The former site of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region Bank is located to the south of Pujisi Temple in Shizui Village, Shizui Township, Wutai County. On March 2, 1938 (the 27th year of the Republic of China), the government of the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei Border Region converted the southern courtyard of Pujisi Temple into the bank, establishing three branch offices: Jijin (for Hebei-Ji region), Jicha (for Hebei-Cha region), and Jizhong (for central Hebei). The first manager was Guan Xuewen, and there were over 20 employees. In August…
The Ancestral Hall of the Zhao Family in Huaiyin is located in the center of Huaiyin Village, Dongye Town, Wutai County. In the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935), funded by Zhao Chengshou and presided over by Zhao Daiwen, it was relocated from its original site at Niangniang Hall to its current location. The hall faces south and covers an area of approximately 1,500 square meters. The wing rooms are nine bays wide, with a central gateway, six rafters deep, and feature a flush-gable roof with gray tiles and a rolled eave...
Huaiyin Two-Level Primary School is located in the center of Huaiyin Village, Dongye Town, Wutai County. In the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934), Zhao Chengshou, a native of Huaiyin Village and then Commander-in-Chief of the Cavalry of Yan Xishan's Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, founded the school to improve the conditions of local public education. Facing south and situated to the north, it covers an area of 10,700 square meters. The school had a unified uniform, established school rules, set school mottos, and hired renowned teachers...
Gounan Catholic Church is located in Gounan Village, Gounan Township, Wutai County. It faces west and covers an area of 213 square meters. The structure is five bays wide and six rafters deep, with a flush-gable, flush-eaves roof. To the west of the church are three schoolhouse rooms, four rafters deep, also featuring a flush-gable, flush-eaves roof. The original construction date of the building is unclear, but it has served as a Catholic church since the second year of the Republic of China (1913)...
The main gate of the communal canteen is located in the residential courtyard of Zhao Fengwei at the center of Danantou Village, Yangbai Township, Wutai County. During the mass canteen movement in 1958, this courtyard served as the production team canteen. The existing gate faces east and sits to the west, covering an area of 9 square meters. It is built of brick with a small gable roof and features a single wooden door. The lintel is covered in cement, with a three-dimensional five-pointed star in the center and the inscription “Long Live the Canteen…”
The Xu Ancestral Hall of Dajian'an is located to the west of Dajian'an Village, Jian'an Township, Wutai County. The Xu family ancestral hall broke ground for construction in the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), was fully completed in the 23rd year (1934), and underwent renovations in 1958, 1985, and 2002. It faces south with a north orientation, features a single-entry two-courtyard layout, and covers an area of 815 square meters…
The Xu Family Courtyard in Dajian'an is located at No. 22, Houchaoyao Street, Dajian'an Village, Jian'an Township, Wutai County. It is a surviving structure from the Republican era. Facing south and set against the north, the property features a traditional quadrangle courtyard layout, covering an area of 372 square meters. The main house has five rooms with flush gable roofs and gray-tiled roofing, fronted by a three-room porch with a rolled shed roof, a hanging gable style, and gray tiles. The east, west, and south wings each have three rooms...
Cheng Fei’s Former Residence is located at No. 11 Er’nanyi Alley, Hua’i Village, Dongye Town, Wutai County. Cheng Fei, originally named Zhao Shusheng, was a native of Hua’i Village and born in 1924. After 1949, he served as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations. The residence faces south and covers an area of 720 square meters. In its early days, it had a two-courtyard layout, but now the second gate and decorative wall have been destroyed. The brick...
The former site of Chengzhi Hospital is located in Huaiyin Village, Dongye Town, Wutai County. In the 23rd year of the Republic of China (1934), Zhao Chengshou, a native of Huaiyin Village who was then the Commander-in-Chief of the Cavalry of Yan Xishan’s Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, personally funded the construction of this hospital to address the difficulty local villagers faced in accessing medical treatment and medicine. The hospital integrated both traditional Chinese and Western medicine, offering completely free treatment to villagers, which was warmly welcomed by the local community...
