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Hongtong Locust Tree Ancestor-Worship Park 洪洞大槐树寻根祭祖园Hóngtóng Dàhuáishù Xúngēn Jìzǔ Yuán
5A scenic area · Linfen, Shanxi
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Linfen
- Region
- Shanxi
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 5A scenic area
About Hongtong Locust Tree Ancestor-Worship Park
The park commemorates the Hongtong locust tree, remembered by families across northern and eastern China as the point of departure of the Ming-era resettlements from Shanxi, of which Ming records list 18 between 1373 and 1417. It is a modern park built around that memory, with a yearly ancestor-worship ceremony (the 36th, in April 2026, drew descendants from 18 provinces and cities), stage shows such as the Daming Qianminshu and a genealogy advice centre. The ancestor-worship customs are on China's national intangible heritage list.
How to get to Hongtong Locust Tree Ancestor-Worship Park
It is on the northern edge of Hongtong county town, about 2 km from the town centre.
Nearby
- Guangsheng Temple 广胜寺 10 km
A 13-storey glazed-tile pagoda above Yuan halls and murals, among them a theatre scene
Also within 20 km: Guandi Temple, Hongtong 洪洞关帝庙 (under 10 km), Yuhuang Temple, Hongtong 洪洞玉皇庙 (under 10 km), Shangshan Temple (Sanhuang Temple), Hongtong 洪洞商山庙 (10 km), Wangqu Dongyue Temple, Linfen 王曲东岳庙 (20 km), Niuwang Temple Stage, Linfen 牛王庙戏台 (20 km), Dongyang Houtu Temple 东羊后土庙 (20 km).
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