Era: Yuan to Qing
Address: Nansong Village, Nansong Township, Changzhi County
The founding date is unknown. According to the ridge decorations and door plaque inscriptions, renovations were carried out in the 41st year of the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty (1613) and the 38th year of the Qianlong era of the Qing Dynasty (1773). The existing Five Phoenix Tower and the East Side Hall are remnants from the Yuan Dynasty, while the rest were built during the Ming and Qing periods.
The temple faces south and features, along its central axis, a mountain gate (Five Phoenix Tower), worship hall, and rear hall; side halls and bell-and-drum towers stand on both sides. It covers an area of 3,500 square meters. The Five Phoenix Tower is a Yuan Dynasty structure, three bays wide and three bays deep, with a square floor plan, two stories, four eaves, and a five-sloped hip-and-gable roof, standing 20 meters tall in total.
The Hall of the Jade Emperor, built during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, is five bays wide and six rafters deep with a hanging hip roof. The Offering Pavilion is one bay wide and one bay deep, also with a hanging hip roof. Inside the hall is an eight-trigram caisson ceiling, and the four corner pillars are square stone columns with carved ridges, featuring dragons, flowers, and other designs.
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