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It won't be the first time that my family has buried something in our ancestral hall of shame.

"Reestablishing Memories," which is paired with Ai's earlier "Wang Family Ancestral Hall" installation, opens on Saturday on the UNAM campus in Mexico City, and will be on display through October.

Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall. Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall. Side view. Relief at the front of the building. The Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall () is the main ancestral hall of the Tang Clan of Lung Yeuk Tau and one of the largest ancestral halls in Hong Kong.

The ancestral hall was built in 1525 in memory of the founding ancestor, Tang Chung Ling () (1303-1387), the sixth generation descendant of the clan. From the 1940s to the 1950s, the Ancestral Hall was also used as a village school.Education and Manpower Bureau: Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall Until the mid-1990s, women were traditionally not allowed to enter the Ancestral Hall.

Nanfeng Ancestral Hall The Nanfeng Ancestral Hall () is a memorial to the Song-Dynasty scholar Zeng Gong. The present structure has been rebuilt in 1829.

Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall is situated adjacent to Tang Ancestral Hall, both declared monuments on December 14, 2001. There are three halls and two internal courtyards in the compound. The layout and design of Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall is the same as Tang Ancestral Hall. It was built in the early sixteenth century by two eleventh generation brothers of the Tang clan of Ping Shan: Tang Sai-yin (alias Yu-sing) and Tang Sai-chiu (alias Kiu-lum).

Lai Chi Wo walled-village and the houses inside adapt the structure of typical Hakka village. There are a total of 211 houses inside the village, including 3 ancestral halls (the Tsang's ancestral Hall, the Wong's ancestral Hall and the Wong's Weixing ancestral Hall). 131 of the houses are single storied buildings. Another 76 are double-storey buildings, and the remaining four are three-storey building.

The Tang Ancestral Hall is one of the largest ancestral halls in the territory. It is located between Hang Mei Tsuen and Hang Tau Tsuen.Education and Manpower Bureau: Ping Shan Heritage Trail: Tang Ancestral Hall It was constructed by Tang Fung-shun, the fifth generation ancestor of Tang Clan about 700 years ago. It is the main ancestral hall of the Tang clan of Ping Shan.

The Chen Dexing Ancestral Hall () is an ancestral shrine in Datong District, Taipei, Taiwan.

Ping Shan in 2016. declared monument, part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail. Ping Shan Tang Ancestral Hall and Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall are part of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail. Ping Shan () is an area in the New Territories, Hong Kong.

The Yang Family Ancestral Hall () is an ancestral shrine in Jiadong Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Ancestral Hall in Fo Tan Village. Dai pai dong and industrial buildings in Fo Tan.

Liu Ying Lung Study Hall. The Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall () in Mun Hau Tsuen was built in 1751. The three-hall two-courtyard building is the main ancestral hall of the Liu of the area. It is a declared monument since January 18, 1985.

Lam Tsuen archway. Lam Tsuen Valley Committee building. Ng Tung Chai. Chan ancestral hall in She Shan.

The Wukou Village Liou Family Ancestral Hall () is an ancestral shrine in Wanluan Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan.

Sam A Tsuen, with the Tsang ancestral hall on the right Tsang Ancestral Hall in Sam A Tsuen Sam A Wan, a bay next to Sam A Tsuen Sam A () is a village in the northeastern New Territories of Hong Kong, named after the bay of Sam A Wan ().

Liu Ming Tak Tong Ancestral Hall, located in Po Sheung Tsuen, was first built in 1811 or 1828.Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall (part 2/4) The building was demolished in 1972 and reconstructed in 1973, with only a granite door frame remaining from the original hall.

The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is notable for the rich decoration which exist inside, outside the halls and in almost every beams, ridges, walls and columns. This make the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall a large collection of wood carving, stone carving, brick carving, pottery, plaster and iron engraving.

The tomb has a residual height of 4 meters, a circumference of 110 meters and an area of 960 square meters. Yi Yin's tomb is located three kilometers south of Gushu Town, Yucheng County, which is Weitundui Village, the village of Jicheng County. Before the construction of the ancestral hall, after the cemetery, there is a flower theater building 100 meters south of the front of the ancestral hall. The ancestral hall faces the south and the flower theater building faces the north.

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All the houses are interlinked by passages and small courtyards. In the innermost row of houses is an ancestral hall where meetings and ceremonies took place. There are three arched entrances in the northern wall. The main or ceremonial entrance is in the middle and leads to the ancestral hall.

The Cheung Ancestral Hall in Fung Hang was probably built before the 20th century. It was renovated in 1975.

Ng Kwai Tong () is a sub-family ancestral Hall in Hang Tau Tsuen. It was probably built in 1822.

The memorial park measures 1.7 hectares in area and includes an ancestral hall, bridge, memorial square, monument and viewing platform.

Jiaxuan Ancestral Hall The Jiaxuan Ancestral Hall () commemorates Xin Qiji, a military leader and statesman of the Southern Song dynasty who was born in Jinan. The temple buildings cover a total area of 1400 square meters. Converted for other uses during the Republic of China, the temple was restored to its present function in 1961.

Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall The Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall () is the main ancestral hall of the Tang Clan of Lung Yeuk Tau. It is one of the largest ancestral halls in Hong Kong, it was built in the early 16th century in memory of the founding ancestor, Tang Chung Ling () (1303–1387), the sixth generation descendant of the clan. It is situated on a site in between Lo Wai and Tsz Tong Tsuen. It is a three-hall building with the "dong chung" placed at the central hall.

There are two ancestral halls at Luk Keng Chan Uk, the Chan Ancestral Hall (), built around 1900, and the Chan Tze Tak Ancestral Hall ().Brief Information on proposed Grade Nil Items. Item #1165 The ruins of the village school, Man Lam School (), can still be seen. The school was closed in 1952 and replaced by Luk Keng Public School ().

Yeung ancestral hall in Yeung Uk Tsuen Yeung Uk Tsuen () is a village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

The Daming Lake Nanfeng Theater () is located in the courtyard of the Nanfeng Ancestral Hall and was constructed during the late Qing Dynasty.

Tong Ancestral Hall in Man Uk Pin Man Uk Pin () is a Hakka walled village in Sha Tau Kok, North District, Hong Kong.

The Chengs later redeemed the ancestral hall from the Catholic Church in the mid-1960s and the church at the hall was closed.

After Gang Bing's death around 1411, the Yongle Emperor had his general and chief eunuch deified as the Patron Saint of Eunuchs. In addition, the emperor assigned a plot of land on the outskirts of Beijing as a cemetery for eunuchs and built an ancestral hall in Gang Bing's honor. In 1530, the ancestral hall was expanded and renamed The Ancestral Hall of the Exalted Brave and Loyal (Huguo Baozhong Si), but the temple was popularly known as the "Eunuch’s Temple". In the early 20th century, the hall was still in use by eunuchs and the temple grounds contained courts and halls.

She Shan Tsuen. Chan Ancestral Hall in She Shan Tsuen. She Shan Tsuen () is a village in Lam Tsuen, Tai Po District, Hong Kong.

Two historic buildings in Pat Heung have been declared as monuments: Leung Ancestral Hall in Yuen Kong Tsuen and Chik Kwai Study Hall, Sheung Tsuen.

Man Lun Fung Ancestral Hall in Fan Tin Tsuen. Fan Tin Tsuen () is a village in the San Tin area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Ancestral hall in Nam Wai. Tin Hau Temple in Nam Wai. Nam Wai () is a village in the Hebe Haven area of Sai Kung District, Hong Kong.

The town has many historic buildings, including the Former Residence of Zhao Yijiong (), Ancestral Hall of Marshal Zhao (), Wenchang Pavilion (), Longevity Palace (), North Gate (), and Dingguang Gate ().

Shum Ancestral Hall of the General House, in Fung Kat Heung. Fung Kat Heung () is a village in the Kam Tin area of Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Ancestral Hall of Lord Iron The Ancestral Hall of Lord Tie () is located on the northwest shore of the Lake. It is a memorial to Tie Xuan, a Ming-Dynasty official during the reign of the Jianwen Emperor. Tie Xuan was renowned for his heroism and loyalty in the defense of the city against the rebelling Prince Zhu Di, the later Yongle Emperor. The memorial hall was erected during the times of the Qing Dynasty.

A third To Ancestral Hall was built in 1971, replacing the one abandoned for feng shui reasons. It has a two-hall- style architecture and features abundant decorations. The main hall enshrines the To Clan ancestors' memorial tablets. The Ancestral Hall is also named "Ng Lau Tong" () to commemorate Tao Yuanming, also known as Mr. Ng Lau (), a Chinese poet who lived during the Eastern Jin (317-420) and Liu Song (420-479) dynasties.

