Jiu Feng Temple

Jiu Feng Temple

Jiu Feng Temple is a cultural relic protection unit of Suining City.

Jiu Feng Temple

Era: Ming Dynasty

Category: Ancient Architecture

Announcement Date: June 21, 1988

Address: Lianzhuqiao Village, Chicheng Town, Pengxi County

Introduction: The surviving structures of Jiu Feng Temple currently include the Heavenly King Hall and the Main Hall. The Heavenly King Hall of Jiu Feng Temple is located on Qingyou Island in Chicheng Lake, Lianzhuqiao Village, Chicheng Town, Pengxi County, Suining City, Sichuan Province. It faces southwest and has a construction area of 138.5 square meters. The plain base is 1.7 meters high, and the structure is a single-eave hip-and-gable wooden building supported by a post-and-lintel system. There are a total of 20 brackets under the eaves. It features an eight-rafter roof using three central columns, with a width of three bays (15.4 meters) and a depth of nine meters. The overall height is 8.6 meters, the eave height is 5.6 meters, the column height is 4.4 meters, the inner column diameter is 0.42 meters, the column bases are drum-shaped, and there is a 12-step stairway with a raised pathway. It exhibits typical ancient temple architectural style from the Ming Dynasty and serves as valuable physical heritage. This hall was originally part of Jiu Feng Temple, located within the county hospital on Baita Street in Chicheng Town, but was relocated to its current site in the 1980s when the outpatient building of the hospital was constructed.

The Main Hall of Jiu Feng Temple faces northeast and has a construction area of 149 square meters. It was originally part of Jiu Feng Temple and was located on Baita Street in Chicheng Town. The hall was built in the fourth year of the Zhengtong era of the Ming Dynasty. It is a double-eave hip-and-gable wooden structure with a tiled roof. It has a width of three bays (12.45 meters), a depth of three bays (12 meters), and an overall height of 9.6 meters. The eaves feature 18 brackets in a 45-degree slanted design of the four-level type, with single brackets and open-heart carving. The interior beam frame consists of a four-rafter roof using four central columns and front-to-back arch ties. The central bay features a caisson ceiling with 64 panels, supported by one-bay-three-rise brackets beneath the ceiling. This hall is featured in "A History of Chinese Architecture", "Illustrated Catalog of Southwest Architecture", and "Sichuan General Gazetteer".

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