Grandma’s Temple in Xiazhuang

Grandma’s Temple in Xiazhuang

Grandma’s Temple in Xiazhuang is a cultural heritage site protected by Dai County.

Grandma’s Temple in Xiazhuang is located in Xiazhuang Village, Yukou Township, Dai County. Its exact date of establishment is unknown, but the existing structure features Qing Dynasty architectural style. The temple faces west and covers an area of 1,385 square meters. It has a single-courtyard layout, with a theater stage and the Hall of Zhenwu built along the central axis, flanked by the Hall of Grandma, Hall of Guanyin, Hall of Wenchang, Hall of the God of Wealth, as well as the Bell and Drum Towers (with side gates on the ground floor).

The Hall of Zhenwu stands on a stone platform that is 9.8 meters wide, 9.6 meters deep, and 0.15 meters high. The hall has three bays in width and five rafters in depth, with a single-eave hip-and-gable roof. It features a six-rafter front corridor structure, with four-panel lattice doors on the front eaves of the central and side bays. In 2002, the People’s Government of Dai County 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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