Statues of a few major deities rest behind an antique altar, above which hangs an 1898 plaque that reads "Help the world and the people". Behind the prayer hall is the heart of the temple – the ancestral hall. Set 90 metres back from the entrance hall, the ancestral hall is private and secure. Ancestral tablets are displayed in three glass niches and on the walls, five plaques sing the praises of revered ancestors.

From its former purpose, the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is also known as the Chen Clan Academy. From the Cantonese pronunciation of the name, its Chinese name was formerly romanized as ..

Lam Ancestral Hall, Shan Pui Tsuen Old street in Shan Pui Tsuen Distant view of Shan Pui Tsuen Shan Pui Tsuen () is a village in Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.

Wong Chun Yu Ancestral Hall in Luk Keng Wong Uk. Luk Keng Wong Uk () is a village situated in the Luk Keng area, in the northeastern part of the New Territories, Hong Kong.

There are several villages in Kuk Po. Kuk Po Lo Wai () is the oldest one.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: Yeung Ancestral Hall, Kuk Po Lo Wai It was a Hakka walled village.

Guan Di is worshipped widely throughout the Chinese diaspora. The Temple is well known for its accumulated "good luck". The 1898 central hall accommodated the Guan Di shrine, and the 1903 eastern and western halls respectively accommodate an ancestral hall, and a hall dedicated to Cai Bai Xing (Choi Buk Sing), the popular god of wealth. Families with memorial plaques in the Ancestral Hall, or those donating funds or images to the place retain a close connection with the Temple.

The Liuyang Confucius Temple and the Ancestral Hall of Tan Sitong () are famous tourist attractions. Wenjin Temple is a Buddhist temple in the subdistrict. Yaowang Shengchong Palace is a Taoist temple in the subdistrict.

Entrance gate of Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai. Ho Ancestral Hall in Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai. View of Three Fathoms Cove. The buildings in the foreground are part of Kei Ling Ha San Wai.

The Village is surrounded by two brooks, called Dongzhen and Xizhen, respectively and dotted with ancient alleys, houses, halls, and wells here and there. To date, Shainging still preserves more than 50 ancient houses and 20 grand halls that can be dated back to Ming and Qing Dynasties. Among them, is the provincially unique five-room ancestral hall, known as Lui Clan Ancestral Hall and other six architectural sites, that is Baishun Hall, Liuji Hall, Qianji Hall, Xizhen Lane # 48 Folk House (i.e. Upstairs Hall).

Tan Hiok Nee cherished Jinsha Caitang, his hometown in China, with deep feelings. He spent 14 years, starting from the ninth years of Tongzhi (1870) in the Qing period, building the "Congxi Ancestral Hall" in his hometown. Cong Xi Ancestral Hall, located in Jinsha Caitang, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, with its exquisite stone carving architecture, was listed in the sixth batch of protected key national cultural relics on May 25, 2006 by China's State Council. He also contributed to China during the Qing Dynastry.

The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall or Chen Clan Academy is an academic temple in Guangzhou, China, built by the 72 Chen clans for their juniors' accommodation and preparation for the imperial examinations in 1894 in Qing Dynasty. Later it was changed to be the Chen Clan's Industry College, and then middle schools afterward. Now it houses the Guangdong Folk Art Museum. Located at Zhongshan 7th Road, the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is a symmetric complex consist of 19 buildings with nine halls and six courtyards.

Che Kung Temple in Ho Chung. Chan Ancestral Hall in Ho Chung. ATV studio building, near the Che Kung Temple, in Ho Chung. Ho Chung () is a village on the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong.

The central hall (1898) holds the Kwan Ti shrine, with the later eastern and western halls (1903) serving as an ancestral hall and hall dedicated to Caishen (Choi Buk Sing, 財神), the god of wealth.

Historic Building Appraisal: Choi Ancestral Hall, No. 142 Tin SamAntiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: Che Kung Temple, Che Kung Miu Road, Tai Wai Since 1936, the temple has been administered by the Chinese Temples Committee.

The ancestral hall was the most important building in a village. It housed the soul tablets of the ancestors of the villagers and the villagers went there to worship. Ancestral halls were also used as schools.

To Ancestral Hall Tuen Tze Wai the To Clan moved to Ngau Tam Mei and then to Tuen Mun Tai Tsuen. Following the increase of the clan population, the village dispersed and developed into five villages in the Lam Tei area: Nai Wai, Tsing Chuen Wai, Tuen Tsz Wai, Lam Tei Tsuen and Tuen Mun San Tsuen, which were all fortified.Antiquities and Monuments Office: Historic Building Appraisal. To Ancestral Hall Tuen Tze Wai Tsing Chuen Wai, formerly known as Mak Yuen Wai (), was established by the To () Clan about 300 years ago.

Tsang Tai Uk is listed as a Grade I historic building.List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment (as of 27 December 2013) Restoration work of the ancestral hall started in 2009, after a HK$ 1m Government grant on maintenance of privately owned graded historic buildings had been approved.Press release: Financial Secretary visits Tsang Tai Uk, September 16, 2009 Visitors are permitted in the first courtyard and ancestral hall;Approved applications for financial assistance on maintenance of privately-owned graded historic buildings the remaining courtyards and buildings are private.

Shangjing still preserves more than 50 ancient houses and 20 historic grand halls that can be dated back to Ming and Qing Dynasties. The village’s buildings are of a typical Wu-style and feature white walls, black tiles ornate wooden cornices, high doors, and lattice windows. Its wood carvings and tile carvings are typical elements of ancient Chinese architecture. Among them is the provincially unique five-room ancestral hall, known as Lui Clan Ancestral Hall, and six other architectural sites: Baishun Hall, Liuji Hall, Qianji Hall, Xizhen Lane, and Folk House 48 (the Upstairs Hall).

The present Wong Uk Village. The Wong Clan ancestral hall is visible behind the paifang. An Earth God shrine is visible on the left. The "Old House", part of the former Wong Uk Village, is a declared monument.

The outer ring was partitioned into four segments according to Bagua concept of Chinese Fengshui. Western influence is evident in the Greek style columns of the ancestral hall, and in the wrought iron railing of the second level corridor.

A large staircase with stucco decorations gives way to the bel étage. The biggest and most decorated hall is the Ahnensaal ("Ancestral Hall"). It is decorated with numerous frescoes and shows paintings of ancestors and of captured Ottoman soldiers.

Liu Ming Tak Tong Ancestral Hall. Wai Loi Tsuen is a walled village. It is the area's original settlement, with its construction completed around 1584. It is one of the very few rural settlements having retained its original moat.

The New Village branched off from the "old Wai" around 1876. The combined population of the two villages was 135 in 1960. As a walled village, Kei Ling Ha Lo Wai features an entrance gate and a Ho Ancestral Hall.

Ying Fo Fui Kun looked after the welfare of its members, finding accommodation and jobs for newly arrived Hakkas and making funeral arrangements for deceased clan members. In 1905, Ying Fo Fui Kun opened what was then considered a modern Chinese school. In 1887, the Ying Fo Fui Kun bought over a piece of land from the British government to meet the burial demands of the increasing number of association members. The Ying Fo Kuan Memorial was built, and an ancestral hall was built next to it, which was called the Shuang Long Shan Wu Shu Ancestral Hall (Twin Dragon Hills).

Statues of the five officials inside the temple The Temple of the Five Lords (), also known as the "Temple of the Five Officials", is a memorial shrine to five exiled officials from the Tang and Song dynasties that is located to the southeast of the city of Haikou on the island of Hainan, China. During the times of these dynasties, Hainan was perceived as a remote part of the empire and was used as a place for banishment for disgraced court officials. All five officials commemorated at the temple encountered such a fate, typically after losing power struggles within the imperial court. Notable buildings of the temple complex are the Five Lords Ancestral Hall proper (), the Guanjia Hall (), the Xuepu Hall (), the East Hall () and West Hall (, also known as ), the Sugong Ancestral Hall (), the Ancestral Hall of the Two Fubo Generals (), the Bai Pavilion (), the Dongzhuo Pavilion (), the Suquan Pavilion (), the Xixin Hall (), and the Youxian Cave ().

He was awarded the posthumous title of "Loyal Servant" and worshiped in this hall. The whole building is decorated with fine wood carvings, polychrome plaster mouldings, and murals of auspicious motifs. Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall was declared a monument in November 1997.

