In front of Liugengtang Mountain, there is a broad Datian Street (Square) paved with large bluestones. Datian Street faces a pond. On both sides of the nearby pond are Ma Shi and eight stone platforms with flagpoles, which were used to erect flags after becoming famous in ancient times. There are red brick walls on the east and west sides of Datian Street, and colored gray sculptures, such as "Dragon Playing with Beads", "Dragon and Phoenix Becoming Auspicious" and "Kirin Becoming Auspicious", are attached to the walls, with fine workmanship and vivid images. Just north of Datian Street is the main entrance of Liugeng Hall, which is magnificent and solemn. On the door, there is a horizontal plaque with the words "He's Grand Ancestral Hall" on a red background. On both sides of the door, couplets say: "The predecessors continue to enjoy, and more are the same as the little ones." The couplets show that the construction of Liugengtang has gone through dozens of generations and hundreds of years, in order to make the life of future generations better, and hope that all the people will help each other in the same boat and live in harmony forever. The two doors at the main entrance are all made of hardwood, and each door has a military commander wearing a golden helmet and shining armor as the door god, using the traditional heavy-colored mural technique in China, which is extremely bright and dazzling. On both sides of the door are two stone drums, which are symbols of fame. The drum base is engraved with auspicious patterns, among which the lion-shaped beast is engraved on the front. The side is engraved with auspicious patterns such as "Old Dragon Son" and "Sanyang Qitai". The east and west sides of the gate are wrapped by three stone pillars, wooden pillars and gold joists. In front is the ceremony platform, which is used to receive gifts; Then there is the "Music Station", which is used to welcome the roll call. In addition, there are two Drum Towers, one for filial piety and the other for younger brother. Together, they form the facade of Liugeng Hall, which initially shows the grandeur of this ancient building.
The most noteworthy thing about the main entrance is the beam at the top of the door. The wood carvings on the beams are extremely exquisite, especially the 33 triple wishful bucket arches called "humps" in ancient buildings. The contents of the sculpture are varied, or exotic flowers, birds and beasts, or historical story characters are lifelike. The whole main entrance, beam and bucket arch together constitute a group of exquisite Lingnan architectural art treasures.
Entering the main entrance, a tall stone monument square stands in front of people. This stone tablet square is called Yimen in ancient buildings and belongs to the second entrance of Liugeng Hall. On the threshold is the stone inscription of "Shi Shu Shi Ze" inscribed by Chen Baisha, a famous calligrapher in Qing Dynasty, which shows that the family in Shawan is a scholarly family, and many people have passed the imperial examination in past dynasties. Monument Square is divided into three doorways by eight stone pillars, and the top is carved with patterns of flowers, birds and beasts, including red roses, gorgeous peonies, white chrysanthemums and powerful falcons. A tall building with eaves on all sides, supported by wooden arches and floating out layer by layer. The main ridge of Monument Square is a colorful dragon, with its head in the west and its feet in the east, carved from gray plastic. The colorful dragon is about to fly high, with a complete expression, and is shaped at the top of the monument square, full of vitality and auspicious meaning.
When you cross the Monument Square and arrive at Danyong (big yard), you can see the four vigorous and powerful Chinese characters "Three Phoenix Liu Fang" on the forehead of the Monument Square. This is in recognition of the three brothers who were admitted to the Jinshi in Shawan at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty. At that time, these three brothers were honored as "He Jia San Feng" and passed down to later generations.