Guandi temple in Changping

Changping Guandi ancestral temple (commonly known as Guandi family temple) is located in Changping village, 10 kilometers southwest of Yuncheng City, 8 kilometers away from Jiezhou ancestral temple, covering a total area of 15000 square meters. It is adjacent to the vast Zhongtiao Mountain in the South and the ancient salt pond in the north, with beautiful scenery and elegant environment. The architectural layout of the whole temple adopts the architectural system of "former dynasty and later bedroom" similar to the ancestral temple and the traditional architectural technique of central axis symmetry. The appearance and scenery of the temple are similar to those of the ancestral temple. The Niangniang hall, Shengzu hall and Jin Dynasty brick pagodas in the temple are unique among all Guandi temples in the world, which can be called "three wonders".

Guandi temple in Changping

Guandi temple in Changping is Guanyu's family temple, also known as Guandi ancestral temple. It is located in Changping village, Changping Township, more than 20 kilometers southwest of Yuncheng City.

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Guan Yu, the word cloud long, his hometown is the Three Kingdoms Hedong Jieliang changpingli. It is said that when he killed a big landlord named Lu Xiong, he fled. The bully and the government collude with each other to capture Guan Yu, and they want to kill the nine ethnic groups and root out Guan Yu's family. At that time, most of the people surnamed Guan in changpingli fled to the ancient village to seek refuge, but Yunchang's parents were too old to walk, so they threw themselves into the well. Later generations built a tower on the well in memory of his parents. After Guan Yu's death, in order to admire his virtue, villagers built ancestral temples to worship him. In the Jin Dynasty, a temple with a certain architectural group was built, named guanshengjia temple.

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According to historical records, since the 34th year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty (1555), the Guansheng temple has been renovated or added 16 times. Therefore, most of the existing buildings are inherited from the Qing Dynasty. With a total area of 13320 square meters, the temple has a large scale and rigorous layout, with brick and wood structure and glazed tile building. The temple is magnificent with towering ancient cypresses and magnificent momentum. In front of the temple, there are three memorial archways, with left and right wooden structures and stone carvings in the middle; in the central axis of the temple, from front to back, there are six entrance halls, such as mountain gate, Meridian Gate, hall of enjoyment, hall of Guandi, hall of Niangniang, Hall of Shengzu, etc.; on both sides, there are wing rooms, side halls, and cloisters. Guandi hall is five rooms wide, surrounded by porches, double eaves and nine ridges; in the hall, there are wooden shrines, richly decorated, with Guan Yu wearing crowns and Diaoyu, wearing emperor's clothes, sitting on the Dragon chair; there are four waiters inside and outside the shrine, courteous and modest. In front of Niangniang hall, there is a vertical flower gate, and the left and right side halls are facing each other, forming their own courtyard. The hall is five rooms wide and five rooms deep, with a corridor in front and a shrine inside. Mrs. Guan sits in it, and the waiters either hold a handkerchief or a Wat, standing respectfully. The proportion of each statue is moderate, and the appearance is self-contained. It is a good work among the clay sculptures of the Qing Dynasty. Shengzu hall is located at the end of the building group in the temple, with five bays. There are statues of Guanyu's ancestor Zhongjian Gong, great ancestor Zhaogong, grandfather Yuchang Gong, father Chengzhong Gong, and the wife of Yu's ancestor, great grandfather and grandfather, which are not seen in other Guanyu temples. There is also a seven story brick Pagoda in the temple, which is said to be the tomb of Guan Yu's parents. In the south of the temple, the ancient cypresses are green and the stone steles are numerous, which is the ancestral Tomb of Guan Yu.

There are 22 inscriptions in Guandi temple in Changping, including one in Jin Dynasty, seven in Ming Dynasty, thirteen in Qing Dynasty and one in Republic of China. Some inscriptions record the stories of Guan Yu, which are valuable materials for us to study the history of the Three Kingdoms.

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The Guandi temple in Changping is close to Zhongtiao in the South and Yanchi in the north. There are still clay sculptures in the temple. The buildings are well protected and the transportation is convenient. It is an ideal place to visit

Address: Changping village, Changping Township, Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province

Longitude: 110.95605291016

Latitude: 34.93099142391

Ticket information: 25 yuan

Opening hours: 9:00-17:00

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