On the night of May 12, 2021, the Taoist Temple Museum in the China Alley Historic District of Hanford, CA was heavily damaged by fire. While the building is stable, the fire caused severe heat and smoke damage to the temple room and its artifacts on the second floor, which will require significant clean up and conservation.
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Read about China Alley on Google Arts & Culture, in partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
(China Alley starts at 6:25)
Each year the National Trust for Historic Preservation honors the distinguished individuals, nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and corporations who are doing important work in their communities with the National Preservation Awards at the annual PastForward Conference.
China Alley Preservation Society from Hanford, California was honored with the Trustees Emeritus Award for Historic Site Stewardship for our stewardship of the Taoist Temple Museum during the National Preservation Awards Ceremony in 2021. The award recognizes success and innovation in historic preservation, management, and programming at historic sites.
The Taoist Temple and China Alley was featured in The Fresno Bee in 1996.
