What is a ancestral temple? What is the origin?

Ancestral temple, also known as ancestral temple, ancestral temple, family temple, ancestral hall, altar and ancestral hall, is a place to worship ancestors and discuss family affairs, and occupies a very sacred position in the family. Ancestral hall is also an important part of genealogy, which occupies an important position in genealogy. ? The ancestral hall in the genealogy consists of two parts: the picture is the main part and the text is the auxiliary part. ? Most of the ancestral temple drawings are architectural styles and frame structure patterns, and some are also called ancestral temple landscape drawings, which not only outline the ancestral temple drawings, but also outline the houses and landscape features around the ancestral temple, so that people can see the whole ancestral temple at a glance. Some ancestral temple maps also outline the order of ancestral sacrificial vessels and ancestral tablets on the map. As far as the scope of ancestral halls is concerned, most of them are ancestral halls of a family, including the general ancestral hall and the branch ancestral halls. The ancestral temple map in the general spectrum and the unified spectrum is a combined ancestral temple map and a unified ancestral temple map covering the whole province and even several provinces and regions. First, introduce the location and architecture of the ancestral temple. ? For example, the post-interpretation of Shi Dingjia Riding on Xianghu Lake (Jiashan, Zhejiang) (three years after Qianlong) and Dinggong Temple wrote: "There is a Dinggong Temple, which is located in the south pavilion south of Nanhao, only one mile southeast of the mansion. It was built in the South Hall, and it is still Hall 53. Later, Zhao Gong and Wei Gong of Germany began with the filial piety of Haihe River recommended by their father, and they dedicated themselves to it in the central hall. "The Duke of Iraq felt the loyalty of the crane and the filial piety of all his sons, because he gave a plaque to the Yidinggong Temple. Another example is the genealogy of Xiang Bin's five repairs in Xiangtan, Hunan Province (in 37 years of the Republic of China) and the Record of Rebuilding the Ancestral Temple, which reveals that the original ancestral temple was in danger because of its long history, and it was in the spring of the fifth year of Jiaqing, so it advocated donating money, bringing its own food, and supervising classes day and night. The foundation was several steps higher than before, while the classic was fourteen feet and eight feet. Left-leaning in the middle, Lei Feng replaced Zhao Zu Kao Cong, the Lord of God. Right in the middle, Feng Dai Dai Dai Mu Zu Kao Cong lives in the main house. There are cloisters and sparse buildings in front. Pushing the meaning of ancestor worship, in order to worship the gods, Wenchang Dijun Temple is on the left in front, and Guan Sheng Dijun Temple is on the right in front. " In order to link surnames with ancestors' wishes, an inverted hall and a horizontal hall will be built in the back, which will be the place where Yan meets. The memorial tablet of the whole ancestral temple and the location of each hall and room are introduced comprehensively. Second, discuss the establishment and layout of ancestral halls. ? During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, most folk ancestral halls were laid out according to the design of Zhujiajian ancestral hall. There is a main niche in the center of the ancestral temple, and there is a matching niche on the left and right. The so-called "niche" was originally a small hall attached to the wall. The ancestral tablet is placed in the pavilion, and the front is covered with a curtain. Later, it was simplified into a particularly huge rectangular wooden table, and God put it on the table. The so-called God Lord is a rectangular Xiao Mu card embedded in a wooden pedestal, some with black characters on a white background and some with yellow characters on a red background, on which are written the names of so-and-so ancestors, dates of birth and death, original surnames, names of children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, one for each ancestor (couple). The gods in the shrine are the ancestors of this family. On the left and right sides, from the oldest person in the family, it is Zuo Zhao You Mu, Right, Zu, Great-grandfather, and Gaozu IV in turn. Those above IV moved God to the niche, while the ancestors stayed still and lived in the middle of the niche forever. This is also the understanding of the people in the Ming and Qing Dynasties on "Immortality" and "Five Dynasties will move". ? This ancestral hall is independent of the living room, and the overall layout on the axis is: the gate-the pleasure hall-the sleeping hall. Enjoy the hall, also known as the sacrificial hall, is a place to worship ancestors, hold sacrificial ceremonies and reunite all ethnic groups; The sleeping hall is the place where the ancestral gods are placed. Some famous families have built zhaobi or archway in front of the temple, carved beams and painted buildings, which are spectacular. The Bao family in Shexian county is famous for being filial to their parents. Its ancestral temple is at the entrance to the village. On the road in front of the ancestral hall, there are seven stone archways and a square pavilion with peach blossoms on both sides. Its beautiful environment and majestic atmosphere are rare among the people. ? Third, the function of ancestral temple. ? The main function of ancestral temple is to worship ancestors. Since the ancestral temple is a place where ancestors and gods live together, it is also a place where the whole family worships their ancestors. According to the etiquette of genealogy ancestral hall, every spring and autumn, the whole family gathers in the ancestral hall and is presided over by the patriarch or son as a sacrifice. When Tomb-Sweeping Day visited the grave, he usually went to the ancestral temple to worship the Lord first, and then went to various cemeteries to offer sacrifices. Some families also stipulate that whenever the moon is bright, ancestral temples will be opened for sacrifice, and ancestral temple activities will be more frequent. ? The importance of frequency spectrum.