Shangmujiao Dragon King Temple

Shangmujiao Dragon King Temple

Shangmujiao Dragon King Temple is a cultural heritage site protected by Dai County.

Shangmujiao Dragon King Temple is located east of Shangmujiao Village, Eko Town, Dai County. Its exact founding date is unknown. According to an inscription in the temple, it was renovated in the 15th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1889), and the current structure dates back to the Qing era. The temple faces south and covers an area of 1,685 square meters. It features a two-courtyard layout, with structures along the central axis including a theater stage, the Dragon King Hall, and the Kṣitigarbha Hall, and side structures including side gates, a bell tower, a drum tower, and the God of Wealth Hall. The Dragon King Hall stands on a stone platform that is 9.15 meters wide, 9.25 meters deep, and 0.15 meters high. The hall has three bays in width, five rafters in depth, a single-eave gable-and-hip roof, and a six-rafter front-porch style framework, with decorative bracket sets on the front eaves and painted beams. There are also inscribed steles and one renovation stele. In 2002, the Dai County People’s Government designated it as a county-level cultural heritage site. (Excerpted from "A Collection of Cultural Relics in Xinzhou")

Source: Xinzhou Website

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