The origin of Xu family Gaoyang Yanpai’s hall name must be from its migrating place

Xu Family originated from the east of today’s Xuchang, Henan Province. During Spring and Autumn, Warring States periods, Xu state was forced by Zheng and Chu states and moved its capital many times in northern Henan, Anhui area. After Xu state was annexed by Chu state, some families migrated to today’s Jinshan, Hubei or Zhijiang, Hunan. Most of Xu clans settled there or continued to migrate northward.

The first place Xu clans migrated northward was Gaoyang, Jizhou（today’s Gaoyang, Hebei）. Afterwards, some Xu family migrated back to places like Baofeng, Henan.

Xu family grandma opens the door of the main house, hospitably invites us inside to look around. Although the interior of the house was renovated, it did not change much on its composition.

From the aerial photo, we can roughly see what changes and remains of the house. Changes are：Roofing tiles on the main house and two wing hulong are Japanese style. Modern tiles are used on the walls inside the houses；remains are：The style of roofing tiles on the gateway, hall name plaque, bird steps design on the walls of two wing hulong.