Ways to Memorize the Ancestor

In the middle position of this house, we can see a man riding on a horse, right? He was a very good guard of the emperor in the Qing Dynasty, so the emperor Kangxi—do you know about him?—he gave this big house to the guard.

So this family built the burner to make sacrifices to and honor the memory of their ancestors. And also you can see they put the red couplets and also the red papers. There is a dragon and phoenix on each corner of the frame, you see? It’s very pretty.

By Shi Liwei