Yinzhu Temple

Yinzhu Temple

Yinzhu Temple is a cultural relic protection unit of Sichuan Province.

Yinzhu Temple is situated on Longguang Mountain in Villages 6 and 7 of Yinzhu Temple Village, Zouma Township, Gaoping District, Nanchong City, on the west side of the road from Laojun Town to Luoxi Township. It was built in the second year of the Jingtai era of the Ming Dynasty (1415) and expanded during the Qing Dynasty. The existing main structures date back to the Ming Dynasty, facing west with their back to the east. From east to west, they include the Main Hall, Middle Hall, Front Hall, and the north-south wing rooms that connect the Middle and Front Halls, covering a construction area of 935 square meters and occupying a site of about 3 mu.

Three stone steles from the Qing Dynasty are preserved in the temple, among which the one dated to the fourth year of the Yongzheng era describes the history of the temple’s construction.

Yinzhu Temple is a relatively well-preserved architectural complex from the Ming and Qing dynasties and serves as an important physical resource for studying the architectural features of that period.

It was designated as a cultural relic protection unit of Sichuan Province on May 25, 2006.

A protection zone extends 30 meters outward from the temple’s surrounding step stones as the key protected area. An additional 20-meter buffer extends beyond the 30-meter line as the construction control zone. Within the key protected area, constructing new buildings or facilities is strictly prohibited. All construction projects within the general protection zone must be approved by the relevant cultural relics administrative department and reported to urban-rural planning and land resources authorities before commencement. Activities such as deforestation, soil extraction, tomb construction, grazing, bird hunting, and storage of flammable, explosive, toxic, or hazardous materials are strictly forbidden within the protected zones.