Seven archways
In a single row.
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A row of seven stone memorial archways striding across the fields at the entrance to Tangyue village, raised by the Bao family between 1420 and 1820 under the Ming and Qing; it is the best-known group of memorial archways in the Huizhou region and a protected national monument since 1996. Such archways were raised with imperial permission to honour virtues the society of the time prized: some honour sons devoted to their parents, some women who raised their children alone for decades, one a wealthy salt merchant who gave huge sums for relief, and another a minister. The oldest tells of a father and son seized by bandits, each offering to die in the other's place until the captors, moved, set them free; beside the archways stand the family's old halls, including a rare one set aside for the women of the clan. The combined ticket with the neighbouring Bao Family Garden is about CNY 100, with opening from 7:00 to 18:00 in winter and from 6:30 to 18:30 from April to October, per visitor guides. The site lies close to Huizhou Ancient City, so the two fit into one half-day.
In a single row.
A rare one.
Next door.
Tangyue village, She County, about 20 km east of Huangshan city
Seven stone archways raised by the Bao family between 1420 and 1820 with imperial permission to honour virtues such as devotion to parents and generosity; the oldest honours a father and son who each offered to die for the other before bandits.