The Tomb of King Pan is located at the southern peak of Wugu Shenling Mountain in Qingnan Village, Xialiang Town, Xiangyuan County. This mountain is called Wugu Shenling (also known as Misongling Mountain). The tomb covers an area of approximately 500 square meters, remains unexcavated, and has looting pits visible on the surface. Legend has it that the tomb belongs to Pan Renmei from the Song Dynasty. It is said that Pan Renmei was killed by Yang Liulang on Misongling Mountain and was buried on the spot...
Bayi Mountain Martyrs' Cemetery is located on Bayi Mountain in Xiying Village, Xiying Town, Xiangyuan County. In April 1942, to commemorate five martyrs who bravely sacrificed their lives during the early stages of the War of Resistance Against Japan—including Xu Guohua, the anti-Japanese county magistrate, and Chen Peili, the anti-Japanese district head—Xiangyuan County built a martyrs' cemetery on the original site of the Dragon King Temple and renamed Dragon King Mountain as Bayi Mountain. The martyrs' cemetery faces...
Yongzi Stone Bridge is located north of Yongzi Village, Houpu Town, Xiangyuan County. It is 16.22 kilometers from Xiangyuan County town and surrounded by farmland. The construction date is unknown, but the existing structure dates back to the Ming Dynasty. Oriented from north to south, the bridge is 55 meters long, 3.5 meters wide, and covers an area of 192.5 square meters. It is entirely built with sandstone and features two arches, both constructed using face-laid voussoirs in a longitudinal bonding technique. The original brick parapet on the bridge deck no longer exists. The road where the stone bridge is situated was the only route to the county town before the Republican era, hence the saying “The East Gully Stone Bridge connects all directions.”
Yong'an Bridge on the Bridge, located to the west of Qiaoshang Village, Houpu Town, Xiangyuan County, also known as Double-Layered Bridge, is a single-span double-arch stone bridge. According to the Republican-era Xiangyuan County Annals, it was repaired and funded by Wang Wanqi in the late Qing Dynasty. The bridge features an upper and lower arch overlapping each other — the lower arch is built with sandstone facing in a longitudinal tied-arch style, while the upper arch is constructed with blue brick facing in a similar style, hence the name "Bridge on the Bridge." It runs east-west, …
Beihé Pujì Bridge is located on Longdong River at the southern intersection of Beihé Village, Wangcun Town, Xiangyuan County. It runs from north to south, measuring 30.6 meters in length and 4.1 meters in width, covering an area of 125.46 square meters. The current railings and balusters are relics from the Ming Dynasty, while the bridge body and arches date back to the Republican era. The bridge is a single-arch stone structure with an arch opening 4.2 meters wide, …
Weimin Bridge is located to the east of Niulanghe Village, Xiyingshi Town, Xiangyuan County. In 1969, educated youths from Beijing who were sent to work in the countryside came to Xiyingshi Town, Xiangyuan County. Together with local villagers, they built the bridge and named it “Aimin Bridge” (Bridge of Love for the People). It runs north–south and is a single-arch stone bridge. The bridge is 14 meters long and 3.5 meters wide, with a single sandstone arch beneath, which is 3 meters wide and 3.4 meters high. The bridge deck is made of red...
Guanyin Hall of Xiangjiazhuang is located to the west of Xiangjiazhuang Village, Xiadian Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces west and has a single-courtyard layout, measuring 18.22 meters in length from east to west and 16.47 meters in width from north to south, covering an area of 300 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown, but according to inscriptions in the temple, it was expanded in the 30th year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1850). The existing structures are all...
Xiyingshi Yongqing Hall is located to the west of Xiyingshi Village, Xiying Town, Xiangyuan County. Originally the largest distillery in Xiying Town during the Republican era, the hall faces east and has a two-courtyard layout, measuring 39 meters from east to west and 23 meters from north to south, covering an area of 897 square meters. Its founding date is unknown, but the existing structures date back to the Republican period. Currently, only the seven eastern rooms remain along the central axis of the first courtyard, with no side buildings left; in the second courtyard, only the two-story main building with seven rooms remains along the central axis, also with no side buildings; the central bay of the eastern room features a plank door passage. The main building is seven bays wide and four rafters deep, with a single-eave flush gable roof covered in gray clay tiles, and is a two-story corridor-style structure.
The Clan Temple of the Lian Family is located in Nanfenggou Village, Guxian Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and measures 16 meters in length from north to south and 15.7 meters in width from east to west, covering an area of 251 square meters. According to inscriptions on the steles, it was first built in the 12th year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty. The existing structures date back to the Qing Dynasty and feature a single-courtyard layout. Along the central axis are the mountain gate and the main hall, flanked by side rooms on the east and west…
The Tulu Ambush Battle Memorial Pavilion is located south of Tulu Village, ?ting Town, Xiangyuan County. It spans approximately 400 meters from north to south and 100 meters from east to west, covering a total area of about 40,000 square meters. During the Shangdang Campaign in 1945, the Peng Yubin forces sent by Yan Xishan to reinforce Changzhi were mostly annihilated by the troops of the Shanxi-Hebei-Shandong-Henan Military Region in the vicinity of Laoyeshan. The fleeing remnants of the army were...
