Introduction to Zhang Clan Ancestral Hall: is located in the west of the town, covering an area of ​​nearly 4,000 square meters. It was built in the 19th year of Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty (1840 AD). The main body of this ancestral hall is a courtyard-style wooden structure building, with the main hall on the top and the hall on the bottom. The 50 windows and doors in its hall are unique. Each window is exquisitely carved with 2 cranes from fine nanmu. There are 50 windows with a total of 100 cranes in different shapes and lifelike shapes. They are surrounded by flying colorful clouds, which is called the "Hundred Cranes Xiangyun" window. Liang Sicheng once called the Baihe Window of Zhang Family Ancestral Hall, Wenchang Palace, Kuixing Pavilion, and the Nine Dragon Stele of King Yu Temple the "Four Wonders of Lizhuang".

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