Dacheng Hall of Nanxiong Confucian Temple

Dacheng Hall of Nanxiong Confucian Temple

Dacheng Hall of Nanxiong Confucian Temple is located within the government compound on Aimin Road, Xiongzhou Town, Nanxiong County. Originally built in the first year of the Jianwen era of the Ming Dynasty (1399), it was expanded during the Chenghua period and underwent multiple renovations and expansions over time, covering an area of 30,000 square meters. Today, only the Dacheng Hall remains. The hall is situated on a high brick-and-stone platform that stands 1.1 meters high. The hall is five bays wide, measuring 18 meters, three bays deep, measuring 13 meters, with a total height of 10.85 meters, featuring a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof. The lower eave’s brackets are all post-cap types, while the upper eave’s post-cap brackets are seven-step double-curved without upward-pointing ang and of the heart-counting type. The beam framework combines both through-tenon and raised-beam styles. The column grid has six columns horizontally and four vertically, totaling 24 columns. The columns are square with rounded corners, resting on drum-shaped stone bases. The beams inside the hall are all painted with colored designs, the ceiling is an open-frame style, with a central caisson decorated with images of the Eight Immortals’ magical weapons, dragon motifs, and other patterns.

On December 10, 2015, Dacheng Hall of Nanxiong Confucian Temple was approved and announced by the People's Government of Guangdong Province as part of the eighth batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units.

Further reading:

· Seventh Batch of Guangdong Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Units