Jingsheng Confucius Temple is a provincial-level key cultural relics protection unit, located within the Wang Family Courtyard Scenic Area. Originally built in the second year of the Zhiyuan era (1336 AD) during the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Yuan Dynasty, it has a history of nearly 700 years. It is a rural Confucius Temple with distinctive features that can rival those of prefectural and county-level temples. Though small in scale, covering an area of just 3,500…
The Wang Family Ancestral Hall consists of the Filial Piety Shrine and the Filial Piety Memorial Archway, built in honor of Wang Mengpeng, a local man recognized for his filial piety and righteousness. The Filial Piety Memorial Archway was constructed by imperial decree in the 51st year of the Qianlong reign (1786). The Filial Piety Shrine was built in the 1st year of the Jiaqing reign (1796), featuring two levels with a total area of 428 square meters. The upper floor houses an ancestral worship hall and a stage, while the lower floor displays models of the Wang family ancestral shrine and tombs...
Jielin is the tomb of Jie Zitui, a renowned virtuous figure from the Three Jin States. It is located in Zhangsong Village, Mahé Township, Lingshi County, Shanxi Province. Originally built during the Spring and Autumn Period, it flourished in the Qin and Han dynasties and reached its peak in the Sui and Tang dynasties. The name and significance of Jielin are exactly the same as those of “Konglin” in Qufu and “Guanlin” in Luoyang. Transportation by car: Jin-Yang Expressway -- An-Yang Expressway -- Ling-Hou Expressway…
Weights and measures are a crystallization of the ancient civilization and wisdom of the Chinese nation. For thousands of years, they have been deeply rooted in the concepts and customs of Chinese civilization and the people, widely applied across various fields of production and daily life. With a long history and profound richness, the Museum of Weights and Measures…
The Changyuchuan Courtyard is located at the northern entrance of Duanjia Lane in the ancient city. It was originally the site of a tea house owned by the Qu family, one of the ten wealthiest merchants and a prominent clan in Qi County during the Jin merchant era. It stands as one of the longest-operating and largest tea houses among the Jin merchants. Built during the Qianlong and Jiaqing reigns of the Qing Dynasty, the entire courtyard is bounded by streets on three sides. Inside, the bright pavilion, main tower, and overhanging corridors are majestic and imposing. Brick, ...
The Qixian Luo Guanzhong Memorial Hall is located in Hewan Village, Xiliuzhi Township, Qixian County, bordered to the south by the renowned Jiugou Scenic Area and to the north by the Nan-Tongpu Railway and National Highway 108. Currently, a former ancestral hall of the Luo family has been repurposed as the Luo Guanzhong Memorial Hall, which displays a collection of precious cultural relics, including Luo Guanzhong’s genealogy, spirit tablets, and an inkstone he once used. Luo Guanzhong’s former residence is located...
On September 28, the completion of Qixian Zhaoyu Square marked another major step forward in the urbanization of Qixian County. Located to the east of the ancient city of Qixian and covering an area of 24 mu, Zhaoyu Square is a key project under the county’s “Urban Management Year” initiative launched this year by the Qixian County Party Committee and County Government. The square features a traditional-style cultural wall...
The Liang Village Site, located about 10 kilometers southeast of Qi County, covers an area of approximately 2 square kilometers and contains relics from the late Yangshao Culture. The Liang Village Site (First Batch Provincial-Level Protected Site) — Era: Neolithic Age — Location: West of Guocun Village, 10 kilometers southeast of Qi County. The site spans around 2 square kilometers, where ancient pottery shards can be found everywhere. In the northwest of the village, high...
Jiugou Scenic Area boasts a long history and rich cultural heritage. Just one kilometer away, the Liangcun Ancient Human Site is a provincial-level cultural relic protection area. Renowned Tang Dynasty poets Wang Wei and Wen Tingyun, as well as Ming Dynasty novelist Luo Guanzhong, were all born in villages near the scenic area. This location was also a strategic stronghold at Zihongkou. Historical records indicate that the military camp of the Song Dynasty general Yang Yanzhao was situated...
The Tomb of Qi Xi and His Son (First Batch Provincial Protected Site) Era: Spring and Autumn Period Location: 3 kilometers south of Qi County, north of Yannaming Village The tomb complex of Qi Xi, a minister of the State of Jin during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and his son Qi Wu (who served as the Central Army Commandant during the reign of Duke Dao of Jin). Located about 150 meters north of Yannaming Village, the two tombs are arranged from east to west, approximately 30 meters apart. Qi Xi’s tomb is circular, with an earthen mound...
Located in Jialing Town, about 7.5 kilometers northeast of Qixian County. This structure was first built during the Xuande era of the Ming Dynasty and is a self-contained ancient building. Zhenhe Tower is situated in Jialing Town, approximately 7.5 kilometers northeast of Qixian County. Constructed in the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty, it is an independent ancient architectural complex. Zhenhe Tower has...
