Songcun Yongxing Temple

Songcun Yongxing Temple

Songcun Yongxing Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Songcun Yongxing Temple is located in the southeast of Songcun Village, Huafeng Township, Yuanqu County. Also known as Chongxing Temple.

Period: Jin and Qing dynasties

The existing structures date from the Jin to the Qing dynasties, with renovations carried out during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. It faces south and is oriented north, measuring 121 meters in length from north to south and 40 meters in width from east to west, covering an area of 4,840 square meters. The layout is symmetrical along a central axis, and the surviving structures include the North Hall, East Side Room, East and West Wing Rooms, and Yongxing Brick Pagoda. The North Hall has five bays in width, four rafters in depth, a five-rafter beam-column head, three-step single downward ang, interstitial three-step single downward ang, and round gray tile gable-and-hip roof. The North Hall has undergone multiple renovations, with most of the beams and columns retaining Jin Dynasty architectural features. The East and West Wing Rooms are modern structures.

Approximately 70 meters from the main buildings stands a multi-eaved Qing Dynasty brick pagoda. The hall originally housed a Northern Dynasties statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, but only the statue base remains today. Structures such as the Mountain Gate and Offering Hall were destroyed during the “0” period.

In 1995, it was designated as one of the first batch of County-Level Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Yuanqu County People’s Government. In 2005, it was listed as one of the first batch of City-Level Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Yuncheng Municipal Government. Songcun Yongxing Temple is located in the southeast of Songcun Village, Huafeng Township, Yuanqu County. Also known as Chongxing Temple.

Period: Jin and Qing dynasties

The existing structures date from the Jin to the Qing dynasties, with renovations carried out during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty. It faces south and is oriented north, measuring 121 meters in length from north to south and 40 meters in width from east to west, covering an area of 4,840 square meters. The layout is symmetrical along a central axis, and the surviving structures include the North Hall, East Side Room, East and West Wing Rooms, and Yongxing Brick Pagoda. The North Hall has five bays in width, four rafters in depth, a five-rafter beam-column head, three-step single downward ang, interstitial three-step single downward ang, and round gray tile gable-and-hip roof. The North Hall has undergone multiple renovations, with most of the beams and columns retaining Jin Dynasty architectural features. The East and West Wing Rooms are modern structures.

Approximately 70 meters from the main buildings stands a multi-eaved Qing Dynasty brick pagoda. The hall originally housed a Northern Dynasties statue of Sakyamuni Buddha, but only the statue base remains today. Structures such as the Mountain Gate and Offering Hall were destroyed during the “0” period.

In 1995, it was designated as one of the first batch of County-Level Cultural Relics Protection Units by the Yuanqu County People’s Government. In 2005, it was listed as one of the first batch of City-Level Cultural Relics Protection Units

In May 2013, Songcun Yongxing Temple was announced as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units