Xin then led his men safely back across the border and had Zhang Anguo decapitated by the emperor.Liu Zhong Mei. 9-14 Jiaxuan Ancestral Hall at Daming Lake, Jinan, Shandong, China. Xin's victory gained him a place in the Southern Song court.

View of the Sha Tin Wai area. View of Sha Tin Wai village across Sha Tin Wai Road in 2015. Shui Chuen O Estate in the final stages of construction is visible in the background. Lam ancestral hall in Sha Tin Wai village.

Hau Chung Fuk Tong Communal Hall in Kam Tsin. Hau Mei Fung Ancestral Hall. Earth God shrine of Kam Tsin. Kam Tsin (), also known as Kam Tsin Tsuen () is a village and an area in the North District, in the New Territories in Hong Kong.

Cheng Hon Pang Ancestral Hall in Kam Tsin Wai. Kong Ha Wai, a Hakka residence near near Kam Tsin Wai. Kam Tsin Wai () is a village located in the south of Shek Kong Airfield, in Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong.Antiquities Advisory Board.

Kang Yung Study Hall. Interior of Kang Yung Study Hall. Entrance gate of the Li Ancestral Hall. Sheung Wo HangAntiquities and Monuments Office: Leaflet about the Kang Yung Study Hall is a Hakka village in Sha Tau Kok, in the North District of Hong Kong.

Liu Clan Ancestral Hall () The hall was initially built in 1264 and reconstructed in 1627 by order of Tianqi Emperor. The whole building is a south oriented three-hall construction covering an area of nearly 3000 square meters. Having a grand door lintel and delicately-carved wooden brackets, the hall assumes an architectural style that is quite rare in the province and earns it the reputation of the main Ancestral Temple of Tangxi. Liu Clan Ancestral Hall is one of the “two and half ancestral halls” widely known in Jinhua. The complex has been listed as a “Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit” in Zhejiang.

Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall is a three-hall building with two spacious internal courtyards. An annex, which serves as a kitchen is attached to the right of the building (eastern side). The "dong chung" is placed at the central hall. The rear hall is divided into three chambers.

The Dacheng Hall is the major construction. Behind the Dacheng Hall lies the Wudai Ci (ancestral hall of many generations of ancestors). The hall used to be a place to worship Confucius. During the period of China’s great revolution, it served as an accommodation for worker-peasant soldiers.

Brief Information on Proposed Grade 3 Items. Item #1088 The buildings have been listed as Grade III historic buildings in 2011.List of 1,444 historic buildings with assessment results The Nam Ancestral Hall, built in 1901, is also located in the village.Brief Information on Proposed Grade 3 Items.

The Ping Shan Heritage Trail was inaugurated on 12 December 1993 and was the first of its kind in Hong Kong. It includes several declared monuments and graded buildings, such as the Tsui Sing Lau Pagoda. Tang Ancestral Hall is one of the declared monuments in the area.

The ancestral hall of the Jia family in Jiajiayuan Village, Honggang Town, Tongshan County, Hubei Jiǎ () is a surname. Chia is the corresponding Wade- Giles romanization, which is commonly used in Taiwan. Ka is the corresponding Cantonese-based romanization, which is used in Hong Kong and other Cantonese- speaking regions.

October 2011East Rail Extensions - Tai Wai to Ma On Shan. Environmental Impact Assessment Report. Archaeological and Cultural Resources, 1999 the Liu Ancestral Hall (), and the Entrance Gate, built during the Qing Dynasty.SCL - NEX/2206 EIA Study for Tai Wai to Hung Hom Section, Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report, Figure 4.2.1.

The nearest Mass Rapid Transit station is Commonwealth MRT station. Amenities in the area include Blessed Sacrament Church, Faith Methodist Church, Masjid Mujahidin Mosque, Queenstown Community Centre, Queenstown Lutheran Church, Ridout Tea Garden, Shuang Long Shan Wu Shu Ancestral Hall, Sri Muneeswaran Temple and Tanglin Halt Food Centre and Market.

The village contains two temples which are used by the native Hau clan to worship their ancestors. One of these temples is open to visitors at weekends and on public holidays. There are also two schools and a kindergarten next to it. The Hau Mei Fung Ancestral Hall is a declared monument.

At present, the trail consists of 40 historical sites, including Alexandra Hospital (former British Military Hospital), Ying Fo Fui Kun cemetery and ancestral hall, Hang Jebat Mosque, Queensway Shopping Centre, Princess House, Church of the Blessed Sacrament and Singapore's first HDB flats, sports complex, polyclinic, branch library, neighbourhood police centre and technical school.

In total, the temple complex covers an area of 2800 square meters.Wugong Temple (Five Officials Temple) - chinatravel.com The temple's main building is the Five Lords Ancestral Hall. It is a red two- story wooden structure that stands more than 9 m meters tall and has a total floor space of 560 square meters.

Yuen Kwan Yi Tai Temple (), a Grade I Historic Building probably built in 1714 in Cheung Shing Street. Commonly known as Pak Tai Temple, it is dedicated to Yuen Tai/Pak Tai and Kwan Tai. The temple functions as an ancestral hall and a temple of Sai Pin Wai. Village meetings are also held there.

Huang Hanmin Fujian Tulou, chapter 5, most peculiar tulou in Fujian (in Chinese) The ancestral hall is at the center. Chengqilou has two main gates and two side gates. 15th generation Jiang clan with 57 families and 300 people live here. At its heyday, there were more than 80 family branches lived in Chengqilou.

The Hall has been renovated a number of times, but the structure did not change much. A significant renovation was carried out in 1921, and a major one in 1990-1992. The Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall was declared a monument in November 1997. It is located along the Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail.

Boston: Little, Brown and Company. In the 1960s and 1970s, they were joined by increasing numbers of Chinese students and economic migrants from Malaysia and Singapore. A Chinese language poster calling for a meeting with a visiting Ph.D Dr. Pan who was there to build an ancestral hall and reconnect with Shanghai.Limehouse, London, 1924.

The villagers moved to the end of Yuen Chau Kok Road to establish the present Wong Uk Village.Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme - Old House at Wong Uk Village - Resource Kit A new Wong Clan ancestral hall was built there in 1994.East Rail Extensions - Tai Wai to Ma On Shan. Environmental Impact Assessment Report.

Historic buildings in the village include the Choi Ancestral Hall, also known as Chung Kwong Family Hall (), built around the 1920s, the Leung Ancestral Halls (), two ancestral houses, largely rebuilt and occupied by tenants,SCL - NEX/2206 EIA Study for Tai Wai to Hung Hom Section. Environmental Impact Assessment Report.Appendix 4.3. Built Heritage Survey.

Entrance gate of the walled village Fuk Hing Tong () is the shrine of the walled village. It serves as the common ancestral hall and for the worship of Kwan Tai. Shui Tsiu San Tsuen () is a village Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long District, Hong Kong. Part of the village is a historic walled village.

Since plaster has to be made on site, artists can bring their talent to play according to the surrounding. The plaster carvings in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall were example of exquisite plaster art: some were made as they go through the wall; some come out up to 60 centimeter from the wall, giving a three-dimensional effect.

Front entrance of King Law Ka Shuk In historical eras clan villages organised private study halls or sishu (). King Law Ka Shuk, is a declared monument of Hong Kong. It is the ancestral hall of Tang clan Tai Po Tau branch, and historically a study hall. Village schools opened with government subsidies in the early 20th century.

This is the only tulou in all Fujian with such convenient water supply. There was a one-story inner-ring house surrounding the ancestral hall as late as 2003. This part of the building stood intact for nearly 700 years until it was dismantled after 2003.When Huang Hanmin's book was published in 2003, the inner ring was still intact.

Ancestral hall is bigger in size than ting and their layouts are different. Different halls and tings belong to different surnames of clans, among which are Chi, Tung, Pan, Chen, Hsien, Liang. For these clan buildings or carriers of culture, Chi has 13 of them, Tung has11, and Pan 10. There are other cultural relics like stone sculptures and tablets.

View of Lam Tei, with Miu Fat Buddhist Monastery on the left. The Sherwood and Botania Villa can be seen in the background. Lam Tei Main Street To Ancestral Hall (left) and Sam Shing Temple (right) in Tuen Tsz Wai, a walled village in Lam Tei. Lam Tei () is an area in the Tuen Mun District of the New Territories, Hong Kong.

