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371:- most of which have a history of over three hundred years. These structures are good examples of classical southern architecture and feature intricate wood carvings from Zhejiang folklore. The favourite decorative motifs used are from Three Kingdoms stories popular since the Song Dynasty. ` The local theatrical performances, called the "Bamboo Horse Dance" are unique for their portrayal of Sun Quan as a hero. In traditional Three Kingdoms folklore, Sun Quan is normally seen as an ambivalent and often frustrated leader who is time and again bested by 284: 360:
official. In the past, the Suns of Longmen were divided into ten sub-lineages and held joint grand ceremonies honouring their ancestors every spring and autumn, but this practice stopped after 1949.
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Fifty years ago there were some sixty heritage buildings in Longmen, and about half of those are still standing today. Among them are ancestral halls, homes,
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province, People's Republic of China, located 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of the center of
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According to tradition, the Suns of Longmen are descendants of the third century warlord
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province, can trace his ancestry to Longmen. His ancestors moved from Zhejiang to
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and "Burning the Linked Encampments", showing Sun Quan's defeat of Liu Bei at the
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and then finally to Guangdong. The Sun clan genealogy in his native
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bears the title "Genealogical Register of the Sun Clan of Fuchun".
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Town
29°53′59″N 119°57′08″E / 29.89972°N 119.95222°E / 29.89972; 119.95222
China
Province
Zhejiang
Sub-provincial city
Hangzhou
District
Fuyang
Hukou permits
Time zone
UTC+8
China Standard
Area code
https://web.archive.org/web/20110629121110/http://lmz.fuyang.gov.cn/
simplified Chinese
traditional Chinese
pinyin
Fuyang District
Hangzhou
Zhejiang
Fuyang District
Fuchun River
administrative villages
Sun

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