Shunyi Beamless Pavilion

Shunyi Beamless Pavilion

Shunyi Beamless Pavilion is a cultural relic protection unit of Beijing.

Shunyi Beamless Pavilion is located

in Dasungezhuang Town, Shunyi District, east of Guzhuangzi Village, and is a municipal-level cultural relic protection unit in the sixth batch designated by Beijing.

Originally named Jade Emperor Pavilion, it was first built during the Ming Dynasty and renovated in the Qing Dynasty. Though it appears to have three stories from the outside, it actually has only two levels inside, and the entire structure contains no beams or pillars. The pavilion houses murals that are brightly colored and vividly depicted, serving as rare material for studying ancient folk paintings.

Source: Beijing Municipal Administration of Cultural Heritage

Dasungezhuang Town: Dasungezhuang Town is located in the southeastern part of Shunyi District in the suburbs of Beijing, at the foot of the Twenty-Li Long Mountain. It borders Pinggu District to the east and connects with Sanhe City in Hebei Province to the south. It is close to the Shunping Expressway, and the under-construction Longtang Road and the Beijing-Pinggu Expressway run through the area, providing convenient and fast transportation. The town covers a total area of 74.3 square kilometers, with 68,000 mu of arable land, 39 administrative villages, and a population of 30,000. The people of Dasungezhuang are known for their simple and honest folkways, and the town is rich in resources with distinct agricultural advantages. Successively established projects such as the Agricultural Experimental Demonstration Park, High-Tech Nursery Garden, Sightseeing and Picking Garden, Ten-Mile Grape Green Corridor, and Ten-Thousand-Mu Red Globe Grape Project have… More details about Dasungezhuang Town++

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Relic Protection Units in Beijing