Tong'an Zhang Family Ancient House Introduction
The Zhang Family Ancestral Hall, located in Tong'an Village, Ancuo Li, Ziqiang District, was built during the Qing Dynasty and is the best-preserved Holo-style Sanheyuan residence in Ziqiang District. The residents of Tong'an Village are mostly descendants of immigrants from Tong'an, Fujian, during the Ming Zheng period, who settled in the fertile Ziqiang Plain. The Zhang family, blessed with favorable geography and remarkable people, represents the family's wealth and prosperity with their large Sanheyuan compound known as "Jiu Bao Wu." The ancestral hall features a relatively rare two-story red-tile and red-brick construction, complete with intricate details like dragon protectors. The roof's ridge and eaves, along with the finely crafted floral window patterns, exhibit elegance, while the main hall's door frame bears the characters "Mei Kui." The antique lights in the hall narrate historical tales. The exquisite wooden carvings and decorative elements reflect the lifestyle and sophisticated taste of the ancestral home's former occupants.
