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Tangyue Memorial Archway Group

A group of ArchwaysIt is 6.5 kilometers away from Shenxian county, one of the historical and cultural cities in China. There are 7 memorial archways winding their ways into a group, simple and elegant. 3 were built in Ming dynasty, the other were built in Qing. All of them are in order of loyalty, filial piety, chatity and justice or righteousness. In recent years, it used to be the scenery for filming such films as "Dream of the Red Mansions" and "Smoke Blocked Double-eaved Roof", it has become a world-famous tourist spot of top culture grade.

An Archway Of ChastityNear the complex of the seven archways stand two ancestral temples - Nuci and Nanci, respectively also called Qingyi Hall and Dunben Hall. The ancestral temple was a place to worship the honorable women and men in the family of Baos. Both ancestral temples have been repaired as ancient as it should be, with perfect craftsmanship. Those ancient buidlings are the evidences to research patriarchal systems and merchant's history in Huizhou.

Nanci (Dunben Hall)

Dunben Hall, usually called Nanci (the ancestral temple for men) was originally built in the Ming dynasty. The complex has five rooms covering 750 square meters. Restored in 1962, it remains the original feature. The interior hall houses important historical records of the flourish of "Hui Shang" (businessman from Huizhou, today's Anhui province).

Nuci (Qingyi Hall)

Qingyi Hall is commonly called Nuci which is a clan hall to venerate Bao's deceased mother. In old patriarchal China characterised by male dominance, women were even not allowed to enter a clan temple, an ancestral temple especially for women is absolutely rare. Built in the Qing, covering an area of over 800 square kilometers, this only ancestral temple for women is particularly significant in studying the patriarchal clan system, because in China's feudal society, it was rare for women to have the privilege to be honored in an ancestral temple.

 
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