Jingjie Jade Emperor Temple is located at the summit of Yuhuangmao Mountain, northwest of Jingjie Village, Loubanzhai Township, Yuanping City. It faces south with a north orientation, stretching 11.6 meters from east to west and 15 meters from north to south, covering an area of 174 square meters. The exact date of its establishment is unknown. According to inscriptions in the temple, it was renovated in the 29th year of the Qianlong reign (1764), the 6th year of the Jiaqing reign (1801), and the...
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 consists of a two-courtyard complex,…
Huiji Temple is located in Lianjiagang Village, Zhongyang Township, Yuanping City. According to a Ming Dynasty stele, it was originally built during the Tang Dynasty, and subsequently rebuilt and renovated during the Song, Jin, Yuan, and Ming dynasties. The temple faces south and measures 30 meters in east-west length and 114 meters in north-south width, covering an area of 3,420 square meters. It has a single-courtyard layout, with the Guanyin Hall and the Great Buddha Hall (Manjusri Hall) erected along the central axis...
Guo Family Residence No. 1 in Hetou is located in the village of Hetou, Yangou Township, Yuanping City. It faces south and measures 13.8 meters from east to west and 32.6 meters from north to south, covering an area of 450 square meters. According to an inscription, it was built in the 11th year of the Tongzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1872), and the existing structure reflects Qing-style architecture. The residence has a two-courtyard layout and is a castle-like home of a Qing-era imperial examination graduate…
No. 35 Courtyard on Wenchang Street, Guoyang, located at No. 35 Wenchang Street, Beijie Village, Guoyang Town, Yuanping City. It faces west and covers an area of 635 square meters. The construction date is unknown, but the existing structures date back to the Qing Dynasty. The courtyard follows a three-courtyard layout, with a zigzag floor plan. Along the central axis are, in sequence, the main gate, second gate, ceremonial gate, and main house, flanked by…
Guoyang Chenghuang Temple, located in Beijiecun Village, Guoyang Town, Yuanping City. It faces south with a north orientation, stretching 38.4 meters from east to west and 96.8 meters from north to south, covering an area of 3,217 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown. According to the Yuan County Annals, in the fifth year of the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty (1492), the main hall with five bays, ten bays on each of the east and west corridors were constructed. The main hall and both side corridors...
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 main axis featuring...
The Fan Zuquan Residence in Dongyanzhuang is located in Dongyanzhuang Village, Dongshe Town, Yuanping City. It faces south and measures 14.6 meters in east-west length and 23.8 meters in north-south width, covering an area of 347 square meters. Fan Zuquan (1818–1895) was a successful candidate in the imperial examinations during the fifth year of the Xianfeng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1855) and was granted the honorary title of Left Commandant. According to descendants of the Fan family…
Dongguan Guan Yu Temple, located in Dongguan Village, Guoyang Town, Yuanping City, stands 100 meters east of the eastern gate of Guoyang ancient city. Facing south with its back to the north, it stretches 24.5 meters from east to west and 87 meters from north to south, covering an area of 2,218 square meters. The exact date of its establishment is unknown. According to inscriptions on the beams of the main hall, it was renovated in the third year of the Xianfeng reign during the Qing Dynasty (1853), and the existing structures are from the Qing...
Yue Temple is located in Shangshe Village, Dongshe Town, Yuanping City. It faces south and measures 58 meters from north to south and 19.8 meters from east to west, covering an area of 1,148 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown. According to inscriptions on the beams of the stage, it underwent multiple renovations in the 40th year of the Kangxi reign (1701) and the 4th year of the Qianlong reign (1739) during the Qing Dynasty. The existing main hall is a remnant of the Ming Dynasty…
Dafang Guan Di Temple is located in Dafang Village, Yangu Township, Yuanping City. It faces south and measures 39.4 meters from east to west and 55.5 meters from north to south, covering an area of 2,186 square meters. The exact date of its construction is unknown. The existing main hall is a remnant of the Ming Dynasty, while the rest of the structures exhibit Qing Dynasty architectural styles. The temple follows a single-courtyard layout, with only the main hall remaining on the central axis. Two...
