Xiaohui Ridge Erxian Temple

Xiaohui Ridge Erxian Temple

Xiaohui Ridge Erxian Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Xiaohui Ridge Erxian Temple

Xiaohui Ridge Erxian Temple (Fifth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units)

Era: Northern Song to Qing Dynasty

Address: Xiaohui Village, Fucheng Town, 17 kilometers southwest of Lingchuan County

The temple enshrines the two goddesses Chonghui and Chongshu, hence the name. The founding date of the temple is unknown. The existing structures include a main hall from the Song Dynasty, while the rest were built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

The temple faces south and has a single-courtyard layout, covering an area of 1,254.96 square meters. Along the central axis are, in sequence, the mountain gate, offering hall, and main hall, with watchtowers, corridors, side halls, and wing halls distributed on the east and west sides.

The offering hall is a Qing Dynasty structure with a platform base 0.41 meters high, a three-bay width, a single-bay depth, and a single-eave rolled shed roof. The main hall is seven meters wide and 7.45 meters deep across six rafters, with a square floor plan and a single-eave hip-and-gable roof. The roof has a gentle pitch and far-reaching eaves. Below the eaves, the bracket sets on the column tops are arranged in a layered fashion, with single-step bracket arms. The hall structure is simple yet robust, with thick beams and columns, and the surrounding brackets and arches are typical of the elegant Southern Song style. The wooden structure and architectural layout of this building represent the finest examples of Song Dynasty architecture. Extended Reading:

· Fifth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units