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There are many ancestral halls in Huangyao Ancient Town, and almost every major surname has its own ancestral hall, which fully shows the power of the clan.
The people who live in the ancient town live a wealthy life and have sufficient financial resources. Especially during the period from the Kangxi To the Qianlong Dynasty, the population of the ancient town developed rapidly and the economy was unprecedentedly developed. In order to strengthen the expansion of power, unite with the outside world, and seek prosperity and prosperity for future generations, so that their power and wealth can be passed on from generation to generation, they have raised funds to build ancestral halls in the ancient town. There are 11 ancestral halls with various surnames in the ancient town, with a majestic structure and luxurious decoration. The Ancient Family Ancestral Hall, Wu Family Ancestral Hall, Liang Family Ancestral Hall, Guo Family Ancestral Hall, Sima Di, etc. are among the best.
Stone steps were built in front of the doors of each ancestral hall, followed by a wide porch, and there were boxes on both sides of the entrance gate, and in the middle was a large patio, lined with small gardens, and the front of the patio was a tall and wide main seat, where the ancestral tablets and sacrificial supplies were placed. Because the construction craftsmen at that time were all from Hunan, the architectural style of the ancestral halls of each surname was basically the same, and the brick and stone structure was adopted, although it had gone through a hundred years of vicissitudes, it was still golden and brilliant.
The most attractive thing in the temple is the exquisite ancient murals, which have not faded after thousands of years. The old man who watched the ancestral hall wiped the murals with clean water, but the more he wiped them, the newer and more beautiful they became!
1 Heaven bless the ancient ancestral temple
There are two branches of the Gu clan that established the ancestral hall in Huangyao, one is the Tianyou Gong Branch and the other is the Fengxin Gong Branch. Among them, the ancestral hall of the Tianyou Gong branch is called the Tianyou Ancient Ancestral Hall, and the Fengxin Gong Branch is called the Gu Clan Ancestral Hall. It is a two-story, three-bay, two-deep building with a hard hilltop structure. The vertical ridge is a gray sand ridge, the positive ridge is a tile ridge, and the wall is a green brick clear water wall. There are two levels of stepping at the gate and two levels of stepping at the gate. There are five levels of steps at the bottom and two steps at the top.
Adjacent to the Xingning Temple, the two sides of the gate are "Tianxi Gong Pure Flaw, Qi Qi My Descendants", and there are "Rules" (left) and "Moment Steps" (right) on both sides of the hall.
2 Mo's Ancestral Hall
Located on Jinde Street, it was built in the late Ming Dynasty. On the gate of the Mo Ancestral Hall is a plaque with the inscription "Mo Clan Ancestral Hall", and the couplets on both sides are "Julu Kai Lineage, Guangdong Gui Yan Sect Branch". On the front pillar of the hall is written "Water Source Wood Flow Boundary Traces, Spring Dew and Autumn Frost Feel Mouth Wave", and the couplet on the back pillar reads "Zu De unforgettable repair of trick beans, Zong Gong Tu recommends Sweet Fragrance". There is a stone stele in the left corner of the hall, which reads "A poem of the Gurudwara Yao Mo Clan Ancestral Hall: The sound of the giant deer family is far away, and the Xuanqing branch is long." Zu De Liu Fang has been passed down for thousands of generations, and Zong Gong Hao's qi has shown thousands of auspiciousness. Guo En Jia Qing Hong Tu Exhibition, Life Expectant Descendants Chang. Hongyan has the good news, and Huang Yao ju exhausts Zhen Gangchang. Descendants of Sun Jingkou Aoi Unitary Year Midwinter Jidan".
3 Yip's Ancestral Hall
It is located on the road side of the southwest end of the ancient town. The couplet next to the door reads "The surname in the Zhou Dynasty moved from the east to the west and the ancient and the present long-term root Miao Dangyong Nian, originating from Ye County from the other to the beginning of the Succession of Guakou Qingchang extension", the plaque in the middle of the hall is "Zu De Liu Fang", and on the stone pillars on both sides is "From the Kou clan and branch the ancestral ancestors inherit the ancestral mouth, and the He clan of Nanyang will sacrifice and commemorate the Zonggong every year".