Ping Kong has a Tin Hau Temple,Lonely Planet: Ping KongChinese Temples Committee: Tin Hau Temple, Ping Kong which was featured in Jackie Chan's 1983 film Project A.Hong Kong (& Macau) Film Stuff: Project A - Jackie Chan (1983) The Hau ancestral hall was rebuilt inside the village wall after the old one outside was burned down during a fight with the Man ().

They leave the ancestral hall where the portraits of the Wingrave ancestors hang, so that Owen arrives to no greeting from his family or loved ones, but only from the portraits. One by one, Mrs Julian, Kate and Miss Wingrave enter the hall and denounce Owen. Owen tries to respond, but finds no support. He then goes to meet his grandfather, Sir Philip.

There are three To Ancestral Halls in Tuen Tsz Wai. All are located outside of the walled village. The oldest To Ancestral Hall () was completed in 1718, during the reign of Kangxi Emperor, as a three-hall-two-courtyard structure. It was abandoned in 1971 due to feng shui concerns and was subsequently used as rattan and fiber factories until 1998.

Since then, they have together completed several architectural projects in Zhuhai, which include the interior design of the G Flowers store in the city's Gongbei district, an exterior and interior redevelopment of a building for the Contemporary Music Institute in Beishan, and most notably the redesign of a 400 year old ancestral hall in the same Beishan village for the Chengchuan Art Gallery.

Chan met his wife Yuenyi at university and married her in 1981. They have three daughters and four grandchildren. Chan comes from one of the oldest indigenous clans in the New Territories of Hong Kong. His Hakka family ancestral hall, Sam Tung Uk Museum, situated at the centre of Tsuen Wan, is now a museum of local traditions and culture.

In the rooms sit 7-meter-high wooden-carved niche covers. Buildings are separated with "Qingyun alleys" () and connected with corridors. The buildings in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall are fully decorated with wood carving, stone carving, brick carving, pottery, plaster and iron engraving. The content of these decoration are mostly flowers, birds, Cantonese fruits and scenes in traditional dramas.

The iron engravings in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall are mainly used on the platform railings. These engravings have symmetric patterns and four different themes, which are "The Qilin and the Phoenix", "Dragons and orbs", "The three goats" and "Goldfish in a pond". The iron engravings railings are dim in color and delicate in structure. They are rarely seen in traditional Cantonese architecture.

Tang Ching Lok ancestral hall in Pak Wai Tsuen, Kam Tin Kam Tin is the origin of the biggest indigenous Tang Clan (鄧) in Hong Kong. The ancestor of indigenous Tang, Tang Hon Fat (鄧漢黻) settled his family from Jiangxi to Sham Tin in 973. During the reign of Wanli Emperor (1572–1620) of Ming Dynasty, Sham Tin was renamed Kam Tin.

The temple was subsequently jointly managed by nine villages of Sha Tin, while Tin Sam Village continued to enjoy some privileges in the worship of Che Kung.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: Che Kung Temple, Che Kung Miu Road, Tai WaiAntiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: Choi Ancestral Hall, No. 142 Tin Sam Since 1936, the temple has been administered by the Chinese Temples Committee.

Owen makes a motion to light the ladies' candles, but Miss Wingrave deliberately snubs him and turns to Lechmere for this task. Left alone after Coyle has said good night, Owen soliloquises in the ancestral hall that he has found his strength in peace rather than war. Kate comes back into the hall, at first unaware of Owen's presence. They sing a duet of their earlier life.

Tsing Chuen Wai is mainly populated by the To Clan. The Tin Hau Temple and the Ancestral Hall in the village are of great historical value. The only surviving portion of the original green-brick boundary wall at the main entrance of the Wai gives visitors an insight into the walled village's precious outlook, which makes an interesting contrast with the newly constructed archway.

The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is a traditional Chinese academic complex covering 13200 square meters. The complex consists of 19 buildings with nine halls and six courtyards which are connected by corridors and ride north to south in a symmetric pattern. On the main axis lie the Head-entrance (), the Gathering Hall () and the Back Hall (). These three main buildings are separated with courtyards.

Inside the gate there are four double-side engraved screen. The main beams are decorated with birds, flowers, human figures plasters, bats and lions. The Gathering Hall was once a place for meeting and worship of the Chen clansmen and now it is used as an ancestral hall. It is 27.84 meters wide and 16.7 meters deep with 21 main beams and 6 carved stone columns.

Only members of official clan, Han Chinese, and descendants of former officials were allowed to receive education and take examinations.Took, A Native Chieftaincy in Southwest China, p. 99. Each tusi could build and live in a yamen. A yamen was the headquarter of local officials that contained infrastructures, such as the courtroom, sacrificial altar, ancestral hall, granary, offices, and the living quarters of official’s family.

Apart from serving as an ancestral hall, the building was also used as a teaching hall for youngsters of Ping Shan. It was occupied by a primary School from 1931 to 1961. During the Guangxu reign (1875–1908) of Qing Dynasty, The last major renovation of the building probably took place; it was indicated by the engraved characters on the stone tablet above the main entrance.

In 1969, all but 1.89 hectares of the land was returned to the state, and a 99-year lease was placed on the area where the current graves and ancestral halls of Shuang Long Shan Memorial Hall (双龙山念堂) and Wu Fu Tang Ancestral Hall (五富堂义祠) now stand. The Ying Fo Kuan Memorial is a Hakka cemetery located behind Blk 32 of Holland Close, a stone's throw away from today's Holland Village. It was built in 1887, when the Ying Fo Fui Kuan (应和会馆), the first Chinese Hakka clan association in Singapore, bought over a piece of land from the British government to meet the burial demands of the increasing number of association members. The area was then renamed the Twin Dragon Hills, and a Wu Shu Ancestral Hall was built next to it.

The building contains a gift shop. Entrance to the Main Gracious Hall Across from the Main Hall in the Worshiping Square is the Seven Buddha Pavilion. Within it are the Four Heavenly Kings and the Avalokitesvara Buddha, or Guan-Yin, with a thousand hands and eyes. There are also a Thousand Buddha Hall, Ksitigarbha (Ancestral) Hall, and Meditation Hall, as well as many smaller shrines on the grounds.

Ancestral hall of Zhengchenglou Zhenchenglou (), nicknamed "the prince of tulou", belongs to Hongkeng Tulou cluster. It is located in Hongkeng village, Hukeng township of Yongding County. Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage 1113-002 It was built in 1912 by the descendants of a rich tobacco merchant. Zhenchenglou is a double ring tulou, its outer ring is four stories high, total 184 rooms, the inner ring is two stories with 32 rooms.

The Che Kung Temple in Ho Chung, one of the two temples in Hong Kong dedicated to Che Kung,Antiquities and Monuments Offices - Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.34 is a Grade I Historic Building.List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results The Chan Ancestral Hall, at No. 25 Ho Chung First Lane was built around the 1850s.Antiquities and Monuments Offices - Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.

Songxi got its name from the Songxi stream which flows through the heart of the village. People have not only built bridges on the stream but also built houses on the stream. It is a belief that this keeps the house safe from all evils. The stone paved roads, water gushing in the hidden stream, ancestral architecture like Xu's and Shao's Ancestral hall are major attraction in Songxi.

Cannons near the entrance gate-tower of Fanling Ching Wai. Pang Ancestral Hall in Fanling Pak Wai. Fanling Wai is a village in Fanling, North District, Hong Kong, built by the Pang () Clan. It is composed of a walled village and its two extensions: Ching Wai or Chung Wai ( or ) - the only walled hamlet of Fanling Wai and also the first hamlet to be built, Pak Wai (), and Nam Wai ().

The entrance gate-tower, together with the southwest and northwest watchtowers of Fanling Chung Wai are Grade III historic buildings.List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings in Building Assessment (as of 23 October 2015) They were rebuilt in 1986. The Pang Ancestral Hall is a Grade I historic building, while the Tsz Tak Study Hall is a Grade II historic building and the Sam Shing Temple is a Grade III historic building.

Today, the Tsang ancestral hall and the abandoned three-village school still stand, but there is little life here on a week-day. On week-ends, however, some Tsang clan members return to their ancestral village to run a couple of stores that offer food and lodgings for the ever increasing number of visitors. Still, even today, Sam A is still only accessible by boat or on foot.

The Dragon Garden integrates architectural features of both the East and the West. Apart from the characteristics of Sung, Ming and Qing dynasties and the influences from Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, it also incorporates some Western elements into the architecture. For example, the two colorful glass windows in the ancestral hall resemble a Catholic church. However, the clouds, birds and rectangular patterns on the windows are in Chinese style.

