Hu's Ancestral Temple in Aohu, Ancestral hall in Ninghai County, China.

Hu's Ancestral Temple in Aohu is an ancestral hall in Ninghai County featuring multiple structures built in traditional Chinese style. The temple displays carved wooden pillars, stone foundations, and decorated roof elements that demonstrate the builders' craftsmanship.

The hall was first built in 1797 (Jiaqing 2) under Hu Yuanshi, a Ninghai scholar, as a small three-bay front hall. In 1854 Hu Yinjie led a clan-wide subscription that rebuilt it as a five-bay storeyed front hall, with each lineage branch hiring its own craftsmen on either side of the central axis. In the 1920s the stage and connecting corridors were rebuilt over seven years, adding the three linked coffered ceilings.

During annual ceremonies, family members gather to present offerings at ancestral tablets arranged by seniority within the main hall. These practices show how important family bonds and respect for ancestors remain in the local community today.

Visitors can explore the grounds during daytime hours, from morning until late afternoon. To experience traditional ceremonies, previous arrangements should be made, as these take place at specific times.

The stage's circular ceiling is built from sixteen rings of interlocking blocks that form sixteen dragons, with a dragon head carved at the rim and a tail at the mirror centre. Villagers whitewashed carvings during the Cultural Revolution to protect them, damaging some painted work.