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The rebuilding of China's largest imperial town-god
temple, the Rehe Town-God Temple, was recently started and the rebuilding
work is scheduled to be completed by next May.
Located near the famous Chengde Summer Resort
in north China's Hebei Province, the Rehe Town-God Temple was built
in 1772 and is now one of the cultural relics under top provincial
protection.
Occupying a land area of 3,500 square meters
with a constructed floor space of 2,600 square meters, the temple
is regarded as a typical courtyard group architecture with traditional
styles and features of the Han people, the dominating nationality
in China.
According to experts, the temple is not only
the largest of its kind, but also the best preserved among the some
130 ancient temples in Chengde, one of the most famous tourism attractions
in north China.
(People's Daily 11/15/2000)
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