It
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.
Near
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.
It
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. 
Near
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.