Fengqiao Grand Temple

Fengqiao Grand Temple

Fengqiao Grand Temple is a Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Fengqiao Grand Temple (Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Unit)

Era: Qing Dynasty

Announcement date: March 16, 2005

Facing south, it has a rectangular floor plan. Along the central axis are, in sequence, the entrance hall, stage, main hall, and rear hall, with wing rooms, bell and drum towers, and side chambers on both sides. The entrance hall is five bays wide, with the central and side bays featuring raised-beam construction and the end bays using through-tenon construction. It is a single-story flush-gable roof structure. The stage is connected to the entrance hall and has a square floor plan. Its caisson ceiling features domed brackets and beams, with exquisitely carved and gilded decorations. The main hall has a protruding rectangular floor plan, is three bays wide with two side passages, and has interconnected front and rear roofs. It is grand in scale and constructed with premium materials.

The temple was originally named Ziwēi Marquis Temple, built to enshrine Yang Yan, a boatman who was conferred the title of “Ziwēi Marquis” by the Ming Dynasty court for protecting the nation and its people. It was destroyed during the Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty but was soon rebuilt with funds raised by local residents. On March 31, 1939, while inspecting eastern Zhejiang’s defenses, Premier Zhou Enlai visited Fengqiao and delivered an anti-Japanese and national salvation speech from the temple stage to people from all walks of life, receiving a warm welcome from the local populace.

The Fengqiao Grand Temple is grand in scale, exquisitely crafted, ingeniously structured, and well-preserved. It serves as an important physical resource for studying folk temple architecture and also holds significant commemorative value.

Location

Heping Road, Fengqiao Town, Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province

Fengqiao Town: The town is named after Fengxi (Maple Stream), a scenic mountain stream with two headwaters—the eastern Huangtan Stream and the western Baishui Stream. These converge near Dazhuyuan in the southern part of Fengqiao Town, from where the stream is called Fengxi. During the Sui Dynasty, a bridge and post station were built at the Fengxi ferry crossing, giving rise to the names Fengqiao and Fengqiao Post. The place name Fengqiao originates from this. With a long history and notable administrative significance, Fengqiao has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age, some five to six thousand years ago, with early Yue Kingdom rulers even establishing their capital here. In the 8th year of the Qiandao era (1172) during the Southern Song Dynasty, it briefly served as the seat of Yian County, which was not only... More detailed information about Fengqiao Town++

Further Reading:

· Fifth Batch of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units