Tat Tak School was used as the backdrop for the eighth legend in Our Unwinding Ethos. The building erected in 1974 and was originally based on the centuries- old Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall in Ping Shan. In 1998, the building closed and gained recognition for its paranormal activities. The urban tale follows the suicide of a headmistress who hanged herself in the female bathroom while wearing red dress.

Liu Man Shek Tong Ancestral Hall in Mun Hau Tsuen. The area is the core of the Liu () clan, of which ancestors came originally from Fujian during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). It is widely believed that the Liu clan began to settle in this part of the New Territories at the end of the 16th century. Wai Loi Tsuen is the area's original settlement, with its construction completed around 1584.

Facing south, the complex forms around a north-south axis. A large collection of southern China art pieces, for example, wood carvings and pottery, can be found in the structure. The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall complex exemplifies traditional Chinese architecture and decoration style, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments worldwide. It was added in the list of "Cultural Relics of National Importance under the Protection of the State" in 1988.

Ancestral Hall is the representative building of a clan with a lot of spirit tablet worshiping ancestors according to their positions in the family hierarchy. The eldest is located on the highest place and the younger ones are located on the lower places. Every Tomb-sweeping Day and Double Ninth Festival, or some other big festivals, villagers must worship the temple. There are two main families in Lai Chi Wo: Wong family and Tsang family.

Ng Ancestral hall in Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen in 2007. According to a legend, members of the Ng, Chan and Lee Clans followed the fugitive Song Emperor and settled in Kowloon in around 1278. The village was probably established by the Ng, Chan and Lee clans in the mid 14th century.Legislative Council Nga Tsin Wai Village Project, 2007 They built a Tin Hau Temple around 1352 and the fortified village around 1724.

Nanqiao is a major town in Fengxian district, which recent development has more than doubled in size. Of particular interest is Guhua Park which contains the "Three Women Temple" or "Ancestral Hall" (). During the Zhou dynasty, the King of Wu's three daughters hanged themselves rather than be caught by the King of Yue's soldiers. The town is also a short taxi ride from Xinghai Beach and its resorts, also slated for development.

The San Tin area in the New Territories of Hong Kong is home to many villagers surnamed "Man" in Cantonese. The "Man" villagers trace their ancestry to Man Tin Cheung via Man Tin-Sui, also a famous Song Dynasty general and the cousin of Man Tin Cheung. A Man Tin Cheung Memorial Park and "Man" ancestral hall and residence (Tai Fu Tai Mansion) in San Tin are historical attractions in Hong Kong.

Three circular gun holes are on the façade wall of the entrance gate-tower with three painted white circles for feng shui reasons. The cannons of Fanling Wai were buried during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong (1941-1945), and were only excavated in 1986. They are now on display on a cement platform in front of the walled settlement. The Pang Ancestral Hall (), also called Tai Tak Tong (), is located in Fanling Pak Wai.

The Tsang () of Sam A have the same ancestor with the Tsang of Ma Tseuk Leng Sheung and Lai Chi Wo.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: Tsang Ancestral Hall, Sheung Ma Tseuk Leng In its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, there were more than 200 residents in the village, but at the end of the 1960s most of the men left the village to seek employment in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

Vacated since 1998, it is now closed and in dilapidated condition. It is listed as a Grade I historic building.Antiquities Advisory Board: List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results The second one is the Ting Shan Ancestral Hall (), which commemorates To Ting Shan (), the sixth generation ancestor. Built during the reign of Kangxi Emperor, as a three-hall-two-courtyard structure, it was rebuilt in 1972 and is now abandoned.

If divided into two equal halves, the ancestral hall and the pavilion appear identical from the inside and outside. The animals on the four corners of the pavilion are mascots of luck and intend to protect people in the house against evil spirits. Technically, however, the little animals are used to cover the nail holes that secure the half-cylinder shaped tiles to the eaves. This prevents the wood structure from rotting.

Sheung Shui Wai (), originally lived in by the Liu () clan, is a walled village. The ancestral hall Liu Man Shek Tong () in the village is one of the declared monuments of Hong Kong. The , located near Sheung Shui Wai and originally established by the Liu clan, is the largest secondary school in Hong Kong, in terms of area covered. More than one turfed football pitch can be found inside the school campus.

Tablet of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall The Head-entrance is 27.56 meters wide and 14.91 meters deep with 17 columns, all decorated with flowers and figures. On the top of the gate of the Head-entrance hangs a tablet with words 陳氏書院, meaning "Chen Clan Academy". On the sides of the gate sit stone mats and a pair of stone drums. River gods are painted in color on the gate.

Before the arrival of the Lis, Wo Hang was occupied by the Hos (), the Tsangs () and the Tangs (). Lee Tak-wah (), a member of the Lis, moved to Wo Hang in 1698, shortly after the end of the Great Clearance. Kuen-lam (), son of Tak-wah, built an Ancestral Hall in the village. The feng shui of the hall was considered harmful to the Hos, the Tsangs and the Tangs and they left the village.

Lam Ancestral Hall (), located at No. 157 Shan Pui Tsuen, in the eastern part of the village, was probably built in the 19th century.Introduction to 1444 Historic Buildings, p.1335 The building was used as the classrooms of a school for teaching village children in the 1930s-1960s, and as classrooms of a kindergarten in 1967–1968. Several old residential houses in the village are Qing vernacular buildings and are considered to have built heritage value.

20 A & 21 Lee Yick Street, a former inn providing accommodation to traveling merchants from other villages. The exact year of its construction is not known, but it is believed that it had existed before 1899. Entrance Gate of Tai Wai Tsuen, originally built around the early 16th century, reconstructed in 1911. There is an Earth God niche inside the Entrance Gate building. Lam Ancestral Hall (), at No. 157 Shan Pui Tsuen, was probably built in the 19th century.

All branches of a family clan shared a single roof, symbolizing unity and protection under a clan; all the family houses face the central ancestral hall, symbolizing worship of ancestry and solidarity of the clan. When a clan grew, the housing expanded radially by adding another outer concentric ring, or by building another tulou close by, in a cluster. Thus, a clan stayed together. Nowadays newer housing with modern facilities is popping up in rural China.

King Law Ka Shuk. King Law Ka Shuk is a Hong Kong historical building situated in Tai Po Tau Tsuen, north of Tai Po in the New Territories. In the past, it was used as an ancestral hall to hold meetings and traditional functions in the village and it is now in full use as a local meeting place. The building was named after Tang King Law, who was one of the ancestors of Tang's Family (or Tang Clan).

Narrow sleeves and neat designs were used to highlight the "wandering pugilistic" feel of the sect. A water recycling device was used in the lotus lake of the set, allowing ripples to be seen on the lake surface. A special ceiling was built for the ancestral hall. For the Qinghe Nie sect, the set was designed to be surrounded by high walls and the entrance isn't easily seen because it was often invaded by Qishan Wen sect.

Tung Lin Kok Yuen contains a dharma hall, lecture theatre, library, sutra hall, dining hall, ancestral hall and dormitories. One main feature of Tung Lin Kok Yuen is the amazing and valuable collection of calligraphy and Chinese-style couplets written by renowned personages.Tung Lin Kok Yuen Italian stained glass window in Tung Lin Kok Yuen. The fittings inside the building were mostly carried out by Shanghainese craftsmen who also worked on Sir Robert Hotung's house on the Peak.

Prologue A ballad singer sings of a past family episode when one of the Wingrave boys did not fight another boy when challenged. The father took his son into a room, struck him and killed him. Later, the father was found dead in that same room, "without a wound". Scene 1 Owen and Coyle are in the ancestral hall at Paramore, recalling this story and walking by the same room where the two deaths had occurred.

He had also declared repeatedly that even the Hau clan's ancestral hall could be sold for the right price. Hau dismisses farmers who refuse to vacate the land as unscrupulous squatters. He was sued by an 85-year-old farmer Lau Oi-kiu in 2015 of dumping waste on her farmland in Ho Sheung Heung to drive her off in 2009. Hau was branded "contemptuous of the law" and had to pay Lau HK$1.41 million in compensation.

In addition, in 2013, Cheung's fans from around the world made two million orizuru cranes for the Guinness World Record as a tribute to the anniversary.Leslie Cheung's origami display delayed Yahoo!! Malaysia On 12 September 2016, on what would have been Cheung's 60th birthday, over one thousand fans joined Florence Chan in the morning at Po Fook Hill Ancestral Hall (寶福山) for prayers. At night, Cheung's fans club, Red Mission organised "Leslie Cheung 60th Red Hot Birthday Party" to commemorate Cheung.

