Xiaoluo Lingxian Temple (Fifth Batch of Provincial Protected Sites) Era: Yuan and Qing Dynasties Address: Located in the center of Xiaoluo Village, Laodingshan Town, suburban area of Changzhi City, 8 kilometers from downtown Changzhi. The exact founding date of Lingxian Temple is unknown. It underwent renovation in the seventh year of the Qianlong reign during the Qing Dynasty (1742). Due to the faded inscriptions on the steles, the details of the renovation remain unclear. The steles refer to the temple as the Lingze King Temple, suggesting that “Lingxian Temple” is a colloquial name or one used after the Qing Dynasty’s Qianlong period. The temple follows a single-courtyard layout, facing south with its main axis aligned north–south. Along the central axis are the mountain gate and the main hall, flanked symmetrically on both sides by side rooms, corridors, and wing halls.
Zhangcun Fugui Temple (Fifth Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites) Era: Ming and Qing Dynasties Address: Located in the center of Zhangcun Village, Daxinzhuang Town, suburban area of Changzhi City, 6.8 km from Changzhi City. Fugui Temple’s exact date of establishment is unknown. Inside the temple, there is a stone tablet recording the construction of the New Hall (Main Hall) in the first year of the Zhizhi era of the Yuan Dynasty (1321), with completion noted as the first year of the Zhi Shun era (1330). A stele from the 34th year of the Wanli reign in the Ming Dynasty (1606) records the “reconstruction… of three rooms in the southern corner hall.” The temple faces south and currently preserves structures including the Main Hall and side halls to the east and west.
Ba Hou Shennong Temple (Fifth Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites) Era: Ming and Qing Dynasties Address: Shennong Temple, Ba Hou Village, Changqing Subdistrict Office, Urban District, Changzhi City. The founding date is unknown, but based on the characteristics of the existing structures, it is inferred that the temple existed no later than the Ming Dynasty. The current total area of the temple complex is 953 square meters, featuring a two-courtyard layout facing south, with the central axis housing the Offering Hall...
Former Site of the Fifth Anti-Japanese Special Administrative Region and Liu Bocheng’s Arsenal (Fifth Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites) Era: 1938–1946 Address: Nanshicao Village, Wuma Subdistrict Office, Chengqu District, Changzhi The former site of the Fifth Anti-Japanese Special Administrative Region was originally known as the Supervisory Commissioner's Office of Shanxi’s Fifth Administrative District. From October 1938 to July 1939, the governing body that led and organized the anti-Japanese struggle in the Changzhi area...
Name: Machang Chongjiao Temple (Seventh Batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units), Yuan to Qing Dynasties Type: Ancient Architecture Location: Suburban District, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province Introduction: Machang Chongjiao Temple is located in the northwest of Guyi Village, Machang Town, suburban district of Changzhi City. The temple faces south with its back to the north. Originally a two-courtyard complex, only one courtyard remains today, measuring 27 meters in width from east to west and 54 meters in length from north to south, covering an area of 1,458 square meters...
Faxing Temple was first built in 401 AD during the Shending era of the Later Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms period. In 673 AD, the thirteenth son of Emperor Gaozu, Zheng Huai Wang, donated 3,000 volumes of Buddhist scriptures and constructed a stone stupa for sarira. In 674 AD, it was renamed "Guangde Temple" in the first year of the Shangyuan era of Emperor Gaozong. In 773 AD, another stone lantern tower was built. …
Xiwang Tomb Cluster (First Batch of Provincial Protected Sites) Era: Shang-Zhou Dynasty Location: Northeast of Xiwang Village, Nanzhang Town, Zhangzi County The cemetery slopes from north to south, stretching about 400 meters from east to west and approximately 250 meters from north to south, covering a total area of around 100,000 square meters. Due to soil extraction by a brick factory, the tomb cluster has been severely damaged. During the 1995 cultural relics survey, four rectangular earthen pit tombs were discovered on a cliff face...
Site of the Ancient City and Tombs of ZhangziSite of the Ancient City and Tombs of Zhangzi (Second Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites)Era: Warring States PeriodLocation: 3 km southwest of Zhangzi County, in Mengjiazhuang Village, Chengguan Town, on the southern bank of the Yong River and a tributary of the Gangshui River. The tomb area is situated on an east-west open terrace north of Mengjiazhuang Village, which is 3–4 meters higher than the surrounding area. In 1977…
Confucius Temple (Third Batch of Provincial-Level Protected Sites) Era: Yuan Dynasty Address: North side of East Street, Zhangzi County Originally built in the first year of the Jianzhongjingguo era of the Song Dynasty (1101). It was renovated during the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Among the existing structures, only the Dacheng Hall retains features from the Yuan Dynasty, while the rest are remnants from the Ming and Qing periods. The temple faces south and is situated along the street, consisting of a two-courtyard complex. Along the central axis...