Former Site of Juquantang Pharmacy Former Site of Juquantang Pharmacy (Fourth Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites) Era: Ming Dynasty Location: No. 30, East Main Street, Qi County The site is a brick-and-wood structure building facing south, consisting of two courtyards in a front-and-back arrangement. The front courtyard has five rooms on each of the east and west sides, with a central hallway, while the rear courtyard features a two-story small building. It covers an area of 858.29 square meters. It was a pharmacy shop from the Ming Dynasty...
Xingfan Temple (Xingfan Temple) (Sixth Batch National Heritage Site) Era: Song Dynasty Address: Dongguan Village, Dongguan Town, Qi County According to an inscription under the main ridge of the main hall: “Initially built in Xiguan Village in the third year of the Tian Sheng era of the Great Song (1025), relocated to Dongguan Town in the 26th year of the Kangxi era of the Great Qing (1687).” Only the Mahavira Hall remains today. The hall faces south and is situated on a brick-and-stone structured…
Located within the Qu Family Courtyard on East Street in Qi County, Shanxi Province. It was officially opened to the public on September 22, 1996, and is under the administration of the Qi County Cultural Relics and Tourism Bureau. The Qu Family Courtyard was originally built during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty as the residence of the prominent Shanxi merchant Qu family. At that time, they owned 40 compounds in the county town, earning the nickname “Qu Half of the City.” The courtyard complex includes the Stone Balustrade Courtyard…
It is a small village, yet grand and majestic, home to the Qiao Family Courtyard, renowned as a “World Famous Residence”; it is a small village, yet rich in talent, having produced Qiao Zhiyong, a Confucian merchant magnate known as “Bright Landlord.” Qiaojiabao Village is located in the beautiful and fertile central part of the Jinzhong Basin in Shanxi Province, on the east bank of the Fen River and at the northern foot of the Taihang Mountains, under the jurisdiction of…
The China Red Sea Glass Culture and Art Park is located in Qi County, known as the capital of glassware in China. It is an industrial tourism destination that integrates traditional glass manufacturing, glass culture, and industrial tourism, combining trade, industry, and tourism. The park consists of two main areas: the factory site of Qi County Red Sea Glass Co., Ltd. and the newly built art zone,...
This is the Ming and Qing commercial street of Qixian County. The ancient name of Qixian was Zhaoyu, derived from the fact that this area was once a vast expanse of lakes, known as Zhaoyuqi. Location: East Street, Qixian County, Jinzhong City, Shanxi Province…
Qixian County Changyuan River National Wetland Park is the third national wetland park in Shanxi Province. Located in the eastern part of Qixian County, it stretches from Jialing Bridge in Jialing Town in the north to Dongyugoukou in Laiyuan Town in the south, with a total river length of 33 kilometers and a total area of 13,400 mu, including 6,900 mu of wetland area, accounting for...
Era of Hongfu Temple in Liangcun: Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties Address: Liangcun, Guxian Town, Qixian County, Jinzhong City According to stone plaques embedded in the mountain gate and the south hall of the temple, Hongfu Temple was originally built in the first year of the Kaiyuan era of the Tang Dynasty (713), and was renovated during the Longqing era of the Ming Dynasty (1567–1572), the fifth year of the Tianqi era (1625), the 21st year of the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty (1755)...
Qixian Confucius Temple (5th Batch of Provincial Protected Sites) Era: Ming and Qing Dynasties Address: No. 29 Guilin Lane, inside Qixian Middle School, Qixian County The Qixian Confucius Temple was first built in the mid-Dading period of the Jin Dynasty, and was rebuilt in the third year of the Hongwu era (1370) of the Ming Dynasty. Further renovations took place in the sixteenth year of Hongwu (1383), during the Tianshun era (1457–1464), between the ninth and forty-sixth years of the Wanli era (1581–1618), in the fourteenth year of the Chongzhen era (1641), the sixteenth year of the Shunzhi era (1659) of the Qing Dynasty, the forty-fourth year of the Kangxi era (1705), the fifty-seventh year of the Kangxi era (1718), the seventh year of the Yongzheng era (1729), the ninth year of the Qianlong era (1744), and the thirty-third year of the Qianlong era (1768). The temple faces south and has a two-courtyard layout. Along the central axis from south to north are the Pan Pond, the Zhuangyuan Bridge (newly built), the Jimen (Pillared Gate), and the Dacheng Hall. On both sides are the east and west corridors of the front courtyard, side halls, and wing rooms; as well as the east and west corridors, and wing rooms of the rear courtyard. The only surviving structure from the Ming Dynasty is the Dacheng Hall, while the rest are Qing Dynasty constructions. It is now used as an exhibition room for the historical archives of Qixian Middle School.