Zhongping Erxian Palace

　　   Zhongping Erxian Palace (Sixth Batch of National Heritage Protection)

　　   Era: Jin to Qing Dynasty

　　   Address: South foot of Cuiping Mountain, northwest of Zhongping Village, Beishi Town, Gaoping City

　　   Built during the Tang Tianyou era (904–970). Renovated in the 12th year of the Jin Dading era (1172), with subsequent repairs and expansions over the dynasties. Only the main hall remains today, with its main structure dating back to the Jin construction and Yuan renovations. The palace faces south and has a single-courtyard layout, 80 meters wide from east to west and 68 meters long from north to south. Along the central axis are the mountain gate (with a reverse-facing theater building above), the main hall, and on both sides, wing rooms, corridors, side halls, and corner chambers.

　　   The main hall is built on a stone platform, with a width of three bays and a depth of three bays. It features a single-eave hip-and-gable roof, covered with tubular and flat tiles, and adorned with glazed ridge ornaments. The beam structure consists of four rafters resting on columns with bracket sets supporting the purlins. The hall interior is richly decorated with colorful paintings. The caisson ceiling is adorned with floral patterns. On the beams are inscriptions from the year 1172.