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To establish an auditable semiotic-coding framework that bridges macro-cultural lineage studies and micro-level motif documentation on traditional Guangfu ancestral hall façades.

August 16, 2026HeritageOpen Access

Reading Confucian Ethics on the Façade: A Semiotic-Coding Framework for Guangfu Ancestral Halls Demonstrated on the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

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JSJingyi SuUniversity of Technology Malaysia YDYaohan DingUniversity of Pittsburgh AIAlice Sabrina Binti IsmailUniversity of Technology Malaysia

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Semiotic analysis reveals vertical stratification of moral themes on ancestral hall façades, indicating Confucian ethical dominance across architectural registers.

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To establish an auditable semiotic-coding framework that bridges macro-cultural lineage studies and micro-level motif documentation on traditional Guangfu ancestral hall façades.
Formulated a semiotic framework defining three viewing bands: a doorway band at eye level, a forecourt mid-register, and a crown framing distant views.
Conducted MAXQDA-assisted content coding to classify 88 decorative carrier items on the 1894 Chen Clan Ancestral Hall main ceremonial façade.
Confucian themes represented 59.1% of carrier items, dominating Taoist-related (22.7%), local Guangzhou (13.6%), and foreign (4.5%) repertoires.
Visual carriers stratified by elevation: textual inscriptions were confined to the doorway band, narrative motifs concentrated in the mid-register, and emblems dominated the crown.

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Su et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8179abf2fb91fc834acec1 https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage9080320

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Semiotic analysis reveals vertical stratification of moral themes on ancestral hall façades, indicating Confucian ethical dominance across architectural registers.

Reading Confucian Ethics on the Façade: A Semiotic-Coding Framework for Guangfu Ancestral Halls Demonstrated on the Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

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