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Ancestral Halls in China

There are many ancestral halls in southern China and Shanxi, which are built for the same family name and worship the ancestors from ancient times to the present. This can be very effective in strengthening the cohesion of the clan. My family has an ancestral hall, which can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty, but I can't photograph it because of local customs

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