In 2001, the restoration of King Law Ka Shuk won an award of merit from the UNESCO Asia- Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation. The selection panel believed that this restored building was representative of the application of best practice renovation methodology. Furthermore, the building demonstrates the value of restoration and conservation of a historic building for community use, for instance, up to the present day, the ancestral hall is the exclusive venue for clan meetings and the celebration of traditional festivals.

The Cheng Hon Pang Ancestral Hall () was built in 1929. It was later converted into a Catholic church called Our Lady of Sorrows Chapel (), which was served from S.S. Peter and Paul Church () in Yuen Long District (built in 1925 in Tung Tau Tsuen, S.S. Peter and Paul Church was relocated and rebuilt at No. 201 Castle Peak Road, near Shui Pin Tsuen, in 1958)Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Ss. Peter and Paul Church, No. 201 Castle Peak Road, Yuen Long.

Tin Hau Temple in Tai Kei Leng, Shap Pat Heung Shap Pat Heung Shap Pat Heung Rural committee Village gate and ancestral hall in Choi Uk Tsuen, Shap Pat Heung Shap Pat Heung is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Located south of Yuen Long and northeast of Tai Tong, the area occupied the plain north of hills of Tai Lam. The Cantonese name Shap Pat Heung means eighteen villages at its beginning. It was later expanded to thirty villages.

Po Fook Hill Elevator The Po Fook Hill Elevator is a funicular railway located inside the Po Fook Hill Ancestral Hall () in Sha Tin, Hong Kong. The system has two stations and single car built by Gangloff of Switzerland, the car can accommodate 10 (6 seated passengers on two wooden benches and 4 standees) and is free of charge. The car uses lift buttons operated by the passengers in the car and intercom to provide communication if there are operating issues.

The roofs of the ancestral hall and the pavilion are curved with the four corners pointing upward, which imitates the contour of nature. The wide and flat architectural design contrasts with the tall and slender buildings of the West. The preservation of the garden's natural environment is inspired by the Chinese value of living in nature with fear and respect, never trying to intimidate it or challenge its power. The design of the Dragon Garden also follows the concept of harmony and balance.

The castle also houses a "tourist information centre for Bavarian castles". Into the Bavarian National Museum were moved the donation plate from 1324, a relief depicting the Emperor Louis and his second wife Margaret of Holland, with the enthroned Mother of God with the child in the center, which was formerly on the north side of the nave, as well as a fresco for an ancestral hall, dating back to 1460, depicting the ancestors of the Wittelsbach dukes with their coat of arms.

Chen Clan Ancestral Hall (陈家祠) built in 1894 Patrilineal kinship had compelling power socially and culturally; local lineages became the building blocks of society. A person's success or failure depended, people believed, on guidance from a father, from which the family's success and prosperity also grew. The patrilineage kinship structure, that is, descent through the male line, was often translated as "clan" in earlier scholarship. By the Qing, the patrilineage had become the primary organizational device in society.

Brick Carving "Liu Qing taming 'the Wolf'" Brick carvings in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall lie on the inner walls of each great halls. The one on the east wall features the old story "Liu Qing taming 'the Wolf'", with more than 40 figures in the picture, describing the lively scene of the man Liu Qing taming the wild horse from the west named "the wolf" in the time of Northern Song. Each figure has a distinguished facial expression and pose.

The temple is a contemporary building of over twenty thousand square feet and consists of two main sections. One houses a Worship Hall, Longevity Hall (Hall of the Medicine Buddha), Meditation Hall, Memorial Hall, library, offices, living quarters, vegetarian kitchen and a Multi-Purpose Hall which can be used for conferences, exhibitions, cultural performances, lectures and seminars. This section also houses a retail shop selling Buddhist artefacts. Another section houses an ancestral hall, a function hall, small meditation rooms as well as a garden.

The hill in the background in Yuen Tau Shan. Oldest To Ancestral Hall (left) and Sam Shing Temple (right) Main altar of Sam Shing Temple, with the statues of Hau Wong (left), Hung Shing (middle), Marshal Yuen Tan Fuk Fu (right). The two guardian statues in the foreground are the Guardian God of War (left) and the Guardian God of Literature (right). Tuen Tsz Wai () is a village of Hong Kong, located in the Lam Tei area, in the northern part of Tuen Mun District.

Pottery flying cod on the ridge Pottery on the ridge One of the most distinguished features of the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is the 11 pottery ridge crest, which was installed on the nine great halls of the academy. Each ridge crest has a theme taken from famous traditional dramas. Some are figures of characters in a play, some have series of more than ten scenes in a drama. With summering and exaggerating, the pottery ridge crests show the featured drama scene in comic series.

Because ancestral spirits occupy a very important place in the Chinese belief system, the ancestral hall is given the most important position in the temple. This layout is based on the Chinese concept of li, which means "to humble oneself to honour others". All the original features of the temple are executed in the temple architectural style of southern China. Most typical are the graceful sweep of the curved roof ridge with upturned eaves, wooden carvings and ornamental gable eaves set in granite columns.

Min Ziqian: Shandong's Great Filial Son Only some of Min Sun's clothes may have been buried at the Jinan site. Other places in Jiangsu, Henan, and Anhui also have tombs erected to commemorate Min Sun. Spirit Way leading to the burial mound The first records of the construction of an ancestral hall dedicated to Min Ziqian on the site in Jinan date to the year 1074 in the period of the Northern Song Dynasty. Renovations were undertaken during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Kuo Yuan Ye () is a chain of pastry stores in Taiwan. Kuo Yuan Ye pastry is prepared with skills passed down through generations. In 1708, ancestors of the Kuo family left their native home in Fujian, China, crossed the Taiwan Strait, and arrived in what is now known as Taipei. In 1867, Kuo Liang-chen built a squat mudbrick shop in Shilin, Taipei, where he started a pastry business. In memory of his hometown ancestral hall, he gave his store the same name, “Yuan Ye”.

The Kapitan’s residence in Kuala Lumpur was located on High Street in Kuala Lumpur’s Chinatown, which is today known as Jalan Tun H.S. Lee. It was massive, occupying the greater part of the street, with many deep courtyards, and a large garden in front for entertaining guests. Over 50 people, many of whom were servants, lived in the house. The ancestral hall was particularly impressive as it had a grand altar table upon which was placed chunks of crystal, quartz, gold and other precious stones found in the Kapitan’s tin mines.

Yuwang Temple is a famous temple in Lizhuang and contains a large stone carving of nine dragons. Other notable site is the main hall of the 200-year-old Ancestral Hall of the Zhang Family with 100 carved red-crowned cranes. Lizhuang is famous for its role during the Second Sino-Japanese War. In 1937, after the Japanese launched a full-scale invasion of China, many academic institutions were forced to evacuate cities under attack, such as Shanghai and Beijing, and many of them relocated to the inland town of Lizhuang, including Tongji University.

It occupies a total area of . It was declared as a monument, under the full legal protection of the Hong Kong SAR Government, on 21July 1998.Environment Protection Department - List of Declared Monuments as on 1 January 1999 The temple was constructed in the early 18th century. Apart from being an ancestral hall for people to show respect to their ancestors and hold clan meetings, it was also a study hall for the Tang clans, who were taught with a Chinese traditional teaching method known as Bok Bok Chai.

In the village, the vestige of the old days is left. For example, the old and historical ancestral hall, some historical old buildings and old-style cooking utensils are still well-preserved. Also, there are some farmlands and the agricultural activities still practices since some villagers there depends farming for a living. Apart from the historical buildings, Sau Fan, a traditional village snack, is preserved by the Chau Tau Tsuen villagers as a unique and special cultural heritage of the village and has successfully approved as the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Hong Kong.

The plaster carvings in the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall lie mostly on the bases of ridges and the roofs of corridors and have a total length of 1800 meter in the temple. The theme of the plaster sculptures are similar to those of pottery crests: scenes in traditional dramas, birds and flowers, pavilions, and landscapes. Plaster in old Cantonese houses were called "grass tails" since the pattern are often shaped like curling grass and placed on the end of walls. In wealthy families, larger scaled and more delicate plaster were used in the house decorating.

Jinan's Min Ziqian Tomb in Disrepair for Many Years Min Ziqian Tomb Prior to the Cultural Revolution, the area covered by the memorial spanned about 300 meters in the north–south direction and 200 meters along the east–west axis. The burial mount had a diameter of 78 meters and a height of 10 meters. The site also featured more than 30 old trees and more than 10 historical stone sculptures. The memorial sustained significant damage during the Cultural Revolution, when the ancestral hall was torn down, masonry was destroyed, and trees were cut down.

