Gao Ping Erlang Temple

　　   Erlang Temple (sixth batch of National Key Cultural Relics Protection Units)

　　   Era: Jin to Qing Dynasties

　　   Address: Wangbao Village, Sizhuang Town, Gaoping City

　　   The construction date is unknown, but it existed as early as the Tang Dynasty, and has been repaired through successive dynasties. The temple faces south and currently preserves structures such as the stage, offering hall, main hall, east and west side halls, and corridors. The stage is a relic from the Jin Dynasty, while the rest date back to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

　　   The stage is one bay wide and four rafters deep, with a single-eave hip-and-gable roof. The platform base is 1.1 meters high, slightly rectangular in shape, measuring 7.4 meters in length and 5.9 meters in width. The stage is surrounded by pillars, with large beams placed atop the four columns. The column tops are adorned with corner brackets, and each bracket set supports a bracket arm. The front eaves beam forms a horizontal tie beam, collectively forming a well-shaped bracket set. The stage is praised as “the earliest and best-preserved ancient wooden stage in China.” Gao Ping Erlang Temple is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit.