Huacheng Temple is located on the high ground to the east of Xialiang Village, Xialiang Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces north and measures 13.2 meters in length from east to west and 7 meters from north to south, covering an area of 92 square meters. According to inscriptions on stelae, it was renovated in the 30th year of the Jiajing reign during the Ming Dynasty (1557). The current structure is a remnant of the Ming Dynasty. The existing pavilion features a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof, spans three bays in width, and has a depth of four...
Jianfeng Temple, also known as Baifa Temple, is located south of Nanlixin Village, Guxian Town, Xiangyuan County. It was the place where the eminent Tang Dynasty monk Yizhong, the author of the commentary on the "One Hundred Dharmas," became a monk and passed away in nirvana. The stupa southwest of the temple was built to enshrine his remains. According to inscriptions, the temple was originally constructed during the Tang Dynasty and was renovated during both the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The existing main hall and stupa date back to the Ming Dynasty, while the rest are…
Commonly known as Shangsi Tower, Chongfu Temple is located in Chaoyang Community, Guhanshi Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south with a northward orientation, stretching 36.5 meters from east to west and 32 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 1,168 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown, but it was renovated in the 25th year of the Jiajing reign during the Ming Dynasty (1546) and the 8th year of the Guangxu reign during the Qing Dynasty (1882). Currently, only the upper...
The Li Family Ancestral Temple is located in Hao Village, Xialiang Town, Xiangyuan County. Facing south, it measures 17.85 meters from east to west and 16.5 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 295 square meters. It features a single-courtyard layout. The temple was first built in the 17th year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1752), and the existing structures date back to the Qing period. The central axis currently retains the main hall and the entrance gate, …
Liuchu Bodhisattva Temple is located in Liuchu Village, Shangma Township, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and has a single-courtyard layout, measuring 35.2 meters from north to south and 25.8 meters from east to west, covering an area of 913 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown. The existing main hall is primarily a Yuan Dynasty structure, with renovations carried out during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The gate, theater stage, and east wing room are remnants from the Qing Dynasty...
Beizhengou Mountain Spring Temple is located 50 meters south of Beizhengou, a natural village in Mopannao Village, Shangma Township, Xiangyuan County. The temple faces south and features a single-courtyard layout, measuring 40.7 meters from north to south and 23.4 meters from east to west, covering an area of 952.4 square meters. The existing structures of the Mountain Spring Temple date back to the Qing Dynasty. The central axis houses the main hall, flanked by three rooms on the eastern side and three rooms on the western side, all constructed with brick and wood. Among them, the western wing is a two-story building.
Sweet Dew Temple, also known as Ganze King Temple, is located in Taoshu Village, Guhang Town. It faces south with a north orientation, stretching 21.5 meters from east to west and 8.65 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 186 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown, but the existing structures date back to the Qing Dynasty. The current site includes the main hall, flanked by east and west side halls. The main hall is three bays wide and six rafters deep…
Guanyin Temple in Dongzhou Village is located in Dongzhou Village, Houpu Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and has a single-courtyard layout, measuring 19 meters in width from east to west and 20 meters in length from north to south, covering an area of 380 square meters. The exact date of its establishment is unknown. According to inscriptions on steles, it was renovated in the 14th year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1749) and the 14th year of the Republic of China (1925). The existing...
Xialiang Tianqi Temple is located 50 meters north of Xialiang Village. It faces south, measures 58 meters from east to west and 15.6 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 905 square meters. The date of its establishment is unknown, but according to an inscription on the stage, it was renovated in the eighth year of the Yongzheng reign during the Qing Dynasty (1730). The existing structures all date back to the Qing Dynasty. The temple follows a two-courtyard layout, currently consisting of an eastern and a western courtyard. The eastern...
