Maha Hall

Maha Hall

The hall of Maha is located in the north of the hall of the God of wealth in the middle street of Xikou Town, Fenghua City, Zhejiang Province, and at the intersection of the hall of the God of wealth and the middle road. It is the ancestral hall of the people surnamed Jiang in memory of the second generation ancestor Jiang zongba. Jiang zongba, born in the reign of Liang Zhenming after five dynasties, is a Buddhist. He often says "Maha Prajna paramita" in his mouth, so he is called "Maha Jushi". In 1931, Mao Fumei, the mother of Chiang Ching Kuo, invested in the construction of the Buddhist hall for her to worship and chant Buddhist scriptures with the female family members of the Chiang family. The main hall faces east and West, with yellow walls and green tiles, pink walls and ochre corridors, and 11 wing rooms on both sides. The courtyard behind the hall is paved with pebbles. In 1989, funds were allocated for restoration. There are three ancient camphor trees nearby

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Jiang zongba was born in the Liang Dynasty after the Five Dynasties. He believed in Buddhism and worshipped the cloth bag monk of Yuelin temple in Fenghua. He often recited "Maha Prajna paramita" and called himself "Maha Jushi". Xikou people respected him as "Maha Taigong". In his later years, he founded Mituo Temple in xiaopanshan, Dongxiang, Ningbo. After his death, he was buried beside the temple and built a tower tomb. Chiang Kai Shek went to worship him many times

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Sitting in the Maha hall facing the East and West, there are yellow walls, green tiles, pink walls and hallways, with 11 rooms on each side. In the front of the hall, there is a statue of Jiang zongba. On both sides of the wall, there are historical relics of Maha hall and photos of Chiang Kai Shek's ancestor worship and tomb sweeping. In a bungalow in the East, there are pictures of Mao Fumei and Jiang's father and son.

The open space on the east side of Maha hall is the cemetery of Mao Fumei. Jiang Jingguo's biological mother was born in Yantou village of Fenghua in 1882, married Chiang Kai Shek in 1901, gave birth to Jiang Jingguo on March 18 of the 1910 lunar calendar, and died in the back door of FengHao house on December 12, 1939 after being bombed by Japanese warplanes. In the winter of 1946, under the control of Chiang Ching Kuo, the Mao family was officially buried here

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Address: North of Caishen Hall Lane, middle street, Xikou Town, Fenghua City, Ningbo City

Longitude: 121.281805

Latitude: 29.683951

Ticket information: no ticket required. It is included in the ticket of the former residence of Jiang.