4 Wu Ancestral Hall
Located on Jinde Street, it was built in the late Qing Dynasty. Three rooms and two entrances, hard summits with wok-eared ears, green brick clear water walls. The front cornice is bluestone. There are forty-eight murals in the temple, which is a building with more murals in Huangyao Ancient Town. In the autumn of 1944, when the Guangxi Provincial Art Museum was evacuated to Huangyao, it held classes at the Wu Ancestral Hall and carried out propaganda activities such as resisting Japan and saving the country. The late famous theater artist Ouyang Yuqian and modern painters Cai Dizhi and Yi Qiong also used this as a studio.
In 1983, the Zhaoping County People's Government announced the "Wu Ancestral Hall" as the "Former Site of Guangxi Provincial Art Museum".
5 Lin Ancestral Hall
For three rooms and two entrances, wok ears hard mountain top, green brick clear water wall. Because of the later restoration, the green brick wall is also sprayed with a lime layer. Two stories high, but without floor space. Cover small green tiles, tile head making process is unknown, Ming changed to green glazed tile hook head and dripping water. The main ridge is now converted into a green glazed cylinder tile and dripping water. The positive ridge is supplemented by a layer of small green tiles, on which two rows of vertical tiles are compacted. The front cornice is equipped with two cornices, the cornice is more spacious, and the prismatic stone pillars under the cornices are cushioned.
Located at No. 56 Jinde Street, it was originally the Ye Sanlin Ancestral Hall, which was built in the Daoguang years and has a history of about 200 years. On the stone pillars on both sides of the gate of the Lin Ancestral Hall is written a couplet, which reads, "Yan Yi Yi Plotted to Rely on Zude, and the Cicada Crown was Called Qinglai Zonggong". The word "Zhongxiao" is written on the hall, with "Shuanggui Faxiang" on the right and "Jiumu Liufang" on the left.
6 Leung Ancestral Hall
The main seat of the Liang Family Ancestral Hall is a hard hilltop building with three bays and one depth. The wall is a green brick clear water wall, and the beam frame is a bucket type. The top of the hill is wok-ear shaped. Tile cover small green tiles, tile head barrel tiles and drip cover green glazed tiles.
Located on Zhongxing Street, the couplets on both sides of the gate are: "Zu De Cun Yong Hui, Zong Zhi Zhan Chang Hui".
7 Law's Ancestral Hall
Three rooms and two entrances, hard summits with wok-eared ears, green brick clear water walls. The façade façade of the front seat adds a layer of fake clear water to the original clear water wall. Two stories high, but no floor, small green tiles, no tile heads, no dripping. The positive ridge is pressed by a stacked tree shingle, and the vertical ridge is pressed by bricks and gray sand. The front cornice is a bucket-shaped eaves with no cornices.
It was built in the 20th year of Qianlong (1716) and is located in Laojia Lane, Anle Street. With Lao Yuanxi as the distant ancestor, the ancestor of the Huangyao branch of Laoshi Qiao. In 1995, the altar text read at the festival was: "On October 1, 1995, the first great festival was held at the Huangyao Lao Clan Ancestral Hall. There are many descendants of Yuan Xi's sons and grandchildren, brothers, uncles, nephews, aunts and sisters, etc., who are respectful of chen light wine and rough food, and respectful and worship with the ancestors of the lingqian of the past generations" and other words.
Located on Anle Street. It was originally built in the 20th year of Qianlong (1716) in honor of the Duke of Shiqiao. The couplet on the stone pillar outside the gate is "Ancestors are far away, Wei Gong ShiZe is long", there is a plaque of "Respecting Prudent Yi Wei" in the middle of the entrance, followed by "Filial Piety and Faithfulness", and the couplet on the pillars on both sides is "Respecting Zu Siyuan Chonggong, Righteous Type Prestige Yuhou Kun". There are pictures on both sides of the middle yard, the right is "Spring Tour green meadow, and "Summer Appreciation of Green Lotus Pond" picture, the middle is "Winter Night Reading: The Ancients Sought Learning, and Never Relaxed In Life." Young Zhuang worked hard and succeeded in the old side. Seek knowledge on paper, and finally feel shallow and empty. We must have real skills and learn to use them ourselves. On the left is "Autumn Drinking Huangju Wine" and "Winter Poetry", and in the middle is a poem of "Hoe He". In the middle of the hall there is a plaque of "Songyang Hall", flanked by "Grandchildren Bachelor, Brother Zhongcheng". The couplets on the pillars on both sides are preceded by "Article Guangshi DeXiaoyou Zhenjiasheng, Shangshao Zhongye Changchuan Scholar Name", followed by "Zu Ze Hongshi Zuo Yin Qian Qiu YuanXi, Sun Youguang's BenZhi Baishi Lianfang".
