Guojiazhuang Guanyin Temple

Guojiazhuang Guanyin Temple

Guojiazhuang Guanyin Temple is a cultural heritage site protected by Yuanping City.

Guojiazhuang Guanyin Temple is located in Guojiazhuang Village, Sulongkou Town, Yuanping City. It faces south with a north orientation, stretching 27 meters from east to west and 18 meters from north to south, covering an area of 486 square meters. The exact date of its initial construction is unknown, but according to inscriptions on a stele, it was renovated in the eighth year of the Tongzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1869). The existing structures feature Qing Dynasty architectural styles. The temple follows a single-courtyard layout, with the Guanyin Hall situated along the central axis. The Dragon King Hall (new) and the Guan Yu Hall are arranged side by side on either side of the Guanyin Hall. The Guanyin Hall is three bays wide and four rafters deep, with a single-eave, hanging gable roof, and features five-curved bracket sets with single upturned and singleAngled arms. Both the Dragon King Hall and the Guan Yu Hall are three bays wide and three rafters deep, with single-eave, flush gable roofs. In 2005, the Yuanping Municipal People's Government designated it as a county (city)-level cultural heritage protection unit. Content excerpted from ("Xinzhou Cultural Relics Collection").

Guojiazhuang Village: Guojiazhuang Village in Sulongkou Town is located two kilometers south of the Sulongkou government office. It borders Guojiazhuang Village to the north, Xiachangle Village to the south, a mountain to the east, and Shuigou Village to the west. The village is scattered across five areas, with a total of 219 households and a population of 713. The per capita land area is 4.3 mu, and the current cultivated area is 1,959.47 mu, including 600 mu of irrigated land. The remaining land consists of sloping fields, mainly used for cultivation. In 2003, 1,289.47 mu of land were returned to forest, and an additional 60.07 mu were supplemented in 2005, totaling 1,349.54 mu of land returned over the two years, including... More detailed information about Guojiazhuang Village++