Introduction to the Chen Xianjia Ancestral Hall: Pavilion No. 5 is the Chen Xianjia Ancestral Hall. It was built in the mid-Ming Dynasty and is a typical family-style ancestral hall in Hubei. There is a square and a bright pond in front of the ancestral hall. The screen walls built on the east and west sides of the square have brackets and Xumi pedestals. The gate is built in the middle of the screen wall, with three bays. It is a halberd-shaped wide-open house door with a high architectural level. It is an unique example in the history of Hubei residential buildings.

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