Qionglin Cai Family Ancestral Hall

A complex of Qing dynasty era ancestral halls at the heart of Qionglin Village (瓊林) on Kinmen, collectively serving the Jiyang branch of the Cai family. The most prominent of the halls dates to 1840 and bears couplets by the calligrapher Lü Shiyi (呂世宜); other halls in the complex commemorate ancestors who held imperial offices, most notably the Ming dynasty grand official Cai Shouyu (蔡守愚). Spring and autumn ancestral rites held here, featuring the ceremonial procession of some 35 ancestor tablets, are the largest such ceremonies on Kinmen.