Xinjiang Sanguan Temple

Xinjiang Sanguan Temple

Sanguan Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Sanguan Temple (Sixth Batch of National Protected Sites)

Era: Yuan Dynasty

Address: West entrance of Hanjia Lane, downtown Xinjiang County

Commonly known as Hulutemple. According to the dated wooden pillar inside the main painted statue, the temple was built in the first year of the Zhi Zheng era of the Yuan Dynasty (1341 AD) and underwent renovations during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Only the Offering Hall and the Main Hall remain today, both dating back to the Yuan Dynasty.

The temple faces west and is situated eastward; the two structures are closely connected. The Offering Hall is one bay wide and two bays deep, with a square floor plan and a cross hip-and-gable roof. Its front features six-panel doors. The bracket sets on the columns are uniquely layered, forming an interlocking system. The eaves feature 45-degree angled brackets that support the horizontal beams, with a central hanging lotus column. The Main Hall is two bays wide and three bays deep, also with single-layered bracket sets. The eaves show a distinctive crisscross bracket arrangement. The architectural components and structural composition between the two halls are notably similar, suggesting they were likely constructed around the same time.

Two steles commemorating renovations from the Qing Dynasty are preserved inside the temple.