Gaoping Jiaxiang Temple

　　Era: Song Dynasty

　　Address: Chixiang Village, 10 km northeast of Gaoping City

　　Originally built during the Later Zhou Dynasty of the Five Dynasties period (951–953), with successive expansions and renovations during the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.

　　The temple is located in the west of the village on higher ground, enjoying a serene environment. “The temple is where blessings descend, and the village is where blessings are received.” It faces south with a northward orientation and consists of three courtyards. Existing structures include the Guanyin Hall, Front Hall, Three Buddha Hall, East and West Side Halls, and wing rooms. The Front Hall is a remnant from the Song Dynasty, while the rest were built during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Also known as the Buddha-Turning Hall, the Front Hall has a platform base 0.85 meters high, a three-bay width, a depth of six rafters, a single-eave hip-and-gable roof, glazed ridge ornaments, and single-curved four-purlin bracket sets with single ang. The hall’s interior features colorful paintings, but no ceiling. The rear hall does not have one either.

　　Two stone pagodas stand in front of the hall, both erected in the third year of the Guangshun era of the Later Zhou Dynasty (953). One contains the Uṣṇīṣa Vijaya Dhāraṇī Sūtra, and the other the Amitabha Sutra.