Xiyang Chongjiao Temple

Xiyang Chongjiao Temple

Xiyang Chongjiao Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.

Xiyang Chongjiao Temple

Xiyang Chongjiao Temple (Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units)

Era: Yuan Dynasty

Location: Northern corner of Xiyang County

According to the Xiyang County Annals, it was built in the second year of the Xining era of the Song Dynasty (1069 AD), merged with Shousheng Temple in the fourteenth year of the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty (1381 AD) and referred to as the North Temple. It underwent multiple renovations during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. After liberation, it was occupied by the county grain bureau.

The temple faces south and covers an area of 550 square meters, consisting of a front hall, rear hall, and left and right side halls. The beams and frames of the four halls are integrated, with the roofs and main bodies connecting to form an enclosed courtyard. In the 1950s, the outer eaves brackets of the four halls were removed. The remaining central brackets and beams inside are well-preserved, with 13 brackets still intact.

Both the front and rear halls are five bays wide and three bays deep, with six rafters and four columns used for front-to-back tie beams. They feature exposed roof structures. The brackets are of the through-style, featuring single eaves, and are adorned with bracket arms. The front hall’s interior has a coffered ceiling. The side halls are of the through-style as well, with lower eaves and bracket arms, and the front and rear halls are interconnected to form a unified structure.

· Sixth Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units