancestral Hall is located at No. 24 Hengyuan Upper Street, Nangang Community, Nangang Subdistrict. According to villagers, it was built during the Qing Dynasty. The hall faces east and is situated westward, spanning three bays with a width of 10.51 meters and a depth of three sections totaling 33.22 meters, covering a total floor area of 349.14 square meters. It features a flush gable roof, hipped gable walls in the shape of a Chinese character “人,” gray plastered antique-style ridge, plain barrel tiles, and glazed tile trimming. The base is made of blue bricks and stones, and the floor is paved with red terrazzo bricks. In front are a street road and a fishpond, while the left, right, and rear sides are residential houses.

The front gate spans three bays with a width of 10.51 meters and two bays deep with a depth of 6.52 meters, totaling nine rafters, with a construction area of 68.52 square meters. The front porch has a three-step beam, two stone front eaves columns, and a “shrimp-dragon” beam adorned with carved stone lions and uniquely shaped stone bracket sets, with sparrow braces beneath the beams. The main gate is fitted with granite door jambs and a stone door sill, and the stone lintel is inscribed with “Jinchang Qin Ancestral Hall,” without an upper inscription but with a lower one reading “Written by Tan Yankai.” The central bay in the front has three granite steps.

The central hall spans three bays with a width of 10.51 meters and three bays deep with a depth of 8.75 meters, totaling thirteen rafters, with a construction area of 91.96 square meters. There are double-step beams both in the front and back, four wooden interior columns, and basin-shaped stone column bases. The rear of the central bay is equipped with a screen door, with a wooden plaque hanging at the top inscribed “Shigu Hall,” without an upper inscription but with a lower one signed “Written by Tan Yankai.” Three granite steps are placed in front of the hall. The front courtyard on either side of the central hall features five-rafter coiled corridors. The courtyard floor is paved with granite.

The rear hall spans three bays with a width of 10.51 meters and three bays deep with a depth of 8.1 meters, totaling thirteen rafters, with a construction area of 85.13 square meters. It has four wooden interior columns and stone column bases. The rear part of the central bay houses a shrine with ancestral tablets arranged inside. There are three granite steps in front of the hall. The rear hall is preceded by a courtyard, with five-rafter coffered corridors on both sides. The courtyard floor is paved with granite.

The ancestral hall is dedicated to Qin Jinchang, the sixth-generation ancestor of the Qin clan in Nangang Village, who was a presented scholar.

The ancestral hall is well-preserved and currently stands vacant.

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