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Li Village Martial Temple

Published: 2026-11-15 👁 100 views
Last updated 2026-11-15 — Era: Yuan and Qing dynasties   Location: In Li Village, Huangniuti Township, Lucheng District   The temple faces west and is situated east-west, measuring 52 meters in length and 22 meters in width, covering an area of...

Li Village Martial Temple

Li Village Martial Temple
     Era: Yuan and Qing dynasties

     Location: In Li Village, Huangniuti Township, Lucheng District

     The temple faces west and is situated east-west, measuring 52 meters in length and 22 meters in width, with a total area of 1,144 square meters. Its founding date is unknown. The existing main hall dates back to the Yuan dynasty, while the rest of the structures are from the Qing dynasty. It follows a two-courtyard layout. Along the central axis from west to east are the mountain gate (a reverse-facing theater stage), offering pavilion, worship hall, and main hall. On both sides are the north side hall, south and north wing halls, as well as south and north side rooms.

     The theater stage is three bays wide and six rafters deep, built in a reverse-facing style with a single-eave gable-and-hip roof covered in gray tiles. It has two levels, with the lower level’s central bay serving as a passageway and the upper level housing the stage. The front eaves of the stage feature rolled-cloud shaped bracket arms. The wooden frame of the six-rafter span uses two methods... (text truncated).

     The offering pavilion is built on a stone-paved platform, three bays wide and three bays deep, featuring a cross-shaped hip-and-gable roof and a square floor plan. Its upturned eaves flair out like the wings of a large bird. The eave columns are made of unworked timber—stout and bold—with distinct slanting angles, and the column bases are square, chamfered, and made of bluestone.

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