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Wang Clan Ancestral Halls, Huatang 华堂王氏宗祠Huátáng Wángshì Zōngcí

National heritage site · Shaoxing, Zhejiang

Wang Clan Ancestral Halls, Huatang (华堂王氏宗祠)
Photo: Siyuwj, CC BY-SA 4.0
Time needed
1–2 hours
Days to budget
Half a day
City
Shaoxing
Region
Zhejiang
Type
Heritage
Listed as
National heritage site

About Wang Clan Ancestral Halls, Huatang

Two ancestral halls in Huatang village, Jinting town, the seat of a Wang clan descended from the fourth-century calligrapher Wang Xizhi. The great hall, begun in 1512 for Wang Qiong, a 36th-generation descendant, and his wife, covers about 1,800 m², and a newer hall stands beside it. Wang Xizhi's reputed tomb, with a stone pavilion and a memorial archway, lies in the Wang Xizhi former residence area in the same town.

How to get to Wang Clan Ancestral Halls, Huatang

In Jinting town, about 22 km east of Shengzhou city by road.

Nearby

Also within 20 km: Dafo Temple, Xinchang 新昌大佛寺 (20 km).

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