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Wang Clan Ancestral Halls, Huatang 华堂王氏宗祠Huátáng Wángshì Zōngcí
National heritage site · Shaoxing, Zhejiang
- 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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