Each of the officials had been banished to Hainan Province after having fallen out of the court's favor and is now represented by a stone statue placed on the temple grounds. The Ancestral Hall of the Two Fubo Generals is dedicated to the two generals Lu Bode (, captured Hainan in 110 BC) of the Western Han Dynasty and Ma Yuan (, 14 BC – 49 AD) of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Both generals played important roles in establishing Chinese rule over Hainan and were recognized by their emperors with the honorary title "Fubo General" () for their achievements.

The ground floor rooms are kitchens for family branches, the second level rooms are grain storage rooms, and the 3rd and 4th floor rooms are living quarters and bedrooms. The second ring of 80 rooms is two stories high, with 40 rooms on each level, the third ring served as community library, a story with 32 rooms; there are 370 rooms in all. The 4th ring is a circular covered corridor surrounding the ancestral hall. If a person stayed for one night in each room, it would take him more than a year to go through all the rooms.

His birthplace in Taiwan is Chou family's ancestral hall with a large insigne on the center “濓溪第:” (The Lianxi Place), “汝南堂” (Rue-nan Tarn), listing the family tree for 293 years. “Chou (Zhou) Lianxi” is Chou Dunyi's posthumous name. Chou Dunyi (1017-1073) ( 周敦頤 ) was a Neo-Confucian philosopher and cosmologist of the Northern Song Dynasty. His brief essay On Praising Lotus Flower (愛蓮說) was recited by many hundred millions of school children since it was selected in the standard high school textbook in both mainland China and Taiwan.

Entrance gate to the Xiancantan The Xiancantan (Chinese: 先蚕坛), known in English as Altar to the Goddess of Silkworms, is an imperial altar in Beijing, China, similar to the Imperial Ancestral Hall, Xiannongtan (Temple of Agriculture) and the Altar of Earth and Harvests. It is located at the eastern ground of the Beihai Park, a large imperial garden in the city's historical centre. It can be reached by a bridge from the Temple of the Dragon King (Longwangmiao). The Xiancantan (Altar to the Goddess of Silkworms) was built in 1742 during the Qianlong period (1736-1796) of Qing Dynasty.

Behind the Hall for Worship of Ancestors are two other main halls. The first was built in 1420 and used to store imperial ancestral tablets. By the 1920s, the Imperial Ancestral Temple and its surrounding spaces had become a public park, and that public park today has been expanded from its original size and is now also known as the Working People's Cultural Palace (劳动人民文化宫; pinyin: Láodòng Rénmín Wénhuà Gōng). This park was extended based on the Imperial Ancestral Hall site, and the park is located east of Tiananmen, while the Zhongshan Park lies to the west.

Tuen Tsz Wai - History Originally from Poyang, Jiangxi (other sources mention Watlam in Guangxi),Antiquities and Monuments Office: Historic Building Appraisal. To Ancestral Hall Tuen Tze Wai the To Clan moved to Ngau Tam Mei and then to Tuen Mun Tai Tsuen, which they built at their family estate during the Ming Dynasty. Following the increase of the clan population, the To Clan dispersed and developed into five villages in the Lam Tei area during the Qing Dynasty: Nai Wai (), Tsing Chuen Wai, Tuen Tsz Wai, Lam Tei Tsuen () and Tuen Mun San Tsuen (), which were all fortified.

Now, as with many other countries, lion dance troupes must attain a permit from the government in order to perform lion dance. Although there is still a certain degree of competitiveness, troupes are a lot less violent and aggressive. Nowadays, whenever teams meet each other, they'll shake hands through the mouth of the lion to show sportsmanship. In a traditional performance, when the dancing lion enters a village or township, it is supposed to pay its respects first at the local temple(s), then to the ancestors at the ancestral hall, and finally through the streets to bring happiness to all the people.

In Xuancheng, Jianghuai Mandarin and Wu Chinese are spoken as well as Standard Mandarin. Xuancheng is a city with 2,000 years of history and cultural relics. It has a profound cultural heritage and rich tourism resources. There are many scenery resorts, such as the country's largest captive breeding bases—Chinese Crocodile Lake, one of the four unique scenes – Taiji Cave, Peach Blossom Pool, Jing Ting Mountain, Zhangshan Canyon, and cultural sites of the New Fourth Army, the Ancestral Hall of the Hu Family in Jixi, the former residence of Mr. Hu Shih, the Jiang's Village in Jingde, and so on.

Wen Ancestral Hall in Fenghuang Village A restored alley within the village Wen Tower Fenghuang Village (), also known as Ling Xia () or Fenghuang Ancient Village (), is a historic urban village in Fuyong, Bao'an, Shenzhen, China. The village was founded by the descendants Wen Tianxiang, a scholar-general in the Southern Song Dynasty in the Yuan Dynasty. There are currently more than 60 Ming and Qing Dynasty buildings and structures remaining in the village, including the 6-storey Wen Tower, which was constructed in the late 18th century. The village was listed in Shenzhen's Heritage List in 2006 and restored in 2014.

Tan Si Chong Su, or Ancestral Hall of the Tan Clan, is a Chinese temple in Singapore. It is located on Magazine Road in the Singapore River Planning Area within Singapore's central business district. It was constructed between 1876 and 1878 as the ancestral temple for those with the same Tan surname, based on the premise that Chinese people with the same surname would share a common ancestry and therefore belong to the same clan. The Temple also dedicated to Kai Zhang Sheng Wang (開漳聖王)，the Patron Deity and founder of Zhangzhou City in China.

Their reunion took place in Guangzhou, China and the sons cried upon seeing their father again and they said that they had suffered a lot. The older son, Shide, is a postman, and the younger son, Shisheng, works on a pig farm. Charles visited his two sons and their families in Anhui as often as he was able to (at 89 years old in 2005) and he re-established his position as the patriarch of the Fang family and provided money to renovate the ancestral hall there. He also updated the genealogy by adding Jackie's real name into the records as 房仕龍 (Fáng Shìlóng or Fong Si Lung).

Chan assisted Leung for only four years. With the death of Leung Jan in 1901, Chan left Hang Chai Tong and worked at a ceramic shop at Lianhua Street. In 1906, he rented a huge ancestral hall at Yejia Village, Chancheng District at Foshan for teaching Wing Chun, and there he accepted his 16th and last student, Ip Man, but was only able to teach him for three years when in 1909, he suffered a mild stroke. Chan asked his second student, Ng Chung-sok (吳仲素), to take over the hall and continue Ip's training before retiring back to his village at Shunde.

It is most notable for its Japanese period and Qing period architecture, especially along Dihua Street. It is also famous for the Dihua (Tihua) Street Market during the Lunar New Year holidays. The market sells dried fruits, nuts, dried meats, dried seafood, snacks, and health drinks. Other attractions in Datong include Tianma Tea House, Taiwan New Cultural Movement Memorial Hall, Chen Tian-lai Residence, Ama Museum, Chiang Wei-shui Memorial Park, Chen Dexing Ancestral Hall, Museum of Contemporary Art Taipei, Customs Museum, Taiyuan Asian Puppet Theatre Museum, Taipei Confucius Temple and Bao-an Temple in the Dalongdong area, the Xia Hai City God Temple and Cisheng Temple in Dadaocheng area.

Lin Ma Hang Lin Ma Hang with Wutongshan of Shenzhen in the background Ip Ancestral Hall Lin Ma Hang () is a village in the Sha Tau Kok area of Hong Kong and is situated north of the New Territories, next to the Shenzhen river, east of Heung Yuen Wai and west of Hung Fa Leng. Until January 4, 2016, the village was situated in the Frontier Closed Area and was therefore inaccessible to non-permit holders. Since 4 January 2016 the village was excluded from the Frontier Closed Area. Nonetheless, a portion of Lin Ma Hang Road, the access road to the village still falls within the closed area.

After Tang of Shang overthrew Jie of Xia, the nine tripod cauldrons were moved to the Shang capital at Yan. Later, when the Shang king Pan Geng moved his capital to Yin (), the cauldrons again went with him. Following the overthrow of the Shang Dynasty by the Zhou Dynasty, the new King Wu of Zhou put the nine tripod cauldrons on public display for the first time.Records of the Grand Historian Scroll 4, Zhou Biography When King Cheng of Zhou ascended the throne, the Duke of Zhou built the eastern capital of Luoyi (later Luoyang), he moved the cauldrons there, at the same time asking King Cheng to carry out their ritual installation in the settlement's Ancestral Hall ().

