The Wengong Shrine is located in Shangcun Village, southeast of Gutan Town. It faces south and measures 21.2 meters from east to west and 15.8 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 335 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown. The existing structure dates back to the Qing Dynasty and features a single-courtyard layout. Along the central axis are the Mountain Gate (a reverse-facing theater stage) and the Main Hall, flanked by East and West Dressing Rooms…
The Three Saints Temple on Nan’naoshang is located on a small hill east of Nan’naoshang Village, Houpu Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and consists of a single-courtyard layout, measuring 8.33 meters in width from east to west and 11.65 meters in length from north to south, covering an area of approximately 97 square meters. Along the central axis from south to north are one mountain gate and three main hall rooms. The main hall is three bays wide and five rafters deep, featuring a flush-gable roof...
The North Huanglou Three Saints Temple is located east of Huangloubei Village, Pingting Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and features a single-courtyard layout, measuring 21.7 meters from north to south and 20.7 meters from east to west, covering an area of 449 square meters. The existing structures date back to the Qing Dynasty. Along the central axis stands the main hall, with one side hall on the west side. The main hall is built on a 1.9-meter-high stone platform...
The Haojiagou Three Saints Temple is located south of Haojiagou Village, Shanfu Township, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and has a single-courtyard layout, measuring 15.76 meters in length from east to west and 6.19 meters in width from north to south, covering an area of 97.55 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown. According to inscriptions in the temple, it was renovated during the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty and in the sixth year of the Jiaqing reign (1801), and...
Li Weigong Temple in Gancun is located in the northern part of Gancun, Guhan Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south with a north orientation, spanning 45 meters from north to south and 36 meters from east to west, covering an area of 1,620 square meters. The exact date of its establishment is unknown, but according to an inscription on the main ridge of the main hall, it was renovated in the first year of the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty (1722). The existing main hall dates back to the Ming Dynasty, while the rest of the structures are from the Qing Dynasty. The temple has a single-courtyard layout...
The Nanyan Five-Dragon Temple is located at the northern end of Nanyan Village, Xiyingshi Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces west and has a single-courtyard layout, measuring 25 meters in length from east to west and 19.5 meters in width from north to south, covering an area of 487.5 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown. According to the “Stele Record of Donations for the Reconstruction of the Ziwēi Pavilion during the Jiaqing Reign of the Qing Dynasty” found in the temple, and an inscription on the ridge beam of the main hall’s central bay, it was renovated in the 25th year of the Jiaqing era (1820) and the 5th year of the Republic of China (1916). The existing main hall is a structure from the Republican era, while the rest date back to the Qing Dynasty. Along the central axis from west to east are a theater stage and the main hall, with additional structures including north and south dressing rooms, east and west side rooms, north and south wing rooms, and a mountain gate located in the northwest corner of the courtyard. The main hall is built on a 0.95-meter-high stone platform, featuring a three-bay width, five-rafter depth, a single-eave flush gable roof, and gray tubular tiles. The beams of the main hall are painted with golden dragons, and it has a six-rafter front-porch style framework, with decorative corbel brackets and unique arches under the eaves. The central bay is fitted with lattice doors, while the side bays have lattice windows—all replaced during a 2008 renovation by the village committee. The theater stage is built on a brick foundation, also three bays wide and five rafters deep, with a single-eave roll-roofed flush gable and gray tubular tiles, featuring a six-rafter framework. One stele is preserved in the temple. This site provides physical material for the study of local Qing Dynasty architecture.
The Buddhist rock paintings on HuaYanJiao Mountain are located about 5,000 meters northeast of Gecha Jiao Village, Xialiang Town, Xiangyuan County, painted at the entrance of a cave on the mountain summit. These are relics from the Northern Wei Dynasty, measuring 2.2 meters in width (north to south) and 1.93 meters in height, covering an area of approximately 4.246 square meters. There are six paintings in total from north to south, with the second one being the main deity image, which is 0.75 meters...
Beitianzhang Guanyin Hall is located in the east of Beitianzhang Village, Xiadian Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and has a single-courtyard layout, measuring 13.89 meters from east to west and 5.78 meters from north to south, covering an area of 80.28 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown. The existing main hall is a remnant of the Ming Dynasty, while the rest of the structures date back to the Qing Dynasty. Only the main hall and the east and west side halls remain. The...
