Zhenzi Peng Ancestral Hall

Zhenzi Peng Ancestral Hall

Zhenzi Peng Ancestral Hall is a cultural tourism attraction.

Zhenzi Peng Ancestral Hall is located on Xihua Street in Maogang Community, Yuzhu Subdistrict. According to local villagers, it was built during the Ming Dynasty and renovated in 2000. The hall faces east and has three bays and three courtyards, with a total width of 15 meters, a total depth of 35 meters, and an overall floor area of 525 square meters. It features a flush gable roof, hipped gable walls, gray plaster dragon boat ridges, plain gray barrel tiles, and plain tile ends. The eaves are adorned with carved panels. The base is constructed from blue bricks and stone. The front is an open space with a basketball court and a pond, while the other three sides are surrounded by residential buildings.

The front gate is three bays wide (15 meters) and two bays deep (6.6 meters), with a floor area of 99 square meters. The front porch has a three-step beam structure, supported by two red sandstone columns. Between the columns and the gable wall is a wooden connecting beam, adorned with carved wooden camel humps and bracket sets. The main gate is fitted with stone lintels and stone door sills, and the wooden plaque above the door is inscribed with “Zhenzi Peng Ancestral Hall,” with the upper inscription reading “1760, Mid-Autumn Festival, Auspicious Day” and the lower one “Renovated in 2000.” The rear porch has a four-step beam structure and two stone columns.

The central hall is three bays wide (15 meters) and three bays deep (9.2 meters), spanning eleven rafters, with a floor area of 138 square meters. It has four wooden king posts with granite column bases, and two red sandstone front columns. The central bay features a wooden plaque inscribed with “Jihu Tang” (Hall of Accumulated Virtue), without any signature. The central hall is preceded by a courtyard, with two side corridors topped with four-rafter rolled shed roofs. The courtyard has been repaved with wear-resistant bricks, measuring 5.2 meters in width and 7 meters in depth.

The rear hall is three bays wide (15 meters) and three bays deep (10 meters), spanning thirteen rafters, with a floor area of 150 square meters. It has four wooden king posts with granite column bases. The front eaves of the side bays have arched doorways that connect to the side corridors. The rear hall is also preceded by a courtyard, with two side corridors topped with four-rafter rolled shed roofs. The courtyard has been repaved with wear-resistant bricks, measuring 5.1 meters in width and 3.7 meters in depth.

The ancestral hall is relatively well-preserved and currently serves as a nursing home for the elderly.

Maogang Community: Located in the eastern part of Guangzhou, Maogang Community borders Tianhe District to the west and Huangpu Dasha Central Urban Area to the east. It serves as the western gateway for Huangpu District to enter downtown Guangzhou. The community includes 13 natural villages: Shigang (1 production team), Kengtian (1), Shajing (2), Tangkou (3), Xihua (3), Yuanbei (1), Dongfu (1), Hegui (1), Chengmen (1), Cangxia (1), Jing’ai (3), Kengtou (2), and Dinggang (1), comprising a total of 21 economic cooperatives, covering an area of 5.86 square kilometers. More detailed information about Maogang Community++