Yongjia Jingzhou & Green Screen Taiyin Palace Murals

Yongjia Jingzhou & Green Screen Taiyin Palace Murals

The Yongjia Jingzhou & Green Screen Taiyin Palace Murals are Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Yongjia Jingzhou & Green Screen Taiyin Palace Murals (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Qing Dynasty

Announcement Date: March 16, 2005

The Jingzhou murals are located in Dayerock Town and Shangtang Town, Yongjia. Created in the fourth year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1879), they were painted on the door panels of the entrance and the northwestern and southeastern side walls of the Taiyin Palace in Jingzhou, totaling 20 murals with a combined area of 80.32 m². The Green Screen murals were created in the seventh year of the Daoguang reign (1828), as well as the 28th (1903) and 30th (1905) years of the Guangxu reign, and were painted on the side and rear walls of the Green Screen Taiyin Palace, totaling 21 murals with a combined area of 65.76 m². Both sets mainly depict similar themes, including historical stories such as the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Legend of the White Snake, and Chen Shisanniang, as well as floral-bird and Hundred Beauties paintings. During the Cultural Revolution, local villagers covered them with lime water, which helped preserve them. After being cleaned and restored, the images are mostly clear, with only minor localized damage, and overall preservation is quite good.

These two mural sites are traditional folk oil-painted murals with large dimensions, broad subject matter, tight compositions, vivid storytelling, smooth brushwork, bright colors, and lifelike forms. They are rare in the province and provide valuable historical material for studying traditional folk art and the formation and development of Ou–Viet drama, possessing high historical and artistic value.

Dayerock Town: A town under the jurisdiction of Yongjia County. In 1949, it was divided into Baiquan, Tiantian, and Daitou townships. In 1956, they were merged into Daruo Township. In 1961, Baiquan and Tiantian communes were established. In 1984, Baiquan Township and Tongzhou Township were set up. In 1992, Baiquan and Tongzhou townships were merged to form Dayerock Town. Located in the central part of the county, it covers an area of 92 km² with a population of 26,000. It is connected by road to National Highway 330, and Yongjia–Jinyun Road runs through the area. The town administers Baiquan, Yuquan, Shuang’ao, Dayuanxia, Longtian, Fuan, Huangtan, Jingzhou, Huang’ao, Shi’ao, Dayerock, Zhang’an’ao, Yinquan, Xiailiowan, Shangliowan, Shui… More details about Dayerock Town++

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units