Pubi Taoyuan Palace and Bridge

Pubi Taoyuan Palace and Bridge

Pubi Taoyuan Palace and Bridge is a cultural heritage site protected at the provincial level in Fujian Province.

Pubi Taoyuan Palace and Bridge

Located at Shuiwei in Pubi Village, Gelin Town, Yongtai County.

The Taoyuan Palace was originally constructed during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1573–1620), but the current buildings were erected during the Daoguang and Tongzhi periods of the Qing Dynasty. It occupies a site area of 396.6 m² and a built-up area of 435.6 m², comprising a Qing Dynasty Qianlong stone bridge, high retaining walls, commemorative steles, eaves corridors, the palace gate, a stage, viewing towers, a courtyard, and the main hall.

The Taoyuan Bridge is situated directly in front of the Taoyuan Palace, running from northeast to southwest. It is a single-arch stone bridge built during the Qing Dynasty's Qianlong era.

It was designated as a ninth-batch provincial-level cultural heritage site in 2018.

Gelin Town: Located in the eastern part of Yongtai, it borders Tangqian Township to the east, Chengfeng Town to the west, and the counties of Linglu, Putian, and Fuqing to the south, while abutting Danyun and Minhou’s Nanyu to the north. It is 37 km from Fuzhou and 19 km from the county seat. The town covers a total land area of 216 square kilometers, including 1,052.47 hectares of arable land (of which 870.47 hectares are paddy fields and 182 hectares are dry farmland), and 21,900 hectares of forested land. The town administers 16 administrative villages and 209 villager groups, with a total population of 18,000.

In 2004, the town achieved an industrial output value of 73.55 million yuan and an agricultural output value of … More details about Gelin Town++