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An ancestral shrine, hall or temple ({{zh|c={{linktext|祠|堂}}|p={{linktext|Cí|táng}}}} or {{zh|c={{linktext|宗|祠}}|p={{linktext|Zōng| Cí}}}}), also called lineage temple, is a Chinese temple dedicated to deified ancestors and progenitors of surname lineages or families in the Chinese traditional religion. Ancestral temples are closely linked to Confucian culture and the emphasis that it places on filial piety.

A common central feature of the ancestral temples are the ancestral tablets that embody the ancestral spirits.[1] The ancestral tablets are typically arranged by seniority of the ancestors.[1] Altars and other ritual objects such as incense burners are also common fixtures. Ancestors and gods can also be represented by statues.

The temples are used for collective rituals and festivals in honor of the ancestors[1] but also for other family- and community-related functions such as weddings and funerals.[1] Sometimes, they serve wider community functions such as meetings and local elections.

In traditional weddings, the ancestral temple serves a major symbolic function, completing the transfer of a woman to her husband's family.[2] During the wedding rites, the bride and groom worship at the groom's ancestral shrine, bowing as follows:[2]

  1. first bow - Heaven and Earth
  2. second bow - ancestors
  3. third bow - parents
  4. fourth bow - spouse

Three months after the marriage, the wife undertakes worship at the husband's ancestral shrine, in a rite known as miaojian (廟見).[2]

Ancestral temples have often been secularized to serve as village schools or granaries during the land reform of the 1950s and the Cultural Revolution. They have experienced a revival since the economic liberalization of the 1980s.[1] The revival of the ancestral temples has been particularly strong in southern China where lineage organization had stronger roots in the local culture and local communities are more likely to have members living overseas who can support rebuilding of the shrines through donations.[1]

Gallery

Hong Kong

Notable ancestral temples in Hong Kong include:

  • Tang Ancestral Hall and Yu Kiu Ancestral Hall, along the Ping Shan Heritage Trail
  • King Law Ka Shuk
  • Tang Chung Ling Ancestral Hall

See also

  • Chinese folk religion—Confucianism
  • Chinese lineage associations
  • Ancestral home
  • Chinese kin
  • Zupu
  • Guanxi
  • Kongsi

References

1. ^Edward L. Davis (Editor), Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture, Routledge, 2004
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://taiwanpedia.culture.tw/en/content?ID=2009 |title=Worshipping in the Ancestral Hall |author=Li Wenxian |year=2011 |work=Encyclopedia of Taiwan |publisher=Council for Cultural Affairs |accessdate=12 September 2012 |location=Taipei |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501144423/http://taiwanpedia.culture.tw/en/content?ID=2009 |archivedate=1 May 2014 }}

External links

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20130513215839/http://zumiao.jguo.cn/ China Ancestral Temples Network]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20150112153039/http://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp/publications_links/TaiPo%20Book%20%28Eng%20Ver%29%2008%20Chap%2005.pdf Ancestral halls in Tai Po, Hong Kong]
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