Deyun Temple

Deyun Temple

Deyun Temple is a cultural tourism attraction.

Deyun Temple is located on the eastern bank of the Minjiang River in Qingshen County, adjacent to Zhongyan Temple, about 1.5 kilometers away.

Founded in the third year of the Tianshun era (1459) of the Ming Dynasty by the eminent monk Li Yan, it was renovated in the 43rd year of the Kangxi era (1704) by the monk Ciguang and again in the eighth year of the Qianlong era (1743) by the monk Daoji. Additional repairs were made in the 17th (1927) and 29th years (1939) of the Republic of China. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has served as the public building of Zhongyan Village, the cadre school of Qingshen County, and the nursery of the Qingshen County Forestry Bureau, before being established as a religious site in 1996. With over 500 years of history, the temple is majestic and enjoys a thriving incense culture, making it a sacred Buddhist tourist destination.

Deyun Temple faces west. Well-preserved, it currently consists of the main hall, front hall, right wing room, all built with brick and wood structures. The main hall: a single-eave suspended gable roof structure made of brick and wood, featuring a through-and-through style beam frame with three penetrations and six pillars. It is 30.9 meters wide with eight bays and 11.3 meters deep with five bays, with an overall height of 6.38 meters. The plain platform base is 3 meters high, with a 16-step stairway. The beams are inscribed with ink markings reading “Renovated in the 29th year of the Republic of China (1939).”

Front hall: a two-story wooden building with a double-eave suspended gable roof, constructed of brick and wood, featuring a through-and-through style beam frame with four penetrations and six pillars. It is 18.2 meters wide with five bays and 10.7 meters deep with four bays.

The total floor area is 949.33 square meters. The layout is relatively intact, and the architecture holds certain cultural value. The temple houses one cliff-carved tiger head statue, one reclining Buddha statue, one five-tier stone-carved sutra pillar, and one stone stele.