Guangzhou’s old “Township” open Office more than 200 years to study living fossils

Located in Panyu Sha Wan “benevolence” research basic power units in Guangdong “living fossils”

  Gables hard peak, volume ear, gray plastic tile Ridge, the wall is the oyster shell wall, this is a seat with more than 200 years of Panyu Sha Wan ancient ancestral halls. From the Qing dynasty Jiaqing 14 year (1809), more than 200 years its name from the start of the public Council, rural (the equivalent of what we now call the “Township”), to the present neighborhood, features more than 200 years to basically no major changes in Guangdong rural grass-roots management institutions. It is at present exists only in Guangzhou and the surrounding area, and retains the true rural site of benevolence the public Council, Guangdong gentry of primary authority can be said to be “living fossils”.


  Jen the public Council in Shawan town of Panyu ancient Anning City (market) Street in the East. The so-called “public authority” is of late Qing rural gentry of rural grass-roots social authority, rather than as we know it “xianya” to one level lower, equivalent to us now “Township” is a level. According to reports, Jen public and may be currently exists only in Guangzhou and the surrounding area, and retains the true rural site. This ancient building were Sandy Bay township branch of the Li clan ancestral hall, called “the second Tang Ancestral Hall”. Back north to South, before and after the three entries, across the courtyard, is a hard peak width 10.75 m building.


  This building has a clear record of history, Emperor Jiaqing of the Qing dynasty 14 year (1809), in Sandy Bay Township at that time, Li, Wang, Li Ho surname with the building. Surnamed Lai tribe at that time suggested that agreed to break customary rules, Township is located in the Central, most aggregation, and wife to the busiest streets of the core Temple Yu donated without compensation, original title plaque: “ren said. “The Council has thus been dubbed” benevolence “.


  In more than 200 years after the storm, “benevolence” still open, and is now the Community Office, hanging at the door 8 brand name neighborhood Sandy Bay, Sandy Bay community of labour and social security service station, Sha Wan community associations of persons with disabilities. In Guangdong may be the only.