Haizhou Bixia Palace

Haizhou Bixia Palace

Haizhou Bixia Palace is a cultural relic protection unit of Lianyungang City.

Bixia Palace is located at the eastern foot of Baishu Mountain in Haizhou District. It was formerly a warehouse for the Haizhou Abrasive Factory. The existing palace complex consists of two courtyards, featuring a main hall and a rear hall, each with three rooms on the east and west sides, all built with a brick-and-wood structure. According to Professor Pan Guxi from Southeast University, the architecture largely retains the style and design of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. On its western wall is embedded a stele from the sixth year of the Shunzhi era of the Qing Dynasty titled “Record of Lamp Oil Field,” which was likely embedded during repairs to the building in the early Qing Dynasty. This provides evidence for determining the construction date of Bixia Palace. Buildings predating the major earthquake in Lianyungang in the seventh year of the Kangxi reign are extremely rare. Bixia Palace is a rare example of ancient architecture and holds significant value for the study of building techniques from the late Ming and early Qing periods. It also offers physical material for research on earthquake resistance and seismic protection. In 1992, the main hall of Bixia Palace was moved 20 meters forward due to necessary renovations. It was designated as one of the first batch of cultural relic protection units of Lianyungang City in 1982.