The Ninety Halls Grand Temple

The Ninety Halls Grand Temple

The Ninety Halls Grand Temple is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Ninety Halls was built during the Southern Tang Dynasty as a group of ancient buildings, including a front hall, rear hall, and side halls, covering a total area of 708 square meters. Together with the Nine Maidens’ Mound Tomb, Fan Yin Nunnery, King Chu City, and the stone lions of Miao Yin Temple in Henggang, they form a series of historical sites that are well worth developing for tourism along the route.

The Ninety Halls, a structure from the Qing Dynasty, was designated as a county-level cultural relics protection unit by the county government in 1985. It is located in the Ninety Halls Administrative Village, Huaqiao Town. The Ninety Halls consists of a complex of buildings, including a front hall, rear hall, side halls, and an opera stage, with a total floor area of over 1,000 square meters. The front hall has three bays, a flush gable roof, and measures 13.6 meters in width and 11.4 meters in depth. The rear hall also has three bays, a flush gable roof, and measures 13.6 meters in width and 14.8 meters in depth. The side halls have two bays, a flush gable roof, and measure 11.3 meters in width and 12 meters in depth. All were rebuilt during the Qing Dynasty using Huizhou-style masonry techniques. Inside the halls, there are 14 stone tablets from the Qing Dynasty, dating from the Qianlong to Guangxu reigns, which describe the worship of Zhang Bo, the Earth God of the Ninety Halls (a legendary hero who controlled floods). The original central hall and opera stage were destroyed and were rebuilt in 2002 with private donations. Between 2006 and 2012, the county cultural relics management office oversaw multiple rounds of preservation and maintenance work on the site.