King of Tulou- Chengqilou 4 concentric ring architecture of Chengqi Lou Chengqilou () nicknamed "the king of tulou", of Gaobei Tulou cluster 高北土楼群 at Gaobei Village (Gaotou Township) of Yongding County was built in 1709. Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site 1113-003 in 2008. It is massive round tulou with four concentric rings surrounding an ancestral hall at the center, the outer ring is 62.6 meters in diameter and four stories tall, 288 rooms, with 72 rooms on each level, circular corridor on 2nd to 4th floor, with four sets of staircases at cardinal points connecting ground to top floors. A large outward extending roof covers the main ring.

Exterior buildings Stone foundation typical tulou Yuchanglou inhouse water well λinsertion technique of roof tiles Corridors of tulou The layout of Fujian tulou followed the Chinese dwelling tradition of "closed outside, open inside" concept: an enclosure wall with living quarters around the peripheral and a common courtyard at the center. A small building at the center with open front served as an ancestral hall for ancestry worshipping, festivals, meetings, weddings, funerals and other ceremonial functions. The ground floor plan includes shapes such as circle, semicircle, oval, square, rectangle, and irregular pentagon. The foundation of tulou building was built with paved stones on top of compacted earth ground, in two to three tiers.

The Ningdu Conference () was a meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held in the Banshan Ancestral Hall () in the village of Xiaoyuan (), Ningdu County, Jiangxi Province. The meeting took place in early October 1932 (possibly October 3–8Stuart R. Schram (ed.): The Pre-Marxist Period, 1912-1920, Volume 1, M.E. Sharpe, 1997, page 58), shortly after the successful repulsion of the Nationalists' third encirclement campaign against the Jiangxi Soviet by the communist forces. The conference led to a shift in the tactics of the People's Liberation Army from guerrilla warfare to mobile, conventional tactics. Along with this shift in tactics, the conference resulted in Mao Zedong's removal from his leadership positions.

The Tsang had moved from Changle () in Guangdong province and have the same ancestor with the Tsang of Sam A Tsuen and Lai Chi Wo.Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal: Tsang Ancestral Hall, Sheung Ma Tseuk Leng When the ban on human settlement of coastal areas of the Great Clearance was lifted in 1668, the coastal defense was reinforced. Twenty-one fortified mounds, each manned with an army unit, were created along the border of Xin'an County, and at least five of them were located in present-day Hong Kong. 1) The Tuen Mun Mound, believed to have been built on Castle Peak or Kau Keng Shan, was manned by 50 soldiers.

The dining room plasterwork showcases pink camellias, Emily Randolph's favorite flower, and is the only plasterwork in the house to have color. The main staircase of Honduran mahogany is covered in green velvet and ascends to the Ancestral Hall on the third-floor. The hall was used by the Randolphs as a family parlor, being a central thoroughfare to many of the adjacent bedrooms, and gave access to the third-floor gallery with views of the Mississippi River. Nearby, is the master bedroom, with one of the three original bathrooms, as well as a small room that was used as a nursery for Julia Marceline, the Randolph's last and only child born at Nottoway.

When a member of a lineage gained office or became wealthy, he might look back to identify a "founding ancestor", sometimes using considerable creativity in selecting a prestigious local figure. Once such a person had been chosen, a Chinese character was assigned to be used in the given name of each male in each succeeding generation. A written genealogy was compiled to record the lineage's history, biographies of respected ancestors, a chart of all the family members of each generation, rules for the members to follow, and often copies of title contracts for collective property as well. Lastly, an ancestral hall was built to serve as the lineage's headquarters and a place for annual ancestral sacrifice.

During the Sui dynasty (581-618), Sengcan, the Third Chinese Patriarch of Chan, once lived in here. In 677, in the 2nd year of the age of Yifeng (676-679) of Emperor Gaozong, when Huineng (638-713), the Sixth and Last Patriarch of Chan, went from Guangzhou to Caoxi Baolin Temple () via Qingyuan, he preached Chan Buddhism in the temple. During the reign of Emperor Ruizong (662-716), its name was changed into "Feilai Chanju Temple" (), also known as "Guangqing Temple" () and "Xiashan Temple" (). According to Qingyuan County Annals, the Feilai Temple includes the following halls: the Guangqing Temple (), the Feilai Temple (), the Dizi Ancestral Hall (), the Sixth Patriarch Hall (), and the Guanyin Hall.

On his father's side, he traces his lineage to the reign of the Kangxi Emperor, when his ancestor, Zhao Bingyan, was the provincial governor of Hunan and deputy minister of justice. During the Taiping Rebellion, his great-great grandfather, Zhao Jingxian, gained fame for defending the city of Huzhou against a rebel siege for more than two years. When the Xianfeng Emperor was informed of his death, he issued an imperial decree of praise, ordered reparations paid to the family, established an ancestral hall for the family in Huzhou, and recorded Zhao Jingxian's life in the Official Archive of National History. Bei Dao's great- grandfather was director of the Guangdong Manufacturing Bureau and retired as director of the Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau.

The exact year of construction of the temple cannot be ascertained, but it is believed to have been constructed in the early 18th century. According to local villagers, the ancestral hall was built by Tang Yuen-wang, Tang Mui-kei and Tang Nim-fung of the 13th generation in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Descendants of the local Tang clan originated from Jiangxi Province in mainland China and moved to settle in Kam Tin, and later branching out into Lung Yeuk Tau, Ha Tsuen, Tai Po and Ping Shan amongst other areas. A branch of the Tang Yuen-leung lineage settled in Tai Po Tau in the 13th century and founded the walled village, Shui Wai where batteries were erected at four corners of the village while houses were built in an orderly fashion.

Gates outside the First Family of Southern China ancestral home Entrance to First Family of Southern China ancestral home The First Family in the South of the Yangtze River is a historic and cultural site situated in the village of Zhengzhai in Pujiang. it was built in the Yuan dynasty, covering an area of 6,600 square meters. The Zheng family clan legacy began during the Southern Song dynasty (1127) and carried through the Ming dynasty (1487); over 360 years. During that time the family had 173 career officials and the family was recognized by the Ming dynasty emperor as jiangnan di yi jia, the first family of Southern China.” On both sides of the Zheng Ancestral Hall are ten characters: loyalty, faith, family, fraternity, propriety, justice, honesty, shame, farming and reading.

Daizhou Confucian Temple Yanmenguan Township is home to the Yanmen Pass Scenic Area, a mountain pass bearing a major fortress along the Great Wall that has been given a AAAAA rating by the China National Tourism Administration. The area has been strategically important and fortified since the Warring States Period, although the present works date to the 14th century during the early Ming. Other tourist attractions in Dai County include the Ayuwang or Ashoka Pagoda, a dagoba dating to the Yuan; the Daizhou Confucian Temple (t s Dàizhōu Wénmiào); the Bianjing Drum Tower (t s Biānjìnglóu); the Yang Ancestral Hall (t s Yángjiā Cítáng); the Zhao Gao National Forest Park (t s Zhào Gǎo Guān Guójiā-Jí Sēnlín Gōngyuán); and the Dongduanjing Archeological Site (t s Dōngduànjǐng Yízhǐ)..

Wood carvings on screen doors (close up) The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall has a large collection of wood carvings, which can be seen everywhere in the halls at the corners of the beams, walls, and doors. On the beams in the Head entrance sit eight pieces of exquisite wood carvings describing historical stories like Tongque Tai (), Celebrating the birth of the God Mother () and The alliance of Goujian, the king of Yue (). The most prominent wood carvings work in Chen Clan Academy is the sixteen double-sided wood carving screen doors in the back of the Gathering Hall, each describing a classic drama scene in old story books like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and The biography of Yue Fei. These wood carvings have abundant high resolution figures as each facial expression can be clearly distinguished.

One of the earliest development of the present day Tai Po new town, were multi-storied estates on newly reclaimed land on circa the 1960s to 1970s. The housing estates, known as were served as the compensation for villages that were suffered from the construction of the Plover Cove Reservoir (), in which the farmland would be under water after the construction of the reservoir. Despite those buildings are now much older than other buildings of the new town, as well as now part of the Tai Po District Council Election Constituency Tai Po Hui, the area could traced back to its origins in the Plover Cove by the name of the local street Luk Heung Lane (), a namesake of Luk Heung (literally Six Villages), as well as an ancestral hall. Those villages from Luk Heung conducted their business activities in Sha Tau Kok market town in the past.