Address: Longyou County, Quzhou City, Zhejiang Province
The hall faces south and consists of five sequential courtyards in its overall layout, featuring a stage and side rooms, with a “T-shaped” floor plan. The first four courtyards have a total width of 14.30 meters, while the fifth courtyard spans 29.80 meters in width and 50 meters in depth, covering a total area of 1,500 square meters. In front of the first entrance hall is a pond, and there are flagstone bases in front of the gate. The hall has five bays, with a roof structure supported by five purlins on three columns, featuring a front rolled shed and a rear ceiling. The second courtyard houses a stage, spanning three bays, with a roof structure of eleven purlins; the central bay has a five-purlin beam supported by four columns with double steps in the front and triple steps in the back. The second and third courtyards are flanked by corridors on both sides of the courtyard. The third courtyard has a roof structure of nine purlins, with the central bay featuring a five-purlin beam supported by four columns with double steps both in front and back, and the front eave roof connecting with the main roof to form a double-pitched roof. The roofs of the third and fourth courtyards also connect in this manner; the columns in the third and fourth courtyards are all spindle-shaped. The fourth courtyard shares the same roof structure as the third, and the side rooms on both sides of the courtyard between the fourth and fifth courtyards are two-story double-eaved structures. The fifth courtyard is also a two-story double-eaved structure.
The architectural components of Sanhuai Hall, such as the columns and beams, exhibit distinct characteristics of their time, and the wood carvings are exquisitely crafted. Dating back approximately 400 years, the internal structure of the building remains intact, and its overall form is well preserved.
On March 16, 2005, it was listed as a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit, and in May 2013, it was included in the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.
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