8 Wong Clan Ancestral Hall
It is a courtyard-style building, the main seat is three rooms and two entrances, the wok ear hard hilltop, green brick clear water wall. The front eaves gallery replaces the cornices with two brick walls. In front of the main seat is the courtyard, and there is a gatehouse in front of the courtyard. The gatehouse is a green brick green water wall, a herringbone hard hilltop, and a small green tile. The original practice of the tile head is unknown, but it has been changed to yellow glazed tile tile and dripping water.
Located on Yingxiu Street, the couplets on both sides of the gate are "Munamoto Yansijiu, Zhisen Zuojichang".
9 Guo Ancestral Hall
Located opposite the Wu Ancestral Hall, it was rebuilt in 1928. On both sides of the gate of the ancestral hall is written "Fenyang Shiguan, point the leader of the family". The couplet on the stone pillars on both sides is "Green Rising Changchun Wave Swooping Marsh Fangtang Wanpai ChaozongTong, Qingshan Laiyuankou Lists The Mountains of Wufeng Wenxia resemble children and grandchildren". There is a door at the entrance, and the couplet on the front pillar is "Yi Yan Yi Qi Hong Tu Nian Nai Zu Accumulation Thick Stream light passed down from generation to generation, Huan Wen Ren Rope Xian Wu Yuan Zhu Kun Zhen Came and Went Everyone Excited Inscription Book Fragrance", and on the back stone pillar is "Zhi Zhen Zhong County Ben Shu Yang Cheng Eight Hundred Mile Qiao Mu Gao Migration Genealogy Heavy Heaven Huang East Yue Origin West Yue Yan, Spring Recommended Dolphin Lamb Autumn Journey Mo Accumulation Thousand Years Xin Pepper Yong Ancestral Reward Gong Chong daxing former reunification of the descendants of the future", there is also a link in the back, which has been soaked in confusion. On the hall is written "Generations of Glory and Prosperity, Peace of the United Tribes, Wealth and Wealth", on the right there is "Prosperity of The House", and on the left there is "Hundred Sons and Thousands of Grandchildren".
The main seat has three rooms and two entrances, a hard hilltop with wok ears, and a green brick clear water wall. Two stories high, but no floor, only one floor inside. Cover small green tiles, the tile head was originally lime paste, no dripping, is now converted into green glaze cylinder tiles and dripping water. The front cornice has brick cornices, which are now covered with red tiles.
10 Gu Clan Ancestral Hall
On the new street on the north side of the ancient town, it was founded in the Kangxi Dynasty (1708), with Gu Fengxin as the ancestor of the Huangyao Gu clan, Gu Fengxin was the first person to lead the ancestors of the Huang Yao Gu clan to relocate from Meizhou, Guangdong to Heshan County, Guangdong, and later, his twenty-ninth grandson Gu Ganglun, Gu Qizhi and others moved to Huang Yao, so they raised funds to build the Huang Yao Gu Clan Ancestral Hall. In 1909 (the second year of Xuan reunification), it was used as a school for the children of Huangyao Street. During the Anti-Japanese War, the Guibei Bureau used this as a temporary office address. In 1943, the underground party held Huangyao Middle School here. Construction began on august 7, 1993.
The plaque in the middle of the gate of the Gu Clan Ancestral Hall reads "Gu Clan Ancestral Hall", and the couplet on both sides reads "Straight Father's Family Is Far Away, Pen Gong Shi Long". After entering the gate, there is another door, in the middle of which hangs the plaque of "Gu Clan Ancestral Hall", on both sides of which reads :"Ancient Road New Wind Demen Houfu Juju from the main road, Home Security House Jiren Li Xiang and Heng place Shanlin". In the middle of the hall hangs a plaque of "Gu Clan Ancestral Hall", and on the right there is a small door with a plaque "Charity Hall" hanging on it. Enter the Charity Hall, in the middle of which is dedicated to the statue of Guanyin, which is written "Manna Qiong Pulp", and on both sides are "Chun Han Rui Mist Dragon Ren Li, Ri Yong Xiang Yun Hu De Men." ”
Edited | Grey Brother
Review | Yin Pingwei
Source: Guangxi Hezhou Huangyao Ancient Town Scenic Area official website