Shanshaan Guild Hall

Shanshan Guild Hall is located on the west bank of the Dongguan Ancient Canal in Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng City, Shandong Province. The Shanshan Guild Hall was built in the eighth year of Emperor Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty. After four years, the main projects such as the mountain gate and the main hall were completed. After that, it was expanded year by year until it reached its current scale in the fourteenth year of Jiaqing. The hall is 77 meters long from east to west and 43 meters wide from north to south, covering an area of 3311 square meters. There are more than 160 rooms that have been preserved so far, including the mountain gate, the theater, the mezzanine, the bell tower, the drum tower, the north-south watchtower, the north-south stele pavilion, the Guandi Palace, the God of Wealth Palace, and the God of Fire Palace. The entire building complex of Shanshan Guild Hall, with compact layout, well-proportioned and gorgeous decoration, is not only a treasure of ancient Chinese architecture, but also of great value for the study of ancient Chinese architectural history, but also for the study of ancient Chinese commercial history, economic history, and drama history. , the cultural history of the canal and the precious materials of the history of calligraphy, painting and sculpture.