Zōngmiào shì Zhōngguó chuántǒng lǐzhì wénhuà de zhòngyào zǔchéng bùfen.
Ancestral temples are an important component of China's traditional ritual culture.
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In ancient China, 宗庙 were sacred spaces where the ruling family's ancestors were venerated. The state's stability was considered inseparable from the proper maintenance of the ancestral temple — losing the 宗庙 was synonymous with losing the dynasty.
