Nandu News "This ancestral hall has a history of hundreds of years. It would be a pity to demolish it. I hope it can be preserved." A few days ago, a Nandu reporter received a report from the descendants of the Baishi Tang family in Pengjiang District, Jiangmen, saying that due to the Gantang Road Due to the construction, the Baishi Tang Clan Ancestral Hall had to be demolished. It is hoped that the government departments will adjust the planning and preserve the ancestral hall. On July 13, Nandu reporters visited and investigated and found that the Baishi Tang Clan Ancestral Hall was to be rebuilt in another location after being demolished. However, the descendants of the Baishi Tang Clan have different views on whether the ancestral hall should be retained in place or rebuilt in a different location.
The current overall appearance of the Tang family ancestral hall
The ancestral hall has a long history and hopes to be preserved
Mr. Tang, who currently lives in Shenzhen, is a descendant of the Tang family in Baishi. He told Nandu reporters that on July 7 this year, he saw an article in local media Jiangmen" "Jiangmen Baishi Tang Clan Power of Attorney Announcement" After learning that the Baishi Tang Clan Ancestral Hall was to be demolished, we were very anxious and hoped that the ancestral hall could be preserved. " The ancestral hall is the link between the clans and the cohesion of the clans." The bridge and the ancestral temple are there, and the roots are there. When the ancestral temple is demolished, the roots are broken, and the cohesion of the clan is scattered and becomes a mess," Mr. Tang said.
The genealogy interviewee provided
Tang Jian (pseudonym), a local descendant of the Tang family in Jiangmen, said that the Baishi Tang family ancestral hall has five rooms connected together, which is rare in the Jiangmen area, and it has a long history and many ancestral halls. It is of high value. I hope that when building roads, the government departments can adjust the planning to preserve the ancestral hall and the roots of the Tang family at home and abroad. Tang Jian said that although it is said that it will be rebuilt in another place, it is not sure whether it will be approved and when it will be built. We are worried that the old ancestral hall will be demolished and the new ancestral hall will be difficult to build. Then it will be difficult to handle. .
Architectural details of the Tang ancestral hall
Architectural details of the Tang ancestral hall
The ancestral hall is dilapidated, and reconstruction offsite is a better option
html On July 7, Jiangmen local media published the "Announcement on the Power of Attorney for the Tang Clan in Baishi, Jiangmen". Road: Five Tang ancestral halls located at Nos. 42, 44, and 47, Baishi Xiyongli, Pengjiang District, need to be demolished and rebuilt in order to cooperate with the road construction of Gantang Road (Jiangbei Road-Fashion Avenue) in Jiangmen City. Due to the large number of Tang clan members, in order to properly handle the demolition and reconstruction of the Tang clan ancestral hall, a total of five entrustees have full authority to handle the following matters: Negotiate, accept and confirm the Tang clan ancestral hall with relevant government departments and construction units on behalf of the Tang clan clan Demolition and resettlement compensation plan, sign and implement the demolition and resettlement compensation agreement, ancestral hall reconstruction agreement and other relevant agreements; decide or confirm the relocation site selection, reconstruction plan, design plan and construction drawings of the Tang ancestral hall on behalf of the Tang clan, Supervise the entire process of the relocation and reconstruction of the Tang Clan Ancestral Hall, and be responsible for the completion acceptance and project acceptance of the Tang Clan Ancestral Hall reconstruction project; handle all other matters involving the demolition, resettlement, compensation, and relocation reconstruction of the Tang Clan Ancestral Hall on behalf of the Tang Clan.The surrounding environment of Tang's Ancestral Hall
On July 13, Nandu reporter contacted one of the trustees, who explained why off-site reconstruction was the best choice. Mr. Tang made some comments: First, the ancestral hall is very dilapidated. Many items in the second and third rooms have been stolen and replaced, and valuable items have been replaced. The fact that it has not been entered into the cultural protection unit for so many years shows that this One point; second, the current road outside the ancestral hall is higher than that of the ancestral hall. After the newly built road, the ancestral hall is lower and the terrain is low-lying; third, the off-site reconstruction also meets the needs of urban development, and now the government department has given a piece of land. It turns out that the area is larger, and corresponding funds are provided; fourth, there are many ways to preserve valuable historical buildings, and off-site reconstruction is one of them. For example, the Zhangfei Temple in the Three Gorges was rebuilt off-site, and the old materials were promised to be demolished. Rebuilding a new ancestral hall, so the current ancestral hall is not demolished, but rebuilt in a different place for better inheritance and protection.
Mr. Tang also said that since some Tang clan members believe that the old ancestral hall is so important and valuable, why haven’t clan members from all over the country donated money for repairs in the past few decades? Now that the plans have been finalized, road construction is imminent. Well, why didn't you act earlier?As for the clan members' concerns about the difficulty of rebuilding the ancestral hall in another place, Mr. Tang said that discussions have been held with Huanshi Street and the Baishi Associated Press. The old ancestral hall must be demolished only after the reconstruction address and funds are determined. , otherwise the demolition will not be agreed.
