Dingfeng Temple

Dingfeng Temple

Dingfeng Temple is a cultural relic protection unit of Fujian Province.

Dingfeng Temple is located in Beidou Village, Chengyuan Township, Zhenghe County, and dates back to the Qing Dynasty and the Republican era.

Description: Originally built in the fifth year of the Xiantong era of the Tang Dynasty (864), the existing Sanbao Hall was constructed in the fifty-second year of the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty (1787), the Rear Hall in the fifty-sixth year of Qianlong (1791), the Maitreya Hall in the twenty-ninth year of the Guangxu era (1903), and the Guanyin Hall in the thirty-second year of the Republican era (1943). The temple faces south and covers an area of 2,039.18 square meters. It features a three-courtyard, axial-layout structure, with the Mountain Gate Pavilion, Maitreya Hall, Sanbao Hall, Rear Hall, and Guanyin Hall arranged sequentially from front to back along the central axis. The Maitreya Hall has a single-eave hip-and-gable roof, a five-bay width, and octagonal domed bell and drum towers built atop the side rooms; the Sanbao Hall has a hanging-hip roof, is five bays wide, and features a caisson ceiling with an inverted-bowl design above the central bay; the Guanyin Hall is three bays wide and also has a hanging-hip roof.

Protected area: Extending 20 meters outward from the surrounding temple walls.

In 2018, Dingfeng Temple was announced as part of the ninth batch of provincial-level cultural relic protection units by the People's Government of Fujian Province.

Beidou Village: Beidou Village was established as an independent administrative village in 1991 after being separated from Shangyang Village. The village covers a total land area of 4,430 mu, including 1,030 mu of arable land and 3,400 mu of forestland. In 2011, the village had 201 households and a population of 892, with 38 mu dedicated to tobacco cultivation.

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Further reading:

· Ninth Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units in Fujian Province