Xingfo Temple in Dai County

Xingfo Temple in Dai County

Xingfo Temple in Dai County is a cultural heritage site protected by Dai County.

Xingfo Temple, also known as the Dragon King Temple, is located in Chenjiabao Village, Xingao Township, Dai County. Its founding date is unknown. According to an inscription in the Dragon King Hall, it was renovated in the 11th year of the Yongzheng reign during the Qing Dynasty (1733). The temple faces south and covers an area of 1,723 square meters.

The temple features a three-courtyard layout, with a theater stage and the Dragon King Hall constructed along the central axis—both being relics from the Qing Dynasty. The remaining structures were newly built. The Dragon King Hall stands on a stone foundation that is 10 meters wide, 8.7 meters deep, and 0.4 meters high. The hall has three bays in width and five rafters in depth, with a single-eave hanging gable roof and a six-rafter front-corridor framing system. The front eaves of the central and side bays are fitted with four-panel lattice doors. The theater stage has a convex floor plan and is built on a stone foundation that is 11 meters wide, 9 meters deep, and 0.72 meters high. It has three bays in width and six rafters in depth, featuring a single-eave hanging gable roof on the front slope, a hip-and-gable roof on the rear slope, and a single-eave hanging gable roof overall, supported by a seven-rafter front-corridor framing system. One Qing Dynasty renovation stele is preserved in the temple. In 2006, it was designated as a county-level cultural heritage site by the People’s Government of Dai County. (Content excerpted from *Highlights of Cultural Relics in Xinzhou*)

Source: Xinzhou Net

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