Source: The San Fransico Chronicle

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/08/01/TRGUT7SC191.DTL&type=printable

On August 1, 2004 The San Fransico Chronicle reported that, "for most visitors [Weaverville CA] chief lures are that it's a wonderfully preserved Gold Rush town and gateway to the exquisite Trinity Alps, a miniature Sierra Nevada between Redding and Eureka... Downtown's most intriguing feature -- and something that contributes to the Shangri-La aura -- is the Taoist Joss House, the oldest Chinese temple in continuous use in the state. It was originally built in the 1850s, when Weaverville had a sizable Chinese population from Guangdong Province, with their own stores, barbershops, theaters and gambling houses. The temple was rebuilt in 1874 after a fire and hasn't changed much in appearance since then."