Stone Carvings at Yongning Tianhou Temple

Stone Carvings at Yongning Tianhou Temple

The stone carvings at Yongning Tianhou Temple are a cultural relic protection unit of Shishi City.

The stone carvings at Yongning Tianhou Temple are located in the Fourth Community of Yongning Town. Originally built during the Ming Dynasty and reconstructed in recent years, the temple faces south and features a single-unit structure with a worship pavilion, measuring 4.6 meters in width and 7.5 meters in depth. At the rear wall inside the temple, one stone carving is preserved. Made of granite and rectangular in shape, it stands 0.4 meters tall and 0.2 meters wide. The relief sculpture depicts a Buddha figure seated on a lotus pedestal with hands clasped, wearing a shawl. The Buddha's facial features are simple, and the carving style reflects that of the Yuan Dynasty, giving the artwork significant cultural relic value. Its preservation category is “Cave Temples and Stone Carvings.”

On March 15, 2020, the stone carvings at Yongning Tianhou Temple were designated as part of the third group of municipal-level cultural relic protection units in Shishi City.

Yongning Town: Yongning Town is a well-known coastal hometown of overseas Chinese located in the southeastern part of Shishi City. It lies on the northern shore of Shenhu Bay, in the central area between Quanzhou Bay and Weitou Bay in southeastern Fujian, facing Taiwan across the sea. The town is 8 kilometers from downtown Shishi, borders Hanjiang Town and Jinshang Town to the north, neighbors Longhu Town of Jinjiang City to the south, and is 130 nautical miles east of Taichung Port in Taiwan. It covers a land area of 28.6 square kilometers, with a permanent resident population of 46,000 and over 50,000 overseas and Taiwanese, Hong Kong, and Macau compatriots of Yongning origin. The town administers 21 administrative villages (neighborhood committees). Located in the subtropical zone, Yongning enjoys evergreen scenery all year round, a mild climate, and abundant natural resources. The average annual temperature is... More details about Yongning Town++

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Municipal-Level Cultural Relic Protection Units in Shishi City