The old Jade Emperor Pavilion has three floors in the main hall and two floors in the bell and drum towers on both sides. The main hall is about 13 meters high. The first floor is the Sanguan Hall, the second floor is the Queen Mother of the West, and the third floor is the Great Buddha Hall with a lofty dome.
On the 15th day of the first month in the seventh year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty (1857), the Taoist priest accidentally burned incense and paper, and the three-story temple was burned down by fire, which was the great jade emperor.
One leg of the bronze statue of the emperor was also melted by fire. Later, Zhang Yuanxi, the abbot at that time, went out for alms and raised funds to repair it. The restoration project basically maintained the style of the original building. Compared with similar buildings in the same period, the restored Jade Emperor Pavilion is magnificent and beautiful in artistic modeling. However, times have changed and it is difficult to completely restore the old system.
After the Jade Emperor Pavilion was restored, a monument was erected in front of the temple. The stone tablet is 1.5 meters high, with two pearl dragons carved on its head, an Antarctic fairy carved in the middle and eight immortals carved on both sides, and the words "Rebuilding the Jade Emperor Pavilion" are engraved on the tablet. The inscription begins: "It is easy to build the ancient world, especially the old one, but it is difficult to innovate. In order to create a new sense of honor, it is particularly difficult to innovate and abandon the old, especially when the old innovation lets the old go. This reason is normal. " The inscription on the back reads: "The year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty was Geng, and the month of Yueyue in Meng Dong was". Judging from the inscription, it is clear to future generations that it is not easy to repair this reconstruction as it is, so it is imitated and changed.
After the restoration, the layout and architecture of Huang Yu Pavilion basically followed the old system of Ming Dynasty, and the main buildings were arranged in zigzag. In the middle is the main hall, with bells and drums on both sides. The exterior of the main hall is still three eaves, and the internal structure is changed to two floors, and the so-called "Sanming and Two Darkness" approach is adopted, omitting the original two-storey Temple of the West King and Mother. The first floor is still the three official halls dedicated to heavenly officials, local officials and water officials, and it is also the place of ancient emperors Yao, Shun and Yu. On both sides of the old pavilion are four statues of standing gods. To the east is Lv Yue, the god of plague, with a green robe and a green face, holding a mace with a short handle. The first one is Wen Zhongpu, a monk with a yellow robe and a yellow face, holding a sword and leaning on heaven. The West Station Hall is the Lingguan of Hei Hu, Zhao Gongming, with a brown robe and a brown face, holding seven Strafe; The next leader is Gao Tu, General Bukit, with a white robe and white face and white hands. The temple is tall and spacious, and the appearance of the statue is daunting and awe-inspiring. Murals are painted on both sides of Sanguan Hall.
There are wooden stairs on the east and west sides of Sanguan Hall. You can reach the main hall on the second floor along the stairs of 12. The main hall is dedicated to the Jade Emperor and Buddha, with Tota, King Li and Taibai Venus standing on both sides. On both sides of the main hall are two-story bell and drum towers. Left clock and right drum, complete bell and drum, hanging in the building.