Changzi Tianwang Temple (Tianwang Temple) (Listed in the 6th batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units)
Xiahuo Huguo Lingkuang King Temple is located in Balihua Natural Village, under the jurisdiction of Xiahuo Village, Danzhu Town, Zhangzi County. It lies 8.4 kilometers southwest of Zhongzhao Fuxi Temple in Zhongzhao Village, Nanzhang Town. It is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit. The temple faces south and measures 12 meters east-west and 24 meters north-south, covering an area of approximately 288 square meters. Its founding...
The existing central axis of Buyi Village Jade Emperor Temple still features a dance tower, offering hall, front hall, rear hall, as well as numerous side halls and wing rooms. No inscriptions or steles with precise dating have been found at Buyi Village Jade Emperor Temple. The construction periods of all structures can only be inferred based on architectural style. Among them, the rear hall dates to the Jin Dynasty, the eastern side hall of the rear hall is a Yuan Dynasty structure, and the offering hall...
Chongqing Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit, located at the foot of Ziyun Mountain, approximately 22.5 kilometers southeast of Zhangzi County, Shanxi Province. The temple was first built in the ninth year of the Dazhong Xiangfu era of the Northern Song Dynasty (1016 AD). The entire complex faces south, with the Thousand Buddha Hall situated to the north, the Reclining Buddha Hall to the east, the Three Great Bodhisattvas and Eighteen Arhats Hall to the west, and the Heavenly...
Main Hall of Cui Fu Jun Temple in Zhangzi (Seventh Batch National Heritage Site) Era: Jin Dynasty Address: Inside Zhangzi No.1 Middle School, East Street, Zhangzi County From the Tang Dynasty until the Ming and Qing periods, in the southeast Shanxi region—Shangdang and Zezhou (modern-day Changzhi and Jincheng)—a type of temple rarely seen elsewhere, known as “Cui Fu Jun Temple,” was commonly found among the populace. Few people today are aware of the background or reasons behind...
The Hanfang Yaowang Temple is located in Hanfang Village, Dabutou Town, Zhangzi County, Changzhi City, Shanxi Province, about eight kilometers south of the county seat. Only the main hall remains today, which is a structure from the Jin Dynasty. The main hall of the Yaowang Temple has a three-bay width, a depth of six rafters, and a single-eave hip-and-gable roof. All exterior and interior columns are square chamfered stone pillars. The pu-pai fang (horizontal beam) extends beyond the columns where they intersect. There are no intercolumnar bracket sets. The front eaves column-top bracket set is a five-tiered set with double false ang, with the second jump using an inserted ang. The rear eaves and gable-end column-top bracket sets are five-tiered with single tier and single false ang. The corner bracket set on the front eaves uses an ang-style end block.
The founding date is unknown. The temple faces south and has a single-courtyard layout. The existing structures include the main hall, east and west wing rooms, covering an area of approximately 465 square meters. The main hall is built on a stone foundation, which is 0.3 meters high. The main hall is three bays wide and four rafters deep, with a single-eave hip-and-gable roof. Inside the hall, the beam frame consists of four rafters and eaves... [The rest appears to be truncated HTML or broken content]. The Hanfang Yaowang Temple Main Hall
The exact date of construction is unknown. The existing main hall dates back to the Yuan Dynasty, while the rest of the structures were built during the Qing Dynasty. The central axis features the main hall, flanked by east and west side halls, as well as east and west wing rooms. The temple faces south and is oriented north, measuring 36 meters from east to west and 27.9 meters from north to south, covering an area of approximately 1,045 square meters. The main hall sits on a brick-and-stone platform that is 0.8 meters high, with a width of three bays...
Zhongzheng Fuxi Temple is located in Zhongzheng Village, about ten kilometers east of Zhangzi County. The existing structures include the main hall, auxiliary halls, offering hall, and side chambers. The main hall features three bays and four rafters in the Yuan Dynasty style, while the other buildings were added during the Qing Dynasty. The main hall of Zhongzheng Fuxi Temple was likely elevated as a whole during repairs in the Ming or Qing Dynasties. The upper parts of the front stone pillars show an extension of over one meter, giving this...
Period: Jin Dynasty to Republic of China Yihe Three Religions Temple is located in Yihe Village, Dabutou Town, Zhangzi County. It faces south and has a single-courtyard layout, measuring 20.2 meters from east to west and 34.9 meters from north to south, covering an area of 704.9 square meters. The exact date of the temple’s establishment is unknown. The existing main hall dates back to the Jin Dynasty, the central hall to the Ming Dynasty, the east and west side halls to the Qing Dynasty, while the wing rooms are newly built. Along the central axis from south to north are the central hall and the main hall, flanked by side halls on the east and west. The main hall is built on a brick-and-stone platform base, measuring 11.4 meters in length, 11.6 meters in width, and 0.5 meters in height. It features a three-bay wide and six-rafter deep structure with a single-eave hanging gable roof.
The Main Hall of Xiaozhang Biyun Temple in Zhangzi County is a Song Dynasty structure and a precious cultural relic newly discovered during the “Third National Cultural Relics Survey.” It has been directly designated by the State Council as part of the seventh batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level. The temple is located in Xiaozhang Village, about 5 kilometers northwest of Zhangzi County’s urban area. The temple complex faces south and features 15 extant halls, including the main hall, east and west side halls, and wing rooms...