Qingmeng Temple

　　Qingmeng Temple (Sixth Batch National Heritage Site)

　　Period: Yuan to Qing dynasties

　　Address: East of Tielu Village, 12.5 km northeast of Gaoping City

　　According to the Qing-era "Gaoping County Annals": “Jin Jizhizhen, also known as Dongmingzi, traveled to China’s Five Sacred Mountains during the Huangtong era. Upon returning, he told his relatives, ‘Life is but a dream.’ He then donated his residence to establish a temple named Qingmeng,” from which the temple derives its name. The temple was first built in the sixth year of the Jingding era of the Southern Song Dynasty (1211), with the current structures mainly dating from the Yuan and Ming periods.

　　The temple faces south and consists of two courtyards. Existing structures include: the mountain gate, Hall of the Three Officials, Hall of the King of Hell, Hall of the Three Pure Ones, Jade Emperor Tower, along with side halls, bell and drum towers, and wing rooms. The Hall of the Three Pure Ones is the main building of the temple, constructed during the Yuan Dynasty. It is three bays wide, six rafters deep, with a single-eave hip-and-gable roof, glazed tile trimming, and decorative ceramic ridge ornaments. The front eaves feature bracket sets with single arms; the interior structure includes dougong brackets from the Yuan and early Ming periods. The hall's murals depict Taoist stories, rendered in rich color and fine detail.

　　Within the temple, there is one founding stele erected in the second year of the Zhongtong era of the Yuan Dynasty (1261), along with two restoration steles from the Ming and Qing dynasties.