Zhongping Erxian Palace

Zhongping Erxian Palace

Zhongping Erxian Palace is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Zhongping Erxian Palace

Zhongping Erxian Palace (Sixth Batch National Heritage Site)

Era: Jin to Qing Dynasties

Address: South foot of Cuiping Mountain, northwest of Zhongping Village, Beishi Town, Gaoping City

Built during the Tang Tianyou era (904–970). Renovated in the 12th year of the Jin Dading era (1172), with subsequent repairs and expansions over the dynasties. Only the main hall remains today, with the main structure built in the Jin Dynasty and repaired in the Yuan Dynasty. The palace faces south and has a single-courtyard layout, 80 meters wide from east to west and 68 meters long from north to south. Along the central axis are the mountain gate (with an inverted-seat theater building on top), the main hall, flanked by east and west wing rooms, corridors, side halls, and corner chambers.

The main hall stands on a stone platform, with a width of three bays and a depth of three bays. It features a single-eave hip-and-gable roof, covered with tubular and flat tiles, and decorated with glazed ridge ornaments. The beam framework consists of four rafters with bracket sets supporting the purlins. The hall’s interior is adorned with colorful murals, and the columns are wrapped with carved wooden dragons. On the beams are inscriptions dating back to the 12th year of the Jin Dading era (1172).

Further Reading:

· Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units