Yuhuang Pavilion, Yinchuan (appendix)银川玉皇阁（附）

Type

Temples and Abbeys (Gongguan)

Location

China · Ningxia · Yinchuan · Junction of East Jiefang Street and North Yuhuangge Street, Xingqing District

Coordinates

38.472, 106.276 Map ↗

First built

Ming dynasty (according to one account, first built during the Hongwu era of the Ming) · Rebuilt under the Qianlong Emperor of Qing; a landmark historic building of Yinchuan; now a museum

Heritage status

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region Cultural Heritage Site

Overview

The Yuhuang Pavilion, Yinchuan, is a Ming-dynasty raised terrace-pavilion dedicated to the Jade Emperor, rebuilt after the great earthquake of the third year of the Qianlong era of the Qing (1738). The terrace stands about eight meters high, topped by a two-story hip-and-gable pavilion flanked by bell and drum kiosks, and is one of the few surviving Ming–Qing raised-terrace buildings in urban Yinchuan, ranked with the Drum Tower and the Chengtian Temple Pagoda as one of Yinchuan's 'three great ancient buildings.' The pavilion now serves as a museum and is no longer used for religious purposes. Daoism in Ningxia centers mainly on the Guandi temples, City God temples, and Yuhuang pavilions built by Han Chinese settlers in the Qing; this entry serves as an appendix.

Highlights

• Raised terrace-pavilion
• A landmark of Yinchuan