Qihu Temple

Qihu Temple

Qihu Temple is a cultural relic protection unit of Dai County.

Qihu Temple is located in Shangqiaozhuang Village, Xingao Township, Dai County. Its founding date is unknown. According to an inscription in the temple, it was renovated in the third year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1877), and the current structure dates back to the Qing Dynasty. The temple faces south and covers an area of 2,175 square meters. It has a single-courtyard layout, with only the main hall remaining on the central axis, flanked by east and west side halls and wing rooms. The main hall sits on a stone base, which is 9.8 meters wide, 7.6 meters deep, and 0.3 meters high. The hall has three bays in width and five rafters in depth, with a single-eave hip-and-gable roof and a six-rafter front porch-style frame. The front eaves of the central and side bays feature four-panel lattice doors with six panels each. The temple currently houses one plaque from the 19th year of the Jiaqing reign (1814) and one Qing Dynasty renovation stele. In 2002, it was designated as a county-level cultural relic protection unit by the People's Government of Dai County. (Content excerpted from "A Collection of Cultural Relics in Xinzhou")

Source: Xinzhou Website

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