On-site visit: The ancestral hall has been enclosed and construction is going on all around
html On July 13, Nandu reporters came to the location of the Tang Ancestral Hall. The five ancestral halls are Xiu'an Tang Gong Ancestral Hall, Tang Ancestral Hall, Changting Tang Gong Ancestral Hall, Yanghui Tanggong Temple and Puzhai Tanggong Temple. In addition to the blue bricks and gray tiles on the corridor and the raised eaves and flying pavilions, it can be seen that this is an ancient building. Since a red brick wall was built in front of the ancestral hall, and there is construction outside, it is difficult to tell that this is a dusty building. Five ancestral halls with a history of hundreds of years (built in the Ming and Qing Dynasties).Description of the off-site reconstruction project of the Tang Ancestral Hall
Many houses around the ancestral hall have been demolished. The ancestral hall has been enclosed and the doors have been locked, making it impossible to enter inside. On the wall outside the ancestral hall, there is a picture description of the off-site reconstruction project of the Tang Ancestral Hall. It states the location and renderings of the off-site reconstruction project, but the description does not indicate the signing unit.
According to Tang Jian, due to historical reasons, the Tang Ancestral Hall has been used by various production teams in Baishi Township for free since the 1950s, mainly for stacking farm tools. In the 1980s, it was successively rented to industrial and commercial households until 2018. , it was not returned to the Tang clan until 2019.
In media reports in 2015, Tang Qimin, a descendant of the Tang family who was 80 years old at the time, recalled the situation of the ancestral hall. "In the old days, the ancestral hall was very grand. In front of the ancestral hall were more than 100 flagpoles holding the names of people who were promoted to successful candidates and Jinshi scholars. Diagonally across from the fifth ancestral hall, there was a 5-meter-wide and 3-meter-high plaque with the words 'Fragrance will last forever'. It is a symbol of prosperity. A long time ago, there was a field overlooking the plains in front of the ancestral hall, with North Street in the distance, and the environment was open and beautiful. Commemorating those who have meritorious status."
However, it can be seen from the latest photos provided by Tang's descendants that the interior decoration is relatively simple and lacks the grand scene in Tang Qimin's memories.
Photos provided by interviewees inside the Tang Clan Ancestral Hall
Behind the demolition of the Baishi Tang Clan Ancestral Hall: It is a city main road that should have been opened to traffic
Nandu reporters found during the visit and investigation that the reasons behind the demolition of the Baishi Tang Clan Ancestral Hall involved It is the construction of Gantang Road (Jiangbei Road-Fafa Avenue). Construction of this road was announced as early as 2015, but it is still under construction.
According to public reports, preparatory work is already underway for Gantang Road (Jiangbei Road-Fashion Avenue) in 2015, and construction is scheduled to start at the end of 2015, with a planned construction period of one year. Gantang Road has been included in the "Jiangmen City Key Construction Project Plan in 2015". The Gantang Road construction plan provided by Jiangmen City Construction Management Center shows that Gantang Road is positioned as urban expressway , with a total length of 2.061 kilometers, a total construction investment of approximately 383 million yuan, and will be constructed using the PPP model. The main road is a two-way six-lane with a design speed of 80 km/h. The auxiliary road is a two-way four-lane with a design speed of 40 km/h. In addition, there are dedicated bicycle lanes and pedestrian paths on both sides of the road.
However, it was not until 2018 that the Gantang Road (Jiangbei Road-Fashion Avenue) project officially started construction. The construction project starts from Jiangbei Road in the south, passes through Yingbin Avenue and Baishi Avenue, and goes north to the planned Panbian Street (north of Panbian Street). (Separately constructed), with a total length of about 1,840 meters, it is implemented as a two-way eight-lane main line and a two-way four-lane auxiliary road, with a design speed of 60km/h. Among them, the section from Jiangbei Road to Baishi Avenue is the existing Gantang Road, and the section north of Baishi Avenue is a newly built road. The estimated total investment of the project is 377.87 million yuan. The construction period of the project is 524 days and is scheduled to be completed before June 2020. In order to put the project into use as soon as possible, based on the characteristics of this project, it will be controlled in two stages: striving to complete and open to traffic the eastern section from Jiangbei Road to Baishi Avenue by October 2019; in June 2020, from the Dongping intersection of Baishi Avenue to the planned Panbian Street The section was completed and opened to traffic.
However, two years have passed since June 2020, and Gantang Road has not been completed and opened to traffic.In April this year, the Investment Project Construction Management Center of the Jiangmen Municipal Government issued a message titled "Act Quickly and Work Together to Promote the Construction of Gantang Road", saying: In order to solidly promote the construction of key municipal projects and go all out to complete the continuation of the Gantang Road project, the municipal construction The management center closely grasps the key links of the project, with a sense of responsibility and urgency that "cannot afford to wait, cannot afford to be slow, and cannot sit still", keeps a close eye on the target tasks and time nodes, quickly organizes professional and technical forces, and concentrates on solving problems that affect the advancement of the project. The problem. We have organized Pengjiang District Power Supply Bureau, Huanshi Street Office, Electric Power Design Institute, various pipeline units and other departments to conduct on-site inspections and surveys many times to collaboratively solve and implement pipeline relocation and house demolition issues, laying the foundation for the smooth construction of the project. Solid foundation.
At the end of June this year, the Huanshi Street Office of Pengjiang District announced the demolition project of the current site of the Tang Clan Ancestral Hall in the Huanshi Section of Gantang Road (Jiangbei Road-Fashion Avenue). The project address is Yongli, Baishi West, Pengjiang District. The basic situation of the project In order to build Gantang Road, the Tang Clan Ancestral Hall (with a construction area of 2122.8 square meters) in the red line of road needs to be demolished.
Photography and interview: Nandu reporter Yan Liang
