Mingying Wang Hall, Water God Temple, Guangsheng Temple, Hongtong, Shanxi 山西洪洞广胜寺水神庙明应王殿

Location: China, Shanxi, Hongtong County, Linfen Google Maps Amap
Part of: National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit
Chinese Culture: Ancient Chinese Architecture, Chapter 7: Yuan
Nearby: Feihong Pagoda, Guangsheng Temple, Hongtong, Shanxi <1km, Great Locust Tree Ancestral Park, Hongtong ←︎12km, Fencheng ↙︎72km, Taosi Site, Xiangfen, Shanxi ↙︎49km, Ancient City of Pingyao ↑︎106km, Hukou Waterfall of the Yellow River ←︎123km, Mount Wangwu ↓︎133km, Mount Shennong ↘︎152km, Qingtian River ↘︎152km, Huguan Taihang Grand Canyon →︎163km

The Water God Temple stands beside the Lower Guangsheng Temple and honours Mingying Wang, the god of the Huo Spring; its main building, the Mingying Wang Hall, was rebuilt in the Yuan. Yuan-dynasty murals cover the walls, and one shows a theatrical troupe on stage, an important image in the history of Chinese drama. Liang Sicheng mentions this mural and also notes the huge slanting beams used in the upper and lower temples of Guangsheng, rare in Chinese roof frames.