Lingxiatang Stone Shrine

Lingxiatang Stone Shrine

Lingxiatang Stone Shrine is a cultural relics protection unit of Zhejiang Province.

Lingxiatang Stone Shrine (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Ming Dynasty

Announcement Date: March 16, 2005

Lingxiatang Stone Shrine, also known as Stone Beam House or Great Stone Hall, was built in the mid-to-late Ming Dynasty. It features a stone-framed beam structure and was originally a three-courtyard complex with two side wings. The surviving stone hall is the third courtyard building. Oriented west to east, the structure has a width of three bays and a depth of five bays, with a flush gable roof. It has a five-beam frame with front and rear double-step beams. Except for the purlins, rafters, and dougong brackets on the front and rear eaves' double-step beams—which are made of wood—all other structural elements such as columns, beams, brackets, and dougong are carved from stone. The entire building uses robust materials and features a simple yet majestic structural style with a unique form.

Lingxiatang Stone Shrine is one of the larger-scale stone constructions from the Ming Dynasty discovered to date. The shrine adopts a wood-like design and displays distinct period characteristics in both form and craftsmanship, possessing considerable historical and artistic value.

Source: Zhejiang Cultural Relics Website

Datian Township: Located in the central part of Wuyi County, Datian Township borders Shuxi Subdistrict Office to the east; connects with Xinzhai Town to the south; borders Wangzhai Town to the west; and neighbors Hushan Subdistrict Office to the north. The township government is headquartered in Xucun, 11 kilometers from the county seat. Covering an area of 47.7 square kilometers, it governs 17 administrative villages with a population of 11,200. The terrain is mainly low mountains and hills, sloping from south to north. The area is rich in resources, has an early-starting industrial base, offers a favorable investment environment, and boasts significant development potential. It is an important industrial and tourism township in the southern suburbs of Wuyi.

Within the township, Lingxiatang features a Ming Dynasty stone beam house and slogans from the Taiping Rebellion, classified respectively as provincial-level and... More details about Datian Township++

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units