Jingsheng Literature TempleIt has distinct northern feature and can compare favourably with literature temples in counties. Get out of Wang’s Grand Courtyard, pass by the parking lot, you can see the beautiful Kuixing Tower of Jingsheng Literature Temle in the south of the courtyard.
Screen wall, Lingxing Gate, Dacheng Gate, Dacheng Hall, Qin Hall and Zunjing Pavilion are located along the axis. The architecture style of Literature Temple is mainly Yuan and Ming Dynasty style. The screen wall of Carps jumping over the dragon gate at the entrance is a relic of Yuan Dynasty. Lingxing Gate is a memorial stone archway with four pillars and it’s particularly exquisite. There are a pool and a bridge between Lingxing Gate and Dacheng Gate.
The main hall Dacheng Hall is as wide as three rooms and also as deep as three rooms. The hall has been repaired for many times, and the point of hanging it on the mountain top is still thought-provoking. Besides, Danbi Stone on the stylobate is also a relic of Yuan Dynasty. There are five halls without beams to the north of Dacheng Hall, the middle three of which were used as resting hall for the wife of teacher Zhisheng; Chongsheng Hall is to the east of Dacheng Hall, which is used to enshrine and worship Confucius; to the west, Qisheng Hall is used to enshrine Confucius parents. At the back of Wuliang Hall is Zunjing Pavilion. In addition, local public welfare granary and Confucian temples were built besides Literature Temple.
Jingsheng Literature Temple has a total area of 3500 square meters and a history of 700 hundred years. Having been repaired many times during Ming, Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, Jingsheng Literature Temple still keep the original appearance, which makes it a precious cultural heritage.
Chinese Folk Forbidden City- Grand Courtyard of Wang
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