Shaanxi

Changwu County. The main hall of Zhaoren Temple. The main hall of Zhaoren Temple is the main building of Zhaoren Temple. It is a nine-ridged single-eaved hip-and-gable style. The traditional saying of the main hall of Zhaoren Temple is a three-bay corner hall with nine beams and eighteen loads. Its characteristic is that there are no pillars in the hall, and it is all supported by the beams stacked around it, which is commonly known as the eight-diagram hanging roof arch. The base of the main hall of Zhaoren Temple is 1 meter high, 12.6 meters long and wide, and the platform in front of the hall is spacious, with a construction area of ​​108.16 square meters. The main hall is 3 rooms wide and 10.5 meters deep. The beam frame is a clear-cut structure. The eaves are covered with six rafters, and the four corners are made of corner beams to form the hip-and-gable roof and wing corner structure. Although it has been repaired casually by craftsmen of various dynasties, it has not lost the characteristics and style of wooden structures in the Tang and Song dynasties.