Key Ancient Architectures in Liyuxi

(1) Zheng Ancestral Hall

Puyuan Village, built along the stream, is a magical and beautiful ancient village. The ancestors of the Zheng clan skillfully adopted the theories of Luoshu and Hetu and arranged the settlement in accordance with the Eight Trigrams to construct residential buildings. The ancient village fully embodies the cultural connotation and mysterious artistic conception of Yin-Yang and Qian-Kun, and its layout is of great reference significance for the research on the planning and layout patterns of ancient Chinese villages. First constructed in the Song Dynasty, the Zheng Clan Ancestral Hall features a narrow-front and wide-rear structure shaped like an ancient ship. It is a five-section ancient hall building exquisitely decorated with carved beams and painted pillars in magnificent style. Steeped in profound historical and cultural charm, it ranks among the best-preserved ancestral halls in East China.

(2) Lingong Palace

Located beside the Liyuxi, Lingong Palace was built in the Qing Dynasty. It is dedicated to Lord Zhongping Marquis Lin, who is folkly revered as the deity capable of subduing demons and evil spirits. The building adopts a two-courtyard layout, measuring 11.6 meters in width and 32.8 meters in depth. The main hall features a single-eave hanging roof and a mixed wood-earth structure combining column-and-tie and beam-lifting construction techniques. On the inner walls remain nine well-preserved folk murals dating back to the Daoguang reign of the Qing Dynasty, which boast high cultural relic value.

(3) Guanyin Shrine

The Guanyin Shrine of Liyuxi was first built in the Song Dynasty, originally named Pinglang Pavilion, and was later destroyed in wars. The  Guanyin Shrine of Carp Stream was first built in the Song Dynasty, originally named Pinglang Pavilion, and was later destroyed in wars. In 1999, Monk Haishen, an eminent monk from Xiapu, Fujian, presided over its reconstruction on the original site. The new pavilion covers an area of 3,907 square meters, with a grand and solemn structure. Inside enshrines a white marble statue of Thousand-Armed Guanyin. Together with the Zheng Ancestral Hall and Wenchang Shrine, it forms a tripartite landscape pattern, further enriching the humanistic connotation of Liyuxi.