Former Residence of Wang Honghui

　　  To the right of the former residence is the Wang Family Ancestral Hall, which was established by Wang Honghui during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. The ancestral hall consists of a mountain gate, an octagonal hall, a main hall, and two side corridors. The octagonal hall was destroyed by fire in the late Ming Dynasty and was rebuilt during the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty. It features a hip-and-gable roof. The main hall has a depth of three bays and a width of five bays, making it a classical palace-style structure. The hall houses several stone plaques from the Qing Dynasty as well as inscriptions by modern notable figures. In 1994, it was designated as a provincial-level cultural relics protection unit. To the left of the old residence stands the Taishi Archway, which was first built in the second year of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty (1574). The Taishi Archway is a four-pillared, three-bayed stone-carved memorial archway, standing 5.1 meters tall and spanning 7.3 meters in width.

　　Wang Honghui (1541~1617)　　  Wang Honghui, courtesy name Shaochuan, art name Zhongming, was a native of Ding’an County, Qiongzhou Prefecture (now Hainan Province), Guangdong. He was born in 1541 and passed away in his hometown of Ding’an in 1617 at the age of 76. After his death, he was posthumously granted the title of “Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent” and honored with an imperial funeral. Wang Honghui was a renowned statesman and educator of the Ming Dynasty. He served successively as a Shujishi (imperial scholar), Hanlin Academy editor, compiler, metropolitan examination co-examiner, National University Academic Dean, Vice Minister of Personnel of Nanjing, and Minister of Rites of Nanjing. He achieved distinction in literature, authoring famous works such as Shangyou Tang Gao (Manuscripts from the Shangyou Hall), Wuyue Youji (Travelogue of Wu and Yue), Tianchi Cao (Grass of Tianchi), Laihe Xuan Ji (Collected Works from the Coming Crane Studio), Nanming Qidian Lu (Records of the Marvelous Southern Frontier), Nanzhi Zoudu (Memorials on Southern Rituals), and Wenzi Tan Yuan (Garden of Literary Discourse). Throughout his life, he served with integrity... Details+