The Great Leap Forward Murals in Yiqian (Lai Xun Ancestral Temple)

The Great Leap Forward Murals in Yiqian (Lai Xun Ancestral Temple)

The Great Leap Forward Murals in Yiqian (Lai Xun Ancestral Temple) is a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangxi Province.

The Great Leap Forward Murals in Yiqian (Lai Xun Ancestral Temple) are located within the Lai Xun Ancestral Temple in Yiqian Town, Guangchang County. The building faces east and covers an area of 358.4 square meters. It has a slightly rectangular layout with upper and lower halls, separated by a central courtyard. In the upper hall, there is a stele from the first year of the Longwu era (1645) commemorating land donation. Lai Xun, styled Zongqi, also known as Xunzhi or Qingxi, was a native of Chiyuan Village, Yiqian Town, Guangchang County. He passed the imperial examination in the 13th year of the Yongle era during the Ming Dynasty, and held successive official positions including imperial censor and provincial surveillance commissioner of Yunnan. There are four murals in total, including one titled “Planting While Harvesting.”

Yiqian Town: Yiqian Town is located in the southern part of Guangchang County, in the heart of the Wuyi Mountain Range, and is the first town at the source of the Fu River. It borders Yangxi Township to the east, Mulan Township and Xiaosong Town of Shicheng County to the south, Zhantian Township of Ningdu County to the west, and Chishui Town of the same county to the north. The town covers a total area of 202 square kilometers, governs 18 villages, 172 village groups, and 1 neighborhood committee, with a total population of 25,000. Yiqian has a long history, numerous historical sites, and profound cultural heritage. It includes 1 national key cultural relic protection unit, 3 provincial-level key cultural relic protection units, and 7 municipal-level key cultural relic protection units. It has been successively recognized as a National Historical and Cultural Town... For more detailed information about Yiqian Town, click here++

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Relic Protection Units