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"in the qinghai haidong qutan temple renovation project, the eaves are repaired like this?" recently, some netizens complained about the roof repair of qutan temple in ledu district, haidong city, qinghai province, which attracted attention.

a picture of an ancient building shows a corner of an ancient building. the left side still has antique square wood and gray tiles, while a section of the eaves on the right side has been painted in bright pink-orange and turquoise.

on september 29, the relevant person in charge of the qutan temple cultural management office said that the construction party adjusted the paint based on historical materials. “this was painted red and green according to the previous expert review plan, with reference to the blueprints of all ancient buildings in the country and qu tan. the historical records of the temple are color-coded.(qutan temple) it is mainly based on the architecture of the ming dynasty. small-scale repairs were made in the qing dynasty and the republic of china. in fact, it was painted before, and pigments such as cinnabar, indigo, and turquoise were used before. but over time, it fell off, revealing the original appearance of the wood.repairs based on regulations and technical references are not arbitrary or whimsical. "the above-mentioned person in charge explained that the renovation is for better protection and research. "the construction party used mineral pigments to restore the original appearance of the ancient building as much as possible to prevent moth and corrosion. "

"it looks blinking because the contrast between the old and the new is too obvious. this project will be completed in may next year (2025). in the future, after the overall restoration, the integrity and beauty will be achieved."

it is reported that qutan temple is known as the "little forbidden city on the plateau". it is a national-protected ancient building complex with a history of more than 600 years and is praised as "dunhuang before it and qutan behind it."

qutan temple is located at the mouth of maquangou, 21 kilometers south of ledu county, haidong city, qinghai province. it is more than 2,400 meters above sea level, facing the qutan river, backed by luohan mountain, songhuading in the north, and beishan in the south. it was built in the twenty-fifth year of hongwu (1392). in the twenty-sixth year of hongwu (1393), emperor taizu zhu yuanzhang of the ming dynasty named it "qutan temple" and appointed sandan luochui as seng gang si du gang in xining.

qutan temple is the most complete and large-scale ming dynasty temple building in northwest china. it is famous for its precious cultural relics and huge colorful murals. on march 16, 1959, it was approved by the qinghai provincial people's committee as a provincial key cultural relics protection unit. on february 23, 1982, it was rated as the second batch of national key cultural relics protection units.