Hou Mountain Palace

Hou Mountain Palace

Hou Mountain Palace is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Fujian Province.

Hou Mountain Palace

Age: Ming to Qing Dynasty

Location: Xilin Village, Xiaoxi Town, Pinghe County

Introduction: Originally named Dunhe Palace, it was renamed Hou Mountain Palace after calligrapher Fan Yunlin inscribed the plaque “Hou Mountain Jade Wall” in the ninth year of the Zhengde reign (1514) during the Ming Dynasty. The surviving structures retain the architectural style of the Qing Dynasty and consist of a gate tower, the main hall, and the Biyun Chamber on the left, covering an area of 1,390 square meters. The 13th-generation descendant of the Li family of Hou Mountain, Li Chuang, crossed to Taiwan in the early years, and returned in the 20th year of the Qianlong reign (1755) to bring the Deity of the Mysterious Altar (Xuantan Yuan Shuai) back to Taiwan, where he established an altar and built a temple, still under the name “Dunhe Palace.” Later, temples dedicated to the Deity of the Mysterious Altar gradually spread across Taiwan, now numbering more than twenty.

Protected Area: East to the perimeter wall of Xilin Primary School and the Xilin Village Committee, West to Daban Road, South 20 meters outward from the gate tower of Hou Mountain Palace, North 20 meters outward from the drip line at the rear of Hou Mountain Palace.

In 2009, Hou Mountain Palace was designated as part of the seventh batch of provincial-level cultural heritage sites by the People’s Government of Fujian Province.

Xilin Village: Located on the banks of the Huashan Stream, the upper reaches of the Jiulong River, Xilin Village in Xiaoxi Town, Pinghe County borders the county town, with the West Ring Road of the county encircling the village. The village has a total mountainous area of 1,200 mu, cultivated land area of 910 mu, and a total population of 2,130 people, including 84 Party members. The historic and well-known “Hou Mountain Palace” across the Taiwan Strait is a key cultural heritage site in Fujian Province and a key cultural heritage site related to Taiwan affairs in the province; it is also the birthplace of China's Guanxi Honey Pomelo and known as the “Village of Dragon Art” in Chinese folk culture.

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Further reading:

· Seventh Batch of Provincial-Level Cultural Heritage Sites in Fujian Province