Beima Jade Emperor Temple

Beima Jade Emperor Temple

Beima Jade Emperor Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Beima Jade Emperor Temple

Era: Jin and Qing dynasties

The temple is located in Beima Village, Fucheng Town, Lingchuan County, Gaoping City, Shanxi Province, and is a cultural relic protection unit of Shanxi Province. The Jade Emperor Temple faces south and has a single-courtyard layout. It is 32.9 meters long from north to south and 26.1 meters wide from east to west, covering an area of 859 square meters. The exact date of its establishment is unknown. The existing main hall is a structure from the Liao Dynasty, while the other parts are from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Along the central axis are the mountain gate (remodeled) and the main hall, flanked by side halls and wing rooms. The eastern wing room has been remodeled.

The main hall is five bays wide and six rafters deep, with a single-eave hanging gable roof. The beam frame consists of five rafters, supported by bracket sets. The intercolumnar brackets are arranged in a complex pattern. On the western side, beams extend out from the bracket sets. The eastern side features bracket sets above the columns, with horizontal beams and diagonal bracing. Both the eastern and western sides have single rafters, with the western rafters supported by beams extending from the bracket sets on the inner side, and the eastern rafters connected to the inner beams and inner columns.

The temple is currently largely intact.

In May 2013, Beima Jade Emperor Temple was designated as part of the seventh batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Further reading:

· Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units