The main hall of Taiping Xingguo Temple

The main hall of Taiping Xingguo Temple

In Tongzhou annals, Taiping Xingguo temple is called Xingguo temple.

brief introduction

The inscription in the ninth year of Daoguang reign (1829) of the Qing Dynasty in the temple is called Taiping Xingguo temple. The temple was first built in the Qiandao period of the Southern Song Dynasty (1165-1173). According to records, the main hall was destroyed by water in 1354, rebuilt in 1381, and rebuilt in Daoguang of the Qing Dynasty. According to records, the temple originally had diamond hall, dizang hall and imperial palace, but now only the main hall is left. The main hall is of wood structure, with double eaves on the top of the mountain. The width and depth of the hall are 3 rooms, and the plane is nearly square. In the Ming Dynasty, four gold pillars are set under the light carved basin type column foundation, and the last two gold pillars are melon shaped. The roof truss slope is gentle, the external eaves are Dougong, and the patching space is paved with three open spaces and one next. The beams are made of moon beams and Piano surfaces, and the doors and windows are relatively simple.

Now, it has been changed into Nantong folk art museum

Address: No.17 Qixiu Road, Chongchuan District, Nantong City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 120.86857524167

Latitude: 32.009451393274