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Xiyang Hall (Temple of Wu Sangong) 西洋殿Xīyáng Diàn

National heritage site · Lishui, Zhejiang

Xiyang Hall (Temple of Wu Sangong) (西洋殿)
Photo: Devils-卫卿, CC BY-SA 4.0
Time needed
1 hour
Days to budget
Half a day
City
Lishui
Region
Zhejiang
Type
Heritage
Listed as
National heritage site

About Xiyang Hall (Temple of Wu Sangong)

A temple beside the Songyuan River in Xiyang village dedicated to Wu Sangong, revered locally as the founder of shiitake mushroom growing; it was first built in 1265 and rebuilt in 1875. Along its axis stand a screen wall, gate, front hall, opera stage, courtyard and main hall, with bell and drum towers in the side wings, and Lanxi Bridge, a timber-arch covered bridge of 1794, crosses the river in the same village.

How to get to Xiyang Hall (Temple of Wu Sangong)

In Xiyang village, Wudabao township, about 10 km north-east of Qingyuan town by road.

Nearby

Also within 20 km: Baishanzu 百山祖 (under 10 km), Jinzi Peak (Qingyuan National Forest Park) 巾子峰 (10 km), Dayao Longquan Kiln Sites 大窑龙泉窑遗址 (20 km).

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