Scattered across the countryside are ancestral halls

The Shangzu Ancestral Hall, also known as the 'Xiaolun Hall', is located in the southeastern part of Xiaomengtang Village, Yongchang Street, Lanxi City, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province. It is the ancestral hall of the local Xu family. The exact year of its establishment is unknown, but based on the existing architectural style, it is believed to have been built during the late Ming or early Qing dynasty. The Shangzu Ancestral Hall faces south with a north orientation and has a 'Hui' character-shaped courtyard layout, covering an area of about 1700 square meters. Along the central axis of the Shangzu Ancestral Hall, there is a sequence of the entrance hall, the central hall, and the main hall, with east and west wing rooms on both sides connected by verandas, forming a closed perimeter with the central hall standing independently, and it is very well-preserved. The Shangzu Ancestral Hall is a typical ancestral hall building from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and it is an important physical example for studying the clan system and folk customs of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions during the Ming and Qing dynasties.