Shishi Penglai Palace

　　Shishi Penglai Palace is situated in Shishi Village, Lücun Township, Tunliu County, Changzhi, Shanxi Province. It was constructed in the first year of the Longfei era under Lü Guang of the Later Liang. The complex comprises 28 structures, including an Offering Hall, Wanghuang Hall, and Corner Halls. The entire architectural ensemble is grand in scale and exquisitely crafted. It is listed as part of the seventh group of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.

　　The palace faces south and features a single-courtyard layout, measuring 45 meters in length from north to south and 26 meters in width from east to west, covering a total area of 1,170 square meters. Its exact founding date is unknown. The ridge beam of the main hall bears an inscription indicating renovation in the ninth year of the Xianfeng era of the Qing Dynasty (1859). The existing stage dates back to the Qing Dynasty, while the other structures are remnants from the Ming Dynasty. Along the central axis from south to north are the stage (also serving as the mountain gate), the Offering Hall, and the Main Hall. On either side are the East and West Makeup Towers, East and West Corridor Rooms, and East and West Side Halls. There are four stone steles preserved within the temple. The Main Hall is built on a 1.05-meter-high sandstone platform, featuring a three-bay width, five-rafter depth, and a six-rafter structural system. It has a single-eave, hanging gable roof covered with gray clay tiles, and is fitted with plank doors and straight lattice windows. The gable walls retain Qing Dynasty murals covering an area of 4 square meters, and the beams are painted with golden dragons. The mountain gate consists of two parts: the lower section serves as the entrance passage, with a central plank door used as the entryway into the temple; the upper section forms a reverse-facing stage.