Yongping Kuixing Pavilion

Yongping Kuixing Pavilion

Yongping Kuixing Pavilion is a cultural relic protection unit of Jiangxi Province.

The Yongping Wenchang Pavilion, also known as Kuixing Pavilion, was originally built in the 23rd year of the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty (1544). In the 8th year of the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty (1743), Magistrate Zheng Zhiqiao funded its renovation. It was constructed to worship deities associated with literary fortune and to ensure the flourishing of scholarly culture in the region, and also served as a gathering place for local literati. The pavilion faces south and covers an area of 336.61 square meters, with a construction area of 426.51 square meters. It features stone pillars and a post-and-lintel structure, with a hip-and-gable roof. Overall, it has three bays with an inner corridor, spanning three stories in total, making it grand in scale. The first floor has stone pillars, while the second floor has wooden pillars. The ground is paved with bluestone slabs around the edges and on the floor. In front, the steps lead down to a bluestone moon terrace, which in turn leads down to a spacious front courtyard. Both the base and the terrace are built using pebble and block stones, giving it a broad and magnificent appearance. There are four corridor pillars on each of the front, back, left, and right sides, with post-and-lintel beams, bracket sets, double eaves, and rolled blinds. The stone pillar bases support a hip-and-gable roof, with four central pillars facing each other, a drum-shaped caisson ceiling, and intricately carved beam decorations, all exquisitely crafted. What can be seen today bears the inscription: “Constructed anew in the summer of the 24th year of the Jiaqing era of the Great Qing, in the year of Ji Mao, by the people of the district.” As early as 1986, it was listed as a county-level cultural relic protection unit; in 2011, it was included in the list of cultural relic protection units of Jiangxi Province.

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of Jiangxi Provincial Cultural Relic Protection Units