Puxi City God Temple

Puxi City God Temple

Puxi City God Temple is a cultural relic protection unit of Fujian Province.

Originally named Lijiang Temple, Puxi City God Temple is located in Puxi Village, Shanting Township on the northern shore. Legend has it that during the late Song Dynasty, the two fleeing emperors took shelter from the rain in the temple and hung their yellow imperial robes to dry on the temple’s deity shrine, hence the name “Imperial-bestowed Yellow Robe.” In the 24th year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1391), Lijiang Temple was renovated and renamed Puxi City God Temple. It was renovated again after the border reopening in the Kangxi era of the Qing Dynasty. The temple features a two-courtyard corridor-style architectural layout. Facing south, it has a total width of 12.45 meters and a depth of 24.8 meters, covering a construction area of 331.5 square meters. The structure consists of a main gate, front courtyard, central hall, rear courtyard, and main hall. The main hall is three bays wide and three bays deep, with a hip-and-gable roof and a post-and-lintel as well as a beam-raising structural system. The sides of the temple gate protrude to form an archway-like shape. This building provides physical material for the study of ancient local architecture in Putian.

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