The First Ancestral Hall in Ten Counties in Bizhou - Yu Yuan Clan Ancestral Hall in Wuyi County

Abstract

The Yu Ancestral Hall, as a ritual building of Yu Yuan village, is magnificent in size, neat in form, elaborate in workmanship and exquisite in carving. The ancestral hall and the theatre within it are known as "the first ancestral hall in ten counties" and "the first stage in eight counties in Wuzhou". This article examines the impact of the socio-economic and cultural development of the Ming and Qing dynasties on the construction of clan shrines under the patriarchal system, as well as the transformation of the style and architectural types and practices of clan shrine architecture in the Ming and Qing dynasties and the Republic of China in central Zhejiang.It provides reference for the further protection of ancestral hall

Keywords: zhezhong; Yu clan ancestral hall; clan architecture; building regulations; decorative techniques

DOI: 10.7176/CER/14-4-08

Publication date:June 30^th 2022