Shicun Guanyin Temple is located in Shicun Village, Sulongkou Town, Yuanping City. It faces south and measures 28.3 meters from east to west and 40 meters from north to south, covering an area of 1,132 square meters. According to inscriptions on the beams, it was originally built in the 11th year of the Zhengde era of the Ming Dynasty (1517). Only the main hall remains along the central axis, with the rest being reconstructed. The main hall is five bays wide and six rafters deep, with front and rear corridors, a single-eave hanging hip roof, five-cusp bracket sets, one bracket arm set per bay in the central bay, and two in the side bays. A pair of stone flagpoles stands in front of the mountain gate. In 2005, it was designated as a county (city)-level cultural heritage site by the People's Government of Yuanping City. Content excerpted from ("Xinzhou Cultural Relics Collection").
The Zhongzhuang Site is located about 500 meters west of Zhongzhuang Village, Zhongyang Township, Yuanping City, and borders a seasonal river to the south. It stretches approximately 300 meters from east to west and 300 meters from north to south, covering an area of 90,000 square meters. The cultural layer is 0.3 to 1 meter thick. Artifacts collected from the surface include gray pottery feet and fragments from the Longshan Culture, characterized by rope-patterned designs. (Excerpt from ...)
The Zhishu Site is located on a terrace on the eastern bank of the Hutuo River, about 300 meters south of Zhishu Village, Zhongyang Township, Yuanping City. It borders a seasonal river to the north and spans approximately 1,300 meters from east to west and 800 meters from north to south, covering an area of around 1 million square meters. The cultural layer is 0.7–1.2 meters thick, and unearthed artifacts include painted pottery shards from the Neolithic Age...
The Yuwangliang Site is located on the Yuwangliang hill, about 500 meters west of Xihui Village, Dalin Township, Yuanping City. It stretches approximately 1,700 meters from east to west and around 300 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 500,000 square meters. The cultural layer is 0.3 to 3 meters thick. Artifacts collected from the surface include sand-tempered and clay pottery shards, as well as stone balls, with decorative patterns such as rope impressions and basket weave. It belongs to...
The ruins of Yingxin Guoshan Temple are located about 500 meters west of Yingxin Village (also known as Nanshentou Village), Dalin Township, Yuanping City. According to the county annals from the Guangxu era, the temple was originally built in the eighth year of the Yongming reign during the Qi Dynasty of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (490), and was renovated twenty-two times during the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. It is a well-known ancient temple in Yuanping City. “Guoshan’s Layered Greenery” is one of the Eight Scenic Spots of Guoyang. “…
The Weicun Site is located on the hilly slope of the western bank of the Yunzhong River, approximately 500 meters southwest of Weicun in Yanzhuang Town, Yuanping City. There are gullies to the north and south. It stretches about 1,500 meters from east to west and about 500 meters from north to south, covering a total area of approximately 750,000 square meters. Surface collections include fragments of Longshan Culture pottery made of clay, featuring decorative patterns such as cord marks, with vessel shapes such as dou (tripod food vessels). In 198…
The Wangbeiyao Site is located on a hilly slope about 1,000 meters south of Wangbeiyao Village, Dongshe Town, Yuanping City. It stretches approximately 3,000 meters from east to west and 500 meters from north to south, covering a total area of about 1.5 million square meters. Artifacts collected from the site include fragments of Longshan Culture pottery made of red and gray clay, featuring coarse and fine cord-marked patterns, as well as vessels such as dou...
The Nanzhai Site is located on a terrace on the southern bank of the Tong River, about 20 meters north of Shangzhuang Sancun in Dongshe Town, Yuanping City. It stretches approximately 200 meters from east to west and 100 meters from north to south, covering an area of about 20,000 square meters. Surface finds include earthenware fragments from the Shang Dynasty and earthenware from the Eastern Zhou period. In 1981, the Yuanping County People’s Government designated it as a county-level (…
The Yuanping section of the Inner Ming Great Wall starts 1,900 meters northwest of Liliangquan Village in Duanjiabao Township and ends 1,300 meters northwest of Zhangqigou Village in the same township. The wall sits at an altitude of 2,000 to 2,300 meters and is built from stone. There are three surviving sections of the wall, with a total length of about 2,794.8 meters. Along the line, there are two fortresses and one …