Guxin Dongyang Temple

Guxin Dongyang Temple

Guxin Dongyang Temple is a cultural relic protection unit of Hebei Province.

Guxin Dongyang Temple

Guxin Dongyang Temple is located in Guxin Village, She County. It was originally built in the third year of the Yan reign during the Yuan Dynasty (1316), but was destroyed by fire in the seventeenth year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1384). In the same year, Taoist priest Li Pingfu rebuilt the temple on its original site. Dongyang Temple faces south and originally had over 50 structures, including a mountain gate, front hall, middle hall, rear hall, and east and west wing rooms. The surviving structures include the Laojun Hall (middle hall) and the Sanqing Hall (rear hall). The Laojun Hall features a flush-gable roof covered with clay tiles, with a three-bay width and one-bay depth. Its beam framework uses seven main beams, with components made from roughly processed natural timber. The front eaves have five-curved double downward-projecting brackets, while the rear eaves have three-curved brackets. The horizontal beams between columns are thick and sturdy. The Sanqing Hall also has a flush-gable roof with clay tiles, trimmed with yellow and green glazed tiles. It is three bays wide and one bay deep, using five main beams. The front eaves feature three-curved single upward-projecting brackets. The column tops show clear entasis, and the columns are slightly tilted outward. It is now a key cultural relic protection unit of Hebei Province.

Further Reading:

· Third Batch of Cultural Relic Protection Units of Hebei Province