Shuiting Shrine

Shuiting Shrine

Shuiting Shrine is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Shuiting Pavilion, created by Jin Yongpu, is the largest academy in the Nanxi River basin. It is located at the southern end of the central street in Yantou Ancient Village. Its outer walls stretch 65 meters from east to west and 25.4 meters from north to south, and its main hall still remains today. In front of the main hall is a large pond, in the center of which stands a pavilion. The remaining stone foundation of the pavilion covers an area of 16 square meters.

On Tangshan Mountain to the south of Shuiting Shrine stands the Wenfeng Pagoda, built around the same time as the shrine. Standing in the pavilion of the academy and looking south, the pagoda is perfectly reflected in the pond, forming the “writing brush dipped in ink” feng shui pattern sought after by villages along the Nanxi River.

To the north of Tahus Temple, separated from the Shuiting Shrine academy by a canal, lies the Wenchang Pavilion on the mountainside. It was established in the first year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1736). Jin Guanzhen, a pioneer of the Yongjia Revolution, once built the “First Library of Stream and Mountain” here. It was destroyed by a wind disaster in 1958, but its ruins remain.