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Yupo Enrong Stone Archway

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Last updated 2026-11-12 — Yupo Enrong Stone ArchwayYupo Enrong Stone Archway, located in Yuping Village, Yantang Township. It was built in the 17th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1752) by Liao Shide (courtesy name…)

Yupo Enrong Stone Archway

Yupo Enrong Stone Archway
  Yupo Enrong Stone Archway

  Yupo Enrong Stone Archway, located in Yuping Village, Yantang Township. It was built in the 17th year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1752) by Liao Shide (courtesy name Zaolin) in memory of his ancestor Liao Su. Covering an area of 10.4 square meters, with a width of 6.2 meters and a total height of 6.9 meters, it is a four-pillared, three-bay, five-story hip-and-gable roof stone archway made of bluestone. Constructed with mortise-and-tenon joints, its pillars stand on stone bases, flanked by drum stones at the front and back. The drum stones in front of the central pillar are intricately carved with stone lions. The main ridge at the apex of the central bay’s hip-and-gable roof is adorned with upward-curving fish-shaped chimeras at both ends, and a sacred gourd finial sits at the center. The spaces between the four bracket sets feature openwork floral windows. At the center of the lower horizontal beam is a vertical plaque inscribed with the two characters “Enrong” (Imperial Favor) in regular script. The decorative beams and stone slabs in between are carved with bas-reliefs such as two dragons playing with a pearl, two lions playing with a ball, a horseback procession, scrolling vines, or engraved inscriptions, all exquisitely crafted. It has been listed as a county-level key cultural relic protection unit.

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