Duanbao Earth God Temple is located in Tudi'nao Village, a natural village within Duanbao Village, Xialiang Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces west and measures 19.45 meters from east to west and 18.1 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 352 square meters. The exact date of its establishment is unclear, but the existing structures date back to the Qing Dynasty. The temple features a two-courtyard layout, with the main hall and the stage still standing along the central axis, …
The Yanggou Zhang Family Residence is located in Yanggou Village, Shangma Township, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and features a single-courtyard layout, measuring 32.5 meters from north to south and 27 meters from east to west, covering an area of 877.5 square meters. The existing structures date back to the Republican era. Along the central axis, there are seven southern rooms, one main cave dwelling, three western rooms on either side, and a connected cave behind the western rooms...
The Former Residence of the Li Family in Xishi is located to the west of Xishi Village, Xiadian Town, Xiangyuan County. This residence was once the home of Li Maogong, who served as the Jiangxi Provincial Administration Commissioner during the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the Li family was a prominent clan in Xishi Village, owning four residences complete with ornamental gates, a ceremonial gate, as well as businesses such as a pawnshop, a brewery, an oil mill, and a vinegar workshop. Currently, one residence and the pawnshop remain relatively intact. The residence faces...
Li Yuanshan’s Residence is located in Xiguan Village, Guhan Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and measures 22.45 meters from north to south and 20 meters from east to west, covering an area of approximately 449 square meters. Built in the late Qing Dynasty by the wealthy landlord Li Yuanshan, it features a single-courtyard layout with the main house and southern wing remaining along the central axis, flanked by east and west wing rooms. The main...
Lian Tairong’s Courtyard House is located in Yangzehe Village, Guhan Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and measures 36.8 meters from east to west and 25.45 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 937 square meters. The layout consists of two parallel courtyards in a single entry configuration, with the central axis featuring a southern wing room and the main house, flanked by east and west wing rooms. The main house is a cave dwelling with a front wall made of adobe, comprising seven arches, …
The Han Family Residence in Wangjiayu is located in Wangjiayu Natural Village, Dianshang Village, Wangcun Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and features a single-courtyard layout, measuring 28 meters from north to south and 22 meters from east to west, covering an area of 616 square meters. The exact year of its construction is unclear, but the existing structures date back to the Republican era. Along the central axis from south to north, there are five southern rooms and a row of four main cave dwellings...
The former residence of Li Shizhen in Fengcun is located to the east of Fengcun Village, Beidi Township, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and measures 47.2 meters from east to west and 35 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 1,652 square meters. Built in the late Qing Dynasty, the identity of the owner is unknown. The surviving structures consist of three parallel, two-courtyard complexes arranged side by side. The central axis includes the main house, east and west wing rooms, and southern rooms…
The Qiaotou Wang Family Residence is located in Qiaotou Village, Xiadian Town, Xiangyuan County. This residence was the former home of Wang Jinyun, a patriotic figure during the Republic of China era and a technical official at the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. Built in the eighth year of the Republic of China (1919), it faces south and measures 21.6 meters from east to west and 44.9 meters from north to south, covering an area of 969.8 square meters. The existing structures are remnants from the Republican period, featuring a two-courtyard layout...
Hu Yan Lian Family Residence is located at Courtyard 34 in Hu Yan Village, Wangcun Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and features a single-courtyard layout, measuring 18.5 meters from east to west and 16 meters from north to south, covering an area of 296 square meters. The existing structures date back to the Qing Dynasty. Along the central axis from south to north are a carved decorative gatehouse and a row of three cave dwellings serving as the main house; only the western wing room on the sides remains...
The Donghuiyuan Jia Family Residence is located in Donghuiyuan Village, Houpu Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces west and measures 24.3 meters from east to west and 16.6 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 403 square meters. The layout consists of a single-courtyard design, with remnants of the main house and western wing along the central axis, flanked by northern and southern side rooms. The main house features three brick-constructed cave dwellings, while both the southern and northern side rooms have...
The Duanbao Stone Niche is located 20 meters south of Duanbao Village, Xialiang Town, Xiangyuan County. It measures 1.5 meters in length, 2 meters in width, and covers an area of approximately 3 square meters. Made of bluestone, the niche is built to resemble a house on a stone base, standing about 1.3 meters tall with a gabled roof. Inside the niche is enshrined the General of the Five Paths. The Five Path Generals of the underworld are five ghostly deities guarding the eastern, southern, western, northern, and central entrances of the netherworld...
The cliff carvings at Sha'an Temple are located on the southern cliff of Sha'an Mountain, north of Wubei Village, Xiyingshi Town, Xiangyuan County. They face south and measure 8.5 meters in length from east to west and 4.5 meters in height, covering an area of approximately 38.25 square meters. Based on the carving techniques and drapery styles, these carvings can be identified as relics from the Northern Wei Dynasty. There are six niches distributed from west to east, with one niche on the western wall well-preserved, featuring a rectangular flame pattern,...