Shihu Chuan Stage

Shihu Chuan Stage

The Shihu Chuan Stage is a cultural relic protection unit of Wutai County.

The Shihu Chuan Stage is located about 1,000 meters northwest of Shihu Chuan Village, Shizui Township, Wutai County, opposite the Bixia Temple. Originally an auxiliary structure of the Grandmother Temple, the temple has since been destroyed, leaving only the two stages.

According to inscriptions, it was rebuilt during the Jiaqing era of the Qing Dynasty (1796–1820). Covering an area of 370 square meters, it faces west, with the two stages aligned in a north-south row. The northern stage has a stone foundation, a three-bay width, a two-bay depth, a single-eave roll-roofed hip-and-gable roof, a four-rafter roll-roofed frame, an open front section, and two circular windows in the rear wall. Its gable walls feature ink paintings covering 6.8 square meters. The southern stage also has a stone foundation, a three-bay width, a two-bay depth, a single-eave front gable-and-hip and rear hip roof, and a four-rafter rear corridor frame, with two circular windows in the rear wall. In July 1985, the People’s Government of Wutai County designated it as a county-level cultural relic protection unit. (From “A Collection of Cultural Relics in Xinzhou”)

Source: Xinzhou Website

Shihu Chuan Village: Located at the border between Shanxi and Hebei provinces, Shihu Chuan Village lies east of Mount Wutai. It currently has 477 mu of arable land. The nearby Xinfu Expressway provides convenient and extensive transportation access. The village has 172 farming households and a total population of 454.

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