Last updated 2026-11-13 — Located within the compound at No. 17 Qixiu Road, Nantong City. In historical records such as the Tongzhou Annals from various dynasties, Taiping Xingguo Temple is referred to as [translation retained], commonly known as the East Temple. A stone inscription from the ninth year of the Daoguang reign during the Qing Dynasty (1829) within the temple refers to it as Taiping Xingguo Temple. The temple was originally built during the Qiandao era of the Southern Song Dynasty (1165–1173). According to records, the main hall was destroyed by flooding in the fourteenth year of the Zhiyuan reign of the Yuan Dynasty (1354), and was rebuilt in the fourteenth year of the Hongwu reign of the Ming Dynasty (1381), then renovated again during the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty. Historical accounts indicate that the temple originally included structures such as the Vajra Hall, Kṣitigarbha Hall, and the Hall of Imperial Worship, but today only the main hall remains. The main hall features a wooden structure with a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof, measuring three bays in both width and depth, with a nearly square floor plan. The four central columns of the main bay are supported by shallow-carved, inverted-basin-style bases, while the rear two central columns are melon-ribbed. The roof truss has a gentle slope, and the outer eaves feature bracket sets with complex details, connected in layers and adorned with ancient carvings, giving the traditional doors and windows a quaint appearance.