Introduction to the ancient building complex of Zizhengdafu Temple

Most of the residents here are surnamed Xu, and Xu Hengzhi is their ancestor. During the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, Xu Fangzheng and Xu Biaozheng, cousins ??of the Xu clan in Sanhua with the same surname, both served in the Ministry of War. Xu Fangzheng's grandfather Xu Dekui and his father Xu Diankui were named "Advisor Doctor", and Xu Biaozheng's father Xu Juokui was named "Fengzhi Doctor". In order to show off the emperor's favor, Xu Fangzheng built the Temple of the Senior Official, and Xu Biaozheng built the Nanshan Academy. In order to praise the virtues of the sages, the descendants of the Xu family built the Xu Gong Temple in Hengzhi. It is the largest ancestral temple discovered so far in Guangzhou and is of great value to the study of folk ancestral temple architecture in the Qing Dynasty. Since 1995, in order to protect and make good use of the ancient building complex of Zizheng Dafu Temple, the Huadu District Party Committee and District Government have invested and mobilized social funds to comprehensively repair the Zizheng Dafu Temple and expand it into a cultural relics tourist area. The renovation was completed after five years. Today, the ancient building complex of Zizheng Dafu Temple is large in scale. It integrates Zizheng Dafu Temple, Nanshan Academy, Hengzhi Xu Gong Temple and Narcissus Ancient Temple. It covers an area of ??18,000 square meters and the main building area is more than 6,000 square meters. It is a group of " It is an art building complex with three columns, three entrances and six corridors. The building complexes are separated by Qingyun Lane, which is 49 meters deep. There is a row of ancestral halls on the right side, and two ancient buildings at the back. The entire building layout is rigorous, with virtual and real spaces alternated, forming an independent but interconnected whole. Its architectural style is majestic, with a square in the front, a garden in the back, a majestic hall, a spacious courtyard, shady trees around it, and winding paths. It not only embodies the traditional style of Lingnan architecture, but also has the characteristics of southern gardens.

The Zizheng Dafu Temple complex is a group of buildings built together including Zizheng Dafu Temple, Nanshan Academy, Hengzhi Xu Gong Temple and Guobi Gong Temple. The Temple of the Chief Minister was built by Xu Fangzheng, a doctor in the Ministry of War, in the second year of Tongzhi (1863), because his grandfather Xu Dekui was awarded the title of Doctor of the Ministry of War. The students' ancestral halls were built in 1948; the Guobi Gong Temple and the Hengzhi Xu Gong Ancestral Hall are the ancestral halls of the Xu surname.