Xigang Zixu Temple is located in Xigang Village, Guhan Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and measures 19.5 meters from east to west and 32 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 624 square meters. According to inscriptions on the beams of the main hall, it was renovated in the 23rd year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1843). The temple has a single-courtyard layout, with remnants of a mountain gate, theater stage, and main hall along the central axis. On both sides are the east…
The Shangyu Jade Emperor Temple is located in Shangyu Village, Guhan Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and measures 31 meters from north to south and 26 meters from east to west, covering an area of approximately 806 square meters. The exact date of its establishment is unknown, but the existing main hall structure dates back to the Qing Dynasty. The temple follows a single-courtyard layout, with the mountain gate (newly built) and the main hall situated along the central axis, flanked by east and west wing rooms, …
The Houcun Jade Emperor Temple is located on a highland in the west of Houcun, Guxian Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and measures 20.1 meters in length from east to west and 19.1 meters in width from north to south, covering an area of 384 square meters. The exact year of its establishment is unknown. An inscription on the crossbeam of the main hall reads “the tenth year of the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty,” and the existing structure dates back to the Qing Dynasty. The temple has a single-courtyard layout, …
Caojiaping Guan Yu Temple is located 50 meters east of Caojiaping Village, Xialiang Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces west, measures 10.4 meters in length from east to west and 4.56 meters in width from north to south, covering an area of approximately 47 square meters. The existing structures date back to the Qing Dynasty and include only the main hall and the north and south side halls. The main hall is three bays wide and four rafters deep, featuring a five-rafter front-veranda style beam framework, with column...
Dongyue Temple is located to the north of Xili Village, Guhan Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and measures 25 meters in length from east to west and 47 meters in width from north to south, covering an area of approximately 1,175 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown. According to an extant stele in the temple, it was renovated in the second year of the Jingtai era of the Ming Dynasty (1451). The existing structures date back to the Qing Dynasty. The temple follows a single-courtyard layout, with its central axis running from south…
Wangjiazhuang General Murong’s Temple is located in Wangjiazhuang Village, Guhancheng Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and measures 45 meters from north to south and 24 meters from east to west, covering an area of 1,080 square meters. According to the existing stele, it was first built in the first year of the Xianfeng reign during the Qing Dynasty (1851). The existing structures are all relics from the Qing Dynasty. The temple has a single-courtyard layout, with the central axis currently featuring a stage...
Hezhang Da Bei Temple is located about 50 meters north of Hezhang Village, Xiadian Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and has a two-courtyard layout, measuring 27.21 meters from east to west and 46.06 meters from north to south, covering an area of 1,253.29 square meters. According to inscriptions in the temple, it was first built in the first year of the Yongzheng reign during the Qing Dynasty (1723),…
Cui Fu Jun Temple in Dongshandi is located to the west of Dongshandi Village, Wangqiao Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces south and features a two-courtyard layout, measuring 22.75 meters in width from east to west and 39.15 meters in length from north to south, covering an area of approximately 890.7 square meters. The exact date of its establishment is unknown, but the existing structure dates back to the Qing Dynasty. Along the central axis from south to north are the mountain gate (theater stage)…
The Lugou Village Earth God Temple is located in the west of Lugou Village, Wangqiao Town, Xiangyuan County. It faces east and has a single-courtyard layout, measuring 33.7 meters from east to west and 16.7 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 562.8 square meters. The year of its establishment is unknown. According to a Qing Dynasty stele recording its relocation, it was moved to its current site between the 32nd year (1767) and the 47th year (…
Earth god temples are usually simple in design due to their relatively low divine status and grassroots-level worship. The more rudimentary ones are often set up under trees or by roadsides, using two stones as walls and one as a roof, forming what is commonly called a "pile" style earth god temple. Some are simply built with cement or bricks. Others, due to flourishing worship, gradually expand into medium or large structures. Dong'andi...
Since the dragon is regarded as the deity in charge of water, wherever there is water—be it rivers, lakes, seas, pools, ponds, or wells—there is a Dragon King presiding over the local water supply and harvest. As a result, Dragon King temples are found all across China, forming an important part of the nation’s dragon worship. By the Gan River in the northern gate of Xiangyuan stands a Five Dragons Temple. The Five Dragons refer to the Green Dragon, Red Dragon, Yellow Dragon, White Dragon, and Black Dragon. …