Shenzhen’s “arrogant” ancestral hall is surrounded by large companies, but no one dares to demolish it

As one of the first places to implement the policy, Shenzhen has developed rapidly and has become one of the most prosperous cities in my country. As Shenzhen continues to prosper, it has also become a shopping paradise that many people yearn for. As the quality of people's lives continues to improve, more and more people choose to travel in their free time, and Shenzhen has become the first choice for many people. However, when we arrive in Shenzhen, we will find that in the center of this metropolis that has just emerged in the past few decades, there is still an ancestral temple, which looks so unique among the many high-rise buildings.

When seeing this unique ancestral hall, many tourists will wonder why only one ancestral hall is preserved here instead of a group of ancient buildings like the Forbidden City. Do these large groups around them have no regard for this? Are you not attracted to this prime location? You know, Shenzhen is now very rich in land, and a place like this in the city center definitely has a very high commercial status. In fact, it’s not that these large groups don’t want to acquire it, but the old people behind this ancestral hall directly said: If anyone dares to touch this ancestral hall, then they will acquire their group! Of course, some people think this may be a joke, but we What needs to be understood is that there are people outside the world, there is a sky outside the world, and everyone actually has extraordinary energy.

Due to the strong maintenance of this ancestral hall by local people, it is also known as the most awesome ancestral hall in China. Now it seems that it is indeed well deserved. So what is the origin of this ancestral hall and what kind of charm does it have? This ancestral hall is called the Zheng Family Ancestral Hall. It was the original Dachong Village (now renamed Dachong Village) and is now located on Taoyuan Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen. In 2007, in response to the requirements of urban development, Dachong Village began a collective reconstruction project of urban villages, which is also the largest reconstruction project in Guangdong Province so far. Shenzhen's "arrogant" ancestral hall is surrounded by large companies, but no one dares to demolish it.

It is reported that by 2017, it took the General Secretary about 10 years to complete the Dachong Village reconstruction project. However, not all buildings have been torn down and rebuilt. The Zheng Family Ancestral Hall has been preserved through the collective efforts of the villagers of Dachong Village. Of course, the Zheng Family Ancestral Hall is not alone. It also retains the Dawang Ancient Temple, a pond, two ancient wells left over from history, and ancient banyan trees that have been polished for countless years. Together, we can paint a modern atmosphere. I downloaded an antique picture scroll.

At the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, Zheng Shengju, the eighth generation descendant of Zheng Baifeng, led his family to escape the disaster and came here to establish the former Dachong Village. Under the leadership of Zheng Shengju, the Zheng family worked hard here, got married, had children, and successfully reproduced their offspring, and continued to grow and develop under peaceful and peaceful living conditions. Later, as he gradually prospered, the current Zheng family ancestral hall rose from the ground and became the most valuable asset of the Zheng family. During this period, the Zheng's Ancestral Hall also underwent many renovations, but each time it retained its original appearance without any changes. So to this day, the Zheng Family Ancestral Hall in front of everyone is still the same as it was more than 500 years ago.

There is a stone tablet erected at the door of the ancestral hall. The stone tablet records a series of major events that have happened since the ancestral hall was built. Especially every time it was repaired, many details were recorded on it. On both sides of the gate, the Zheng family flags embroidered with the word "Zheng" flutter in the wind, highlighting the endless glory of the Zheng family for hundreds of years. Walking into the ancestral hall, the layout of three bays and three depths shows the hugeness of the Zheng family.

Looking around, whether it is on the roof or the surrounding walls, there are almost all lifelike paintings depicting one after another, describing the significance of everything that has happened to the Zheng family over the past 500 years. Important things can be passed on from generation to generation and supplemented from generation to generation. So from this point of view, the Zheng Ancestral Hall is also a rare cultural monument in the long history of our country.

Although the Zheng Clan’s ancestral hall seems so out of place in the bustling downtown of Shenzhen, many people say that the Zheng Clan’s people are ignorant because one ancestral hall ruins the overall layout to a certain extent.

But in fact, from another perspective, this is actually a good thing. At least this bustling city will not have a cold industrial atmosphere. At least when people are tired and look from high-rise buildings, their sight will not be completely blocked. glass, but there is also such a building full of ancient charm. It is precisely because of the perseverance of people like the Zheng family that China has preserved many historical relics and continues to shine in modern times.

Of course, this is also an inherent spiritual inheritance of the Cantonese people. Compared with other places in Guangdong, ancestral halls can be said to be the most important existence. They can touch other things, but only ancestral halls are their final bottom line. After all, ancestral halls are a place to trace one’s roots and ancestors, to respect and commemorate ancestors. The "nail house" ancestral hall in downtown Shenzhen is surrounded by large groups, but no one dares to demolish it.