Shoufo Temple

　　   Shoufo Temple, also known as "Sanchu Palace," is located on the east side of the middle section of Zhiqian Road in Chengguan Town. Originally built in the early Qing Dynasty, it was relocated to its current site from the southern part of the city in the 56th year of the Qianlong reign (1791). It was renovated between the 21st year (1841) and the 25th year (1845) of the Daoguang reign. The temple faces east and consists of a main hall, an opera stage, side rooms, and a memorial archway. It covers an area of approximately 900 square meters, with a built-up area of about 610 square meters. The main hall has five bays in width, spanning a total of 21.28 meters, and six bays in depth, totaling 16.2 meters. It features a mixed post-and-lintel and through-tenon timber structure with a flush-gable roof covered in green tiles. There are double-step corridors at the front and rear, each 1.84 meters deep. The gable walls house a stone stele inscribed with the “Preface to the Reconstruction of Sanchu Guild Hall.” The stele is square-topped, made of bluestone, standing 2.25 meters high, 0.9 meters wide, and 0.24 meters thick. The base of the stele is 0.3 meters high, about 1 meter wide, and 0.4 meters thick. The top of the stele is inscribed with four characters: 庙貌常新 (“The Temple’s Appearance Is Always Renewed”), each character 0.1 meters square. The heading reads “Preface to the Reconstruction of Sanchu Guild Hall.” The inscription documents the reconstruction project. It was erected in the 25th year of the Daoguang reign (1845).

　　   Location

　　   Qingyan Ancient Town, Huaxi District, Guiyang City