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2022/02/21

A Walk in Su Memorial Ancestral Hall

A Walk in Su Memorial Ancestral Hall is a popular guide to the Ancestral Hall, divided into three chapters, including Ancient Charm of the Ancestral Hall, Beauty of Landscape, and Tablet Gallery. The Chapter named Ancient Charm of the Ancestral Hall introduces the sixteen ancient buildings in Su Memorial Ancestral Hall, from the South Gate, the Ante-Chamber, the Worship Hall, the East and West Chambers, the Sage Hall, Kuaiyu Pavilion, Mujiashan Hall, Laifeng Pavilion, Yunyu Building, Moonlight Pavilion, Oasis Pavilion, Pifeng Waterside Pavilion, Baipo Pavilion, and Ruilian Pavilion. The Beauty of Landscape part mainly focuses on Xiaohan Hall, Shisuxuan building, Inkstone Pond, and dockyard, which have been expanded since the Republic of China, as well as the Ziyi Garden, the Begonia Garden, the Osmanthus Garden, and the Su Ancestral Gallery, which have been renovated in recent years, allowing visitors to experience the beauty of the Western Shu landscape represented by Su Memorial Ancestral Hall. The introduction to the Tablet Gallery section does not follow the normal order of the gallery, but contains about 49 tablets in 12 categories, such as the four famous tablets of Su Shi's regular script, cursive calligraphy, and the story of Dongpo, allowing visitors to appreciate the skilled calligraphy of Su Shi.