-Shan-Shaan Guild Hall

Postcard from China

The Shan-Shaan Guild Hall architectural complex in Shedian town of Sheqi county, Central China’s Henan province. The Shan-Shaan Guildhall was co-built by merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces who then lived in Sheqi county in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) in Shedian, a famous commercial township during the ancient Ming and Qing dynasties.

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Flower Theater Scenic Area It is an ancient building complex with the Daguandi Temple as the main body and composed of Zhanglei Tomple, Yuetei Temple, Zhugong Academy, Fire Temple, Liangfang Guild Hall and other temples. The layout is sparse and appropriate, and the concept is exquisite. Huaxi Tower, also known as “Da Guandi Temple” and “Shanshan Guild Hall”, was first built in the 13th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1656). It is famous for its “three unique features” of iron flagpole, brick carving and wood carving, and is known as “Treasure of the Central Plains”.

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