The ancient pagoda in Dongcheng Village is located on an earthen mound 500 meters southeast of Dongcheng Village, ?ting Town, Xiangyuan County. The existing structure is a Qing Dynasty relic, a square-shaped three-tiered brick pagoda with a total height of 5.2 meters. The base is a square stone structure, 0.8 meters high. The body of the pagoda consists of three solid tiers with corbelled eaves, and the top is an octagonal spire crowned with a precious bead finial. …
Xihuiyuan Wenbi Pagoda is located southeast of Xihuiyuan Village, Houpu Town, Xiangyuan County, approximately 12.54 kilometers from downtown Xiangyuan. It is surrounded by farmland. The exact date of its construction is unknown, but the existing structure features architectural styles from the Ming and Qing dynasties. Facing north and situated on a south–north axis, the pagoda has a circular base with a diameter of about 1 meter, a height of around 5 meters, and covers an area of 7 square meters. Constructed from brick and stone, its top resembles a brush tip...
Wenchang Pavilion in Sucun is located in the southeast of Sucun Village, Houpu Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces west and is a single standalone structure, measuring 5.77 meters in width from east to west and 5.77 meters in length from north to south, covering an area of 33.3 square meters. The year of its construction is unknown, but the existing structure dates back to the Qing Dynasty. It is a two-story brick building designed in imitation of wooden pavilion architecture, with a square floor plan, built on a stone platform foundation that is 1.9 meters high…
Xiyings Wenchang Pavilion is located 1,000 meters south of Xiyings Village, Xiying Town, Xiangyuan County, on Xiyings Mountain. Locally referred to as the "Wenchang Pavilion," it is actually a five-story brick pagoda in the 0-style. Facing north and situated on a stone base that measures 8 meters east-west, 10 meters north-south, and 0.7 meters high, it covers an area of 80 square meters. Its date of construction is unknown, but according to inscriptions inside the pagoda from the sixth year of the Qing Tongzhi era...
Guanyin Pavilion in Changlong is located in the central part of Changlong Village, Houpu Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces west with an eastward orientation, measuring 7.7 meters in width from east to west and 9.7 meters in length from north to south, covering an area of approximately 74.69 square meters. The structure features a single-eave hanging hip roof. Its date of construction is unknown, but the existing building dates back to the Qing Dynasty. The lower part consists of a brick-and-stone arched tunnel, while the upper part houses the main hall with three bays in width and five rafters in depth. There is one side chamber on each side...
Yongzi Wenchang Pavilion is located in the east of Yongzi Village, Houpu Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces southeast and is situated northwest, measuring 11.5 meters in width from east to west and 8.8 meters in length from north to south, covering an area of 101.2 square meters. The year of its construction is unknown, but it was renovated in October 1997. The existing structure dates back to the Qing Dynasty. The pavilion has a three-tiered layout: the first level is a single-arch brick passageway...
Dongzhou Wenchang Pavilion is located in the east of Dongzhou Village, Houpu Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces west, spans 100 meters from east to west, and 32 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 3,200 square meters. It is a hexagonal three-story brick pagoda in the form of a pavilion, standing about 11 meters tall. According to inscriptions on the stele, it was built in the 37th year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1772), and was renovated in the 6th year of the Tongzhi reign (186…
The Duke of Zhou Temple on Nannao is located in the central part of Nannao Village, Houpu Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and has a single-courtyard layout, measuring 19.65 meters wide from east to west and 20.16 meters long from north to south, covering an area of approximately 396 square meters. Along the central axis from south to north are the mountain gate and the main hall, both with flush gable roofs. Only three side rooms of the eastern wing room remain on both sides, …
The Three Sages Temple serves as the central sanctuary of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. A common couplet found on either side of the main hall reads: “The three virtues of wisdom, benevolence, and courage; the unity of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.” The Shrine of the Three Sages in Shanzheng is located east of Shanzheng Village, Wangqiao Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and features a single-courtyard layout, measuring 17.6 meters from east to west and 29.3 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 515.7 square meters. Established…
Houpu Yuliang Temple is located to the south of Houpu Village, Houpu Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south with a width of 29 meters from east to west and a length of 44 meters from north to south, covering an area of 1,276 square meters. The exact date of its establishment is unknown, but the existing main structure dates back to the Qing Dynasty. The temple has a single-courtyard layout, with a mountain gate and the main hall situated along the central axis, flanked by east and west dressing towers, east and west corridors, …