The Xifu Stone Scripture Pillar is located 5 meters west of the outer wall of the Dragon King Temple on the north side of Xifu Village, Taicheng Town, Wutai County. It covers an area of 0.36 square meters. Currently, only one main body of the stone scripture pillar and one damaged roof fragment remain, both buried in the soil with unclear inscriptions visible. Based on its design, it is believed to be the main body and…
The Taihuai Cliff Carvings are located on a cliff approximately 100 meters south of Taihuai Village in Taihuai Town, Wutai County. The carvings span about 10 meters in width and 2.5 meters in height, covering a total area of around 25 square meters. Three well-preserved niches feature Buddhist stone sculptures, with the largest being a statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, measuring 1 meter in width and 2.1 meters in height. Smaller carvings include a one-Buddha-two-Bodhisattva composition, measuring 0.6 meters in width and 0.8 meters in height. The smallest is a statue of Manjushri riding a lion, 0.6 meters wide and 0.7 meters high. These exquisitely carved works are valuable resources for studying Han Buddhism and Han sculpture art. They date back to the Ming Dynasty. (Source: “A Collection of Cultural Relics from Xinzhou”)
The Stone Buddha Temple is located about 700 meters west of Xinxinglu Village, Shizui Township, Wutai County. Also known as the Stone Buddha Temple, Chaoyang Cave, and Writing Cliff, it was originally one of the real-scene attractions of Mount Wutai. Facing east with its back to the west, the central axis currently features the Heavenly King Hall and the Stone Buddha Hall, while the northern and southern sides consist of cliffs (Writing Cliff). All structures were rebuilt in 1993. The Stone Buddha Hall covers an area of 66 square meters…
The Imperial Stele of Emperor Kangxi at Shehu Chuan is located in the backyard of the Heavenly King Hall of Tailu Temple in Shehu Chuan Village, Shizui Township, Wutai County. It faces east and covers an area of 7 square meters. The stele is made of stone, with a dragon-headed top, standing 4.9 meters tall, 1.28 meters wide, and 0.35 meters thick. The inscription is carved in both Manchu and Chinese languages, using regular script in Chinese characters, recording the event when Emperor Kangxi…
The rock carvings on the South Slope are located about 700 meters west of Nansapo Natural Village, Yangbaiyu Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. Only one niche of rock carvings remains on the mountainside. The carved Buddha statue is 0.8 meters high and 0.6 meters wide, with a frontal area of 0.48 square meters. The depiction of Manjushri on the carving shows him seated in lotus position on a lotus throne, holding an arrow in his right hand. The carving is exquisite...
Yong'an Xu Clan Ancestral Hall is located in Yong'an Village, Dongye Town, Wutai County. According to inscriptions, the hall was first built in the first year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1821). It faces south and covers an area of approximately 1,004 square meters. The structure has a width of three bays and a depth of four rafters, featuring a flush-gable roof with a front porch. In front of the hall, there is a decorative flower fence wall and four ancient pine trees. The gate tower consists of a single bay and is modeled...
Yangbai Futian Temple is located in the center of Yangbai Village, Yangbai Township, Wutai County. Its exact founding date is unknown. According to inscriptions on the beams of the main hall, it was renovated in the eighth year of the Chenghua era during the Ming Dynasty (1472) and expanded in the first year of the Daoguang era during the Qing Dynasty (1821). The temple faces south and covers an area of approximately 270 square meters. The Hall of Heavenly Kings is three bays wide, four rafters deep, with a flush-gable roof covered in gray tiles. The central bay has a plank door, and the side bays have windows. It was built during the Qing Dynasty...
The former residence of Xu Jiyu is located in Chaoyang Lane, Dongjie Village, Dongye Town, Wutai County. Xu Jiyu (1795–1873), courtesy name Jian’nian and art name Songkan, was a native of Dongye Town, Wutai County. He served successively as a Hanlin Academy editor, an imperial censor of the Shaanxi Circuit, prefect of Liangzhou, circuit intendant of Yan-Shao in Fujian, provincial administration commissioner of Guangdong, provincial administration commissioner of Fujian, and governor of Guangxi. During the Opium…
Xijian'an Futian Temple is located in the center of Xijian'an Village, Jian'an Township, Wutai County. The exact date of its establishment is unknown. It was rebuilt during the ninth year of the Huangtong era of the Jin Dynasty (1149), the sixth year of the Xuande era of the Ming Dynasty (1434), the first year of the Hongzhi era (1488), the second year of the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty (1737), the seventeenth year of the Guangxu era (1891), and again in 2004. The temple faces south...
Yannjiao Temple at Zhongtai Peak of Mount Wutai is located approximately 4,500 meters northeast of Zhulin Temple Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. It faces south and measures 71.35 meters from east to west and 153.94 meters from north to south, covering an area of about 11,000 square meters. According to the Ming Dynasty’s “Qingliang Mountain Annals,” it was built in the first year of the Sui Kaihuang era (581) and was reconstructed during the Hongzhi period of the Ming Dynasty…
Shancai Cave in Mount Wutai is located about 400 meters east of Yingfang Natural Village, Yanglin Village, Taihuai Town, Wutai County. It faces west and measures 144.8 meters from east to west and 163.3 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 23,700 square meters. According to the Qing Dynasty’s *Wutai County Annals*, it was built during the Qianlong era (1736–1795), and...