Jiazhuang Hongfu Temple

Jiazhuang Hongfu Temple

Jiazhuang Hongfu Temple is a cultural heritage site protected by Yuanping City.

Jiazhuang Hongfu Temple is located on the northern mountainside of Jiazhuang Village, Changlianggou Town, Yuanping City. It faces south, measuring 46 meters from east to west and 46 meters from north to south, covering an area of 2,116 square meters. The exact date of the temple’s initial construction is unknown. The Arhat Hall was built in the eighth year of the Chenghua era (1472), and the temple underwent multiple renovations during the Qing Dynasty. The existing structures date back to the Ming and Qing dynasties. The layout follows a two-courtyard design, with the central axis featuring the Mountain Gate, Grand Buddha Hall, and Guan Yu Hall, while side structures include the Bell Tower, Arhat Hall, King of Hell Hall, Music Tower, and Guanyin Hall. The Mountain Gate has three bays in width and four rafters in depth, with a double-eave hanging hip roof; the Arhat Hall and King of Hell Hall each have three bays in width and four rafters in depth, with front porches and single-eave hanging hip roofs; the Grand Buddha Hall faces south and sits on a stone platform base, with five bays in depth, employing five-cusp bracket sets, supported by brackets at the base, and decorated with colorful paintings. The rear eaves rise high. The hall was renovated in the 1586. A large iron bell cast in the fifth year of the Chenghua era (1469) of the Ming Dynasty hangs in the Bell Tower. The courtyard also houses a stele commemorating the renovation of the Buddha Hall in the 24th year of the Wanli era (1596) and another for the renovation of the Water–Land Sacred Statues in the seventh year of the Tianqi era (1627). In 2005, the Yuanping Municipal People's Government designated it as a county (city)-level cultural heritage protection unit. Content excerpted from (“A Collection of Cultural Relics in Xinzhou”).

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