Where is the Jieyang City God Temple located?

Jieyang City God Temple is a national key cultural relic protection unit.

The Jieyang City God Temple is located on Chenghuang Street in the east gate of Jieyang. It was built in the 10th year of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty (1140) and rebuilt in the 2nd year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1369). It is a provincial key protected cultural relic unit. The architecture of Jieyang City God's Temple combines the architectural styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the traditional craftsmanship of Chaoshan. The main building is a wood and stone load-bearing structure, and the mechanical structure is scientific and rigorous. The four walls of the hall only serve as a protective function. The building structure has high earthquake resistance. It has survived dozens of earthquakes since the Ming Dynasty and has become a specimen for modern people to study ancient architecture.

There are three mountain gates, worship pavilion, main hall, health pool, stone arch bridge, lady hall, etc. The top of the Temple of the City God is a cantilevered mountain, with three-liter bucket arches between the seven beams and the golden pillars. The four walls of the main hall only play a protective role and do not bear the pressure of the roof. The structure is unique. After earthquakes, although the walls collapsed, the beams remained safe. The carvings of its pillars and beams are bright and vigorous, with both the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty and the characteristics of local traditional art. They are the essence of the historical relics of ancient buildings in Jieyang City.

The temple is divided into the main hall and the back hall, with a total area of ??1,750 square meters. The third entrance hall is suspended from the top of the mountain and is a stone and wood bearing structure. The wood carvings between the pillars in the temple are decorated with simple and bright knife techniques. The main hall is dedicated to the City God, and the back hall is dedicated to the City God's wife. Two divine generals stand on both sides of the entrance to the main hall. On both sides of the main hall, the Yin Cao gods are worshiped, all with angry eyes and solemn expressions. It is said that when good people enter the temple, their good intentions will be strengthened; when evil people enter the temple, their evil thoughts will disappear. The restored City God Temple is even more fascinating.

In June 1989, the Guangdong Provincial People's Government announced it as a cultural relic protection unit.

On October 7, 2019, Jieyang City God Temple was selected into the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units.