ChuanDi Buddhist Hall

　　The temple is situated in ChuanDi Village, approximately twenty kilometers west of Zezhou City, Jincheng, Shanxi Province. It now has a small, traditional courtyard structure. The main hall is the oldest part, while the side rooms date back to the Qing Dynasty.

　　No valuable founding inscriptions or steles remain at this Buddhist hall. Based on its architectural style, the main hall is inferred to have been built during the Jin Dynasty.

　　The main hall is three bays wide and four rafters deep, featuring a single-eave, nine-ridge roof. It is built on a raised platform. All the eave columns are square-sectioned, chamfered stone pillars. The lintel beams and pu-pai boards extend beyond the columns where they intersect. The bracket sets above the columns are of the “four-membered, single 'false' ang” type. The rafters, purlins, and other wooden elements show signs of interlocking craftsmanship. At the center of the hall’s interior ceiling is an exposed caisson, while the brackets and beams on the sides display simpler designs. On the rear eave side, there is a central beam that supports a portion of the roof. The front eave’s roof has collapsed significantly, leaving a large hole — about the size of a room — especially at the front, where years of rain exposure have caused serious decay in the wooden components. The front section of the western ridge beam is directly exposed to rain and shows deep corrosion upon visual inspection.

　　In May 2013, it was designated as part of the seventh group of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.

　　According to local villagers, during the land reform period, the side rooms of the temple were allocated to two local families for residence, while the main hall served as a meeting place for the village. Later, due to severe water leakage and the inability to carry out repairs, it was abandoned. Currently, the condition of the main hall is very poor — both the front and rear eaves have large holes in their roofs, with the front hole being particularly massive, about the size of one room. Wooden components have deteriorated significantly after years of rain exposure. The front end of the western ridge beam is directly exposed to rainfall and shows clear signs of deep corrosion.