The Dacheng Hall of Zhangpu Confucius Temple

The Dacheng Hall of Zhangpu Confucius Temple

The Dacheng Hall of Zhangpu Confucius Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

The Dacheng Hall of Zhangpu Confucius Temple is located on Hougou Lane, Suian Town, Zhangpu County, Fujian Province.

The Zhangpu Confucius Temple was first built during the Song Dynasty and rebuilt in the second year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1369). Only the Dacheng Hall remains today. Built during the Hongwu years of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1398), the hall covers an area of 4,900 square meters and faces south. It is three bays wide and five bays deep, featuring a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof and a dougong-rafter post-and-lintel structure. Inside the Dacheng Hall, there are five stone stelae from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The hall is five bays wide and five bays deep, using a mixed post-and-lintel and through-tenon wooden frame, with a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof. The front eaves are equipped with a porch, and the bracket sets consist of six tiers with single ang and double downward ang (pseudo-ang).

The existing wooden structure of the Dacheng Hall preserves a large amount of Ming Dynasty construction craftsmanship and original components. As a standalone building, the Dacheng Hall is largely intact. With its high specifications and significant historical importance, in 2006, the Dacheng Hall of Zhangpu Confucius Temple, as an ancient Ming Dynasty structure, was included in the sixth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units by the State Council.

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units