Zhoucun Dongyue Temple

Zhoucun Dongyue Temple

Zhoucun Dongyue Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Zhoucun Dongyue Temple

Zhoucun Dongyue Temple (Sixth Batch National Heritage Site)

Era: Song to Qing Dynasties

Address: North Gate of Zhoucun, Zhouzhen Town, Zezhou County

The original construction date is unknown. It was rebuilt in the fifth year of the Yuanfeng era of the Song Dynasty (1083), and has been renovated in subsequent dynasties. The temple features a single-entry, two-courtyard layout, with the existing Main Hall, Guan Yu Hall, God of Wealth Hall, Bell and Drum Towers, covering an area of 2,200 square meters, with a built-up area of 1,000 square meters.

The Main Hall and Guan Yu Hall are structures dating back to the Song Dynasty, while the God of Wealth Hall is a Yuan Dynasty remnant. The rest were built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The Main Hall is built on a 1.5-meter-high brick-and-stone platform, featuring a three-bay width, six-rafter depth, single-eave hip-and-gable roof. The column-top bracket sets are arranged in a single layer with outward-facing cantilevers, and the roof eaves feature bracket arms extending outward. The God of Wealth Hall is built on a 0.3-meter-high stone platform, with a three-bay width, four-rafter depth, single-eave hanging gable roof. The front eaves feature a connected hip-and-gable-style porch. The column-top bracket sets are arranged in a single layer with cantilevered extensions. There are also more than ten stone steles from the Ming and Qing Dynasties of varying sizes.

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units