The Jin Museum Park is located on Fuxi Road, Houma City. Covering an area of 2 hectares with a construction area of 3,200 square meters, it is divided into two major sections and four exhibition halls, displaying a total of 455 cultural relics. It is a thematic museum dedicated to showcasing the Xintian culture of the Jin State. The first section, situated on the first floor of the east building, is the Jin State history exhibition area, which combines physical artifacts with pictorial panels...
The Taizai Temple is located on the "Ancient Cui Ridge" south of the Fenhe River floodplain, north of Xitai Shen Village, about eight kilometers northwest of Houma City. The temple faces south and covers an area of over 7,000 square meters. Its architecture features a uniquely shaped, intricately laid-out fortress-like structure. According to historical records, Taizai was the fifth-generation descendant of the Yellow Emperor. His ancestors were skilled in making bows and arrows and were granted the surname...
Yiqiao Pujidong Cave is located southwest of Doulonggou Village, Shangma Office, Houma City. It is a building from the Ming and Qing dynasties. According to Volume 75, Clause 5 of the Newly Compiled Annals of Quwo County: “Pujidong is in Yiqiao Village, built during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty.” Originally, only one brick pillow vault remained at Pujidong, spanning three bays in cross-section. In front of the cave, there was a three-bay corridor house, measuring 12.5…
The Aikou Strategic Air-raid Shelter is located 2 kilometers southwest of Aikou Village, Shangma Subdistrict Office, Houma City. The South Tongpu Railway runs along its western side, and the shelter lies within an eastern mountain recess adjacent to the railway line. A total of seven cave chambers were excavated on the cliffs to the north and south, covering a total area of 18,000 square meters. The shelter is constructed with brick arches, measuring 4 meters in width, approximately 5…
Comrade Peng Zhen was a great proletarian revolutionary, statesman, outstanding states activist, staunch Marxist, a principal founder of China’s socialist legal system, and an eminent leader of the Party and the country. The former residence of Peng Zhen is located in Dieshang Village, Houma City, Shanxi Province. On October 12, 1902, Comrade Peng Zhen was born…
The Site of the Jin State in HoumaThe Site of the Jin State in Houma (First Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units)Era: Eastern Zhou DynastyAddress: At the confluence of the Fenhe and Huihe Rivers in Houma CityThe site lies to the south of Zijin Mountain and to the north of the Fenhe River, covering an area of approximately 35 square kilometers. It stretches from Shangma Village in the south to Beiwu Ancient City in the north, and from Taishen Village in the west to Fengcheng in the east. Within the Jin State site, the main discoveries include ancient...
The Jin Dynasty brick tomb was excavated in 1959 by archaeologists to the south of Niucun Village in the western suburbs of Houma City, Shanxi Province, and was relocated and restored in the city that same year. This Jin Dynasty wooden-style brick tomb was built in the second year of Dà'ān during the reign of Emperor Wéishào of the Jin Dynasty (1210 AD), which corresponds to the seventh year of Míngchāng under Emperor Zhāngzōng (1196 AD). The tomb owners were Dong Ming and Dong Hai of the Jin Dynasty. Both tombs are designed in a "courtyard" style...
N anbao Tongji Bridge (Fifth Batch of Provincial Heritage) Era: Jin to Qing Dynasty Address: Nanbao Village, Xintian Township, Houma City, Linfen City Tongji Bridge, also known as Hui Water Bridge, according to the Qianlong edition of the "Supplementary Gazetteer of Quwo County": "Hui Water Bridge is the site where Duke Ping of Jin and Duke Jing of Qi met; it is now called Tongji Bridge. Donated by local residents such as Xing Shi, it was rebuilt in the Jin era." It was renovated multiple times during the Yuan and Qing dynasties…
The Duidui Site is located in Duidui Village, Yong'an Town, Fenxi County. It dates back to the Western Zhou and Han dynasties and is classified as an ancient site. The site covers an area of approximately 100,000 square meters and preserves cultural remains from the Western Zhou and Han periods. Cultural layers are exposed on the western cliff face, with a thickness of 0.5–1 meter. Artifacts collected include gray pottery jars and human-faced pottery from the Western Zhou, as well as gray pottery jars from the Han dynasty...
