Offering Hall
Located between the Opera Stage and the Main Hall, the Offering Hall is three bays wide (a bay being the space between two pillars) and four rafters deep (the number of tiers of rafters defining the scale of the roof and thus measuring the hall's depth), and it is topped with a single-eaved overhanging gable roof. A stone-paved drainage platform connects its rear platform with the front platform of the Main Hall. At the center of the front facade, a stone stairway with five steps leads up to the hall, with a row of stones laid beneath the platform to channel rainwater away.
East and West Side Gates and Lobe Halls
The side gates stand on either side of the Opera Stage at the southern end of the temple courtyard. Each gate adjoins a lobe hall, sharing common walls and roofs. The gate is one bay wide (a bay being the space between two pillars), while the Lobe Hall is two bays wide; both structures are four rafters deep (the number of tiers of rafters defining the scale of the roof and thus measuring the hall’s depth) and topped with single-eaved overhanging gable roofs.
East and West Corner Towers
Set at the southeast and southwest corners of the temple courtyard, the corner towers are two-story pavilions built of brick-and-timber structure. Each tower is one bay wide (a bay being the space between two pillars) and four rafters deep (the number of tiers of rafters defining the scale of the roof and thus measuring the hall’s depth), and topped with a single-eaved overhanging gable roof. The lower front and rear walls adjoin those of the lobe halls, with brick-arched doorways cut through the shared gable walls to provide access to the towers.
