Guocun Taishan Temple Main Hall

Guocun Taishan Temple Main Hall

Guocun Taishan Temple Main Hall is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Guocun Taishan Temple Main Hall

Guocun Taishan Temple Main Hall (Sixth Batch National Heritage Site)

Era: Yuan

Address: Guocun, Shangwang Township, Yanhu District

The temple’s founding date is unknown, but it was renovated during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Most of the structures within the temple have been destroyed, leaving only the Yuan Dynasty main hall. The hall faces south, has five bays in width, six rafters in depth, a single-eave flush gable roof, and features bracket sets with four courses and a single downward cantilever. There are no transverse beams; the front eaves’ middle and side bays are spanned by thick round wooden beams, on which bracket arms are installed, forming the hall’s … The column bases are exposed, and the front eaves’ middle bays use thick round wood for the full-width beam, upon which bracket sets support the … The interior roof structure uses large beams, and the technique is representative of post-Yuan Dynasty architecture. The hall’s murals depict religious figures and scenes from …

Attraction Location

Guocun, Shangwang Township, Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province

Guocun Village: Located in the heart of the Jilu Mountains, Guocun sits at the junction of Yanhu, Wenxi, Xia County, and Wanrong — four counties in total. The village has over 440 households, a population of 1,948, and cultivates more than 6,000 mu of arable land. It currently has 58 Party members and a Party branch consisting of five members. In recent years, under the leadership of the village Party branch, the village has vigorously developed black chicken breeding, walnut planting, and medicinal herb cultivation, becoming a well-known prosperous village in the region.

In recent years, the village Party branch has focused on its own development, actively played its role as a fighting fortress, and vigorously implemented the “Two Constructions and One Focus” campaign — namely, building the branch leadership and the Party group… More detailed information about Guocun Village++

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units