Jiufeng Town City God Temple.

Fujian "Little Dunhuang" | Pinghe City God Temple -Pinghe City God Temple is located in the East Gate City of Jiufeng Town, Pinghe County, Zhangzhou City. It is large in scale, covers an area of ​​more than 1,400 square meters, faces south, and is a five-story building complex. The plane is in the shape of a "Zhong" character. It is built according to the terrain with high north and low south. The structure is rigorous and the layout is reasonable. - It was first built in the 14th year of the Zhengde reign of the Ming Dynasty (1519), and was awarded the provincial cultural relic protection unit in 2000 and designated as a national key cultural relic protection unit in 2013. -Architectural features: It consists of the main gate, ceremonial gate, main hall and rear hall. On the central axis, from south to north, there are the Renmen Gate (archway), Yimen Gate (stage), worship pavilion, main hall and rear hall. The architectural style of the City God Temple incorporates the architectural features of the Ming and Qing dynasties and has high artistic value. - The temple preserves a group of more than 40 murals from the Ming and Qing dynasties, which are extremely precious and can be called the "Dunhuang of Fujian". The murals are rich in themes, including "Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars" and "Eighteen Hells", which have magnificent scenes and numerous characters, and are both refined and freehand, with vivid shapes, smooth lines and great skill; "Eight Views of Peace" has a great sense of grandeur. Although it is a real-life photo, it is not limited to natural description, but pursues the creation of artistic conception, with both form and spirit, and superb lines and texture techniques, with a lot of Song and Yuan Dynasty charm. -As artistic relics from the Ming and Qing dynasties, these murals have important reference value for studying the social outlook, cultural customs, religious beliefs and painting art of the time. They are an important part of Pinghe's history and culture, carrying local cultural memory and traditions, and providing precious physical materials for understanding and studying ancient Pinghe.