The Liancun Site is located in Liancun, Yong’an Town, Fenxi County. It dates back to the Neolithic Age and the Han Dynasty, and is classified as an ancient site. Covering an approximate area of 30,000 square meters, it represents cultural remains from the Han Dynasty. Cultural layers are exposed on the western cliff, with a thickness of 0.5–1 meter. Artifacts collected include fragments of gray pottery jars, plates, and bowls made of fine clay. The Liancun Site is a county-level cultural heritage protection unit…
Guocunbao Buddhist Temple is located in Guocunbao Village, Yong'an Town, Fenxi County. Dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties, it is categorized as an ancient architectural structure. The temple covers an area of 671.69 square meters. It faces south and features a single-courtyard quadrangle layout. Along the central axis are a theater stage and the main hall, with side halls on the east and west; side chambers (one brick cave each) are built on both sides of the stage; the mountain gate is situated in the southeastern part of the courtyard…
Goubao Jade Emperor Temple is located in Goubao Village, Tuánbǎi Township, Fénxī County. It dates back to the Qing Dynasty and is classified as an ancient architectural structure. The temple covers an area of 1,089.3 square meters. It faces south and features a single-courtyard quadrangle layout. Along the central axis are a surviving stage and the main hall, with east and west side halls on either side. There is also one brick kiln built on each side of the stage, and the mountain gate is situated in the southeast corner of the courtyard. The main hall...
The Xuejiazhuang Chastity Archway is located in Xuejiazhuang Village, Sengnian Town, Fenxi County. It dates back to the Qing Dynasty and is classified as an ancient architectural structure. Facing south and situated to the north, it measures 3.38 meters in east-west length and 1.89 meters in north-south width, covering an area of 4.2 square meters. Made of sandstone, it features two pillars and one story. The Xuejiazhuang Chastity Archway is a county-level cultural heritage protection unit. Protected area: (due to…)
Xuejiazhuang Guandi Temple is located in Xuejiazhuang Village, Sengnian Town, Fenxi County. It dates back to the Qing Dynasty and is classified as an ancient architectural structure. The temple faces south and features a single-courtyard layout, covering an area of 816.5 square meters. Along the central axis are a theater stage and the main hall, flanked by east and west side halls, east and west wing rooms (one brick kiln each), a west kiln (four openings), and a south kiln (one opening…
Fengxiang Ancient Tower is located in Fengxiang Neighborhood Committee under the Community Management Committee. Dating back to the Qing Dynasty, it is categorized as an ancient architectural structure. Facing east and situated to the west, it covers an area of 734.4 square meters and is a three-story building with double eaves and a hip-and-gable roof. Fengxiang Ancient Tower is a county-level cultural relics protection unit. The protected area: bounded by the main body of the Diantou site relics, extending 100 meters northward, …
The Hanshi Three Saints Temple is located in Hanshi Village, Duizhu Town, Fenxi County. It dates back to the Qing Dynasty and is classified as an ancient architectural structure. Facing south, the temple covers an area of 526.7 square meters. It features a single-courtyard quadrangle layout, with a stage and the main hall built along the central axis, and side halls (three brick cave rooms each) on the east and west sides. The temple gate is situated in the southwest corner of the courtyard. The Hanshi Three Saints Temple is a county-level cultural...
The Wu Family Courtyard in Wujialing is located in Wujialing Village, Yong’an Town, Fenxi County. Dating back to the Qing Dynasty, it is classified as an ancient architectural structure, covering a total area of 653.76 square meters. It faces south and features a two-courtyard layout. Existing structures include the main gate, second gate, main house, east and west wing rooms in the front courtyard, and east and west wing rooms in the rear courtyard. The east and west wing rooms in the front courtyard each have three bays in width,…
The Niuwa Village Zhang Family Courtyard (including the Zhang Xiangyun Courtyard, the Jishan’s Home Courtyard, and the Zhang Family Courtyard) is located in Niuwa Village, Heping Town, Fenxi County. Dating back to the Qing Dynasty, it is classified as an ancient architectural structure, covering an area of 7,000 square meters. It includes the Zhang Xiangyun Courtyard, the Jishan’s Home Courtyard, and the Zhang Family Courtyard. The Niuwa Village Zhang Family Courtyard is a county-level cultural heritage protection site. Prot…
The Xiabaitai Jiutian Temple of the Goddess is located in Xiabaitai Village, Xiabaitai Township, Fenxi County. Dating from the Yuan Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, it is classified as an ancient architectural structure. It covers an area of 2,724.3 square meters. Facing south and backed by the north, the temple features a two-courtyard quadrangle layout. Along its central axis from south to north are successively arranged a screen wall, the mountain gate, a theater stage, the middle hall, and the rear hall. On both sides are preserved east and west side halls, as well as east and west wing rooms...
The Former Wangdi Buddhist Temple is located in Former Wangdi Village, Duizhu Town, Fenxi County. It dates back to the Qing Dynasty and is classified as an ancient architectural structure. The temple faces west and covers an area of 887.6 square meters. It features a single-courtyard layout with a central axis that includes a stage and the main hall, flanked by southern and northern side halls. The temple gate is situated in the southeastern part of the courtyard. The main hall has two levels: the lower level consists of five brick cave rooms, while the upper level...