Xiezhou, known as Xieliang, is the hometown of Guan Yu, the famous general of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms, located in the town of Xiezhou, 15 kilometers southwest of Yuncheng City, west of the town, there is the largest existing Guandi Temple, commonly known as the Xiezhou Guandi Temple, the Department of national key cultural relics protection units.
Xiezhou as the hometown of Guan Gong, Guandi Temple was built quite early in history. According to the relevant inscriptions, as far as in the Chen Sui, Xiezhou Guandi Temple has been built. Song and Yuan to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the community of Guan Gong beautification, sainthood and deification of the rising tide, and the Xiezhou Guan Di Temple has carried out a number of large-scale repair, reconstruction and expansion. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the temple had several fires, heavy losses, but in the Republic of China years and be repaired and rebuilt. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the People's Government paid great attention to the ancient architectural complex of Xiezhou Guandi Temple. Not only will it be included in the national key cultural relics unit to be protected, and again and again to allocate funds for the maintenance and repair of the temple, so that it basically restored the original appearance of history. Temple to the east-west street as the boundary, divided into two major parts of the north and south, covering a total area of about 66,600 square meters. The south part of the street is called Jieyi Garden, which consists of Jieyi Fang, Junzi Pavilion, Sanyi Pavilion, Lotus Pond, rockery and other buildings. Remains of 2 meters high Jieyi monument 1, white shaded characters, peach blossoms, bamboo branches, a strange idea, carving skills are quite high, the Department of the Qing Dynasty, the twenty-eighth year of the Qianlong era (1763) words such as Si presided over the carving of the building. Peach grove in the garden, thousands of branches, quite "three knot righteousness" of the Peach Orchard style. North of the street is the main temple, facing south, imitation palace layout, covers an area of 18,570 square meters, the horizontal line is divided into the middle, east and west of the three courtyards, the middle courtyard is the main body of the main axis is divided into the forecourt and the back of the Palace of the two parts. The forecourt in turn is the wall, the end of the gate, the pheasant gate, the noon gate, the mountain and the sea bell Ling Fang, the Royal Palace of Books and Chongning Hall. On both sides are the Bell and Drum Tower, "righteousness in the sky" Square, "loyalty through the sun" Square, chasing the wind of Bur Shrine. Harem to "Qi Su Qianqiu" Square, Spring and Autumn Building as the center, the left and right of the knife building, seal building symmetry. The east courtyard has the Chongsheng Temple, the Three Ching Hall, Zhu Gong Ancestral Hall, Baoyuan Palace, the Sacred Palace and the East Garden. The west yard has longevity palace, eternal life palace, Yuqing Palace, xin sheng palace, daozheng division, remittance of good division and the west garden and the forecourt of the "ten thousand generations look forward to" square, "mighty China" square. The whole temple **** there are more than a hundred halls, main and secondary, the layout is rigorous. The temple is lofty, majestic; building high and low, before and after the order; pagoda towering, arch dense arrangement, both self-contained pattern between the building, but also harmony and unity, the layout is very appropriate. Between the courtyard cypress sky, vine full of trees, lawns such as felt, flowers charming, so that the majestic Guandi Temple dense with a strong flavor of life.
YiYongMen or ZhongWuMen into the forecourt, through the "civil officials under the sedan chair, military officials under the horse" of the end of the door, the east and west bell and drum towers towering, face three tall single-eaved hermit roof temple door, the door is dedicated to the emperor in and out of the door, called "Pheasant Door", the east side of the "WenJingMen", "WenJingMen", "WenJingMen", "WenJingMen", the east side of the "Pheasant Door". "Wen Jing door" is the civil officials walking, the west side of the "Wu Wei door", is the armor of the passage of the soldiers. Pheasant Gate for the yellow glass tile roof, chicken kisses the ridge animal carving exquisite, the door embedded vertical plaque, the book in gold characters "Guandi Temple" three words. Pheasant door on the back of the steps is the stage, laying the stage plate can play, is a double-ang scroll roof hysterical roof building, before and after the stone fences to protect. Zhou Cang, Liao Hua statue, under the horizontal plaque "all the spring and autumn", and the upper and lower field door of the "performance of ancient", "proof of the present" mirror each other. Royal book building originally known as gossip building, the Qing dynasty in the Qianlong years to commemorate the Kangxi Royal Book renamed Royal Book Building. North of the building is divided into two sides of the Pavilion, Bell Pavilion. Pavilion erected in the Qing dynasty Yongzheng years Shuo Guo Prince inscription of a jade tablet. Suspended in the Qing dynasty during the Shunzhi cast a bronze bell.
Forward there is the noon gate, is a five-bay, single-eaved hipped roof, stone corridors of the hall-style buildings. Surrounded by stone railings. Balustrade plate front and back relief of all kinds of patterns, figures 144, the ocean, quite childlike. Inside the hall south of Zhou Cang, Liao Hua portrait, Xuan Ang mighty. The north side of the left and right sides, painted Guan Yu's main experience of a lifetime, starting in the Peach Orchard, ending in the water drowning seven army, just not the plot of the city, in the national customs temple murals are carried out according to this, it is said that this is because of taboo Guan Yu arrogant and was killed, finally caused the destruction of Shu and hidden. Through the Noon Gate, through the "Mountain and Sea Zhongling" Square, the Royal Book Building, is the main building of the Temple of Guan Di Chongning Hall.
The main hall Chongning Hall is called the heart of Guan Di Temple. Surrounded by corridors, 26 stone pillars coiled dragons flying. In the hall there is a seated statue of Emperor Guan Gong. Northern Song Dynasty Chongning three years (1104), Huizong Zhao Ji sealed Guan Yu as "Chongning true ruler", so the name Chongning Hall. In front of the hall of pines and cypresses, lush, with a pair of stone Huabiao, burning table tower two, a pair of iron flagpole, spacious platform, hook rail twists and turns, so that into the feeling of admiration. The hall is seven wide, six deep, heavy eaves hiatus type glazed roof, the eaves of the Shi double ang five tread arch, forehead square carving rich. The corridor around the hall is set with 26 carved dragon stone pillars, providing dragon with different postures, each with eyebrows, alive and well. Under the Shi balustrade 52 stone pillars. The 50 pieces of balustrade boards, carved reliefs 200 square, spectacular. The hall hanging horizontal plaque in the bright room, "Shen Yong" two words, handwritten by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty. Under the eaves, there is "the world's people pole" plaque, was written by the Xianfeng emperor. The following green dragon crescent knife three, weighing 300 pounds, the doorway and a copper incense case, a pair of iron crane, to show the majesty. Inside the temple wood carving shrine exquisite, within the plastic emperor installed Guan Yu sitting statue, brave and resolute, dignified and solemn demeanor. Niche outside the carved beams and painted buildings, ceremonial leaning columns, carved wood dragon gold columns, from the bottom to the top of the coiled, fierce eyes, two heads intersect, to show the heroism of Guan Yu. Niche on the handwritten by Kangxi "righteousness Bing Qiankun" horizontal plaque on the one side, adding to the solemn atmosphere of Chongning Hall. Celebrities have praised Guan Yu's plaque, such as "God's courage", "righteousness Bing Qiankun", "righteousness in the sky", "the world of the world ", "Qi Su Qianqiu" and other calligraphy inscription plaques, on the one hand, reflects the status of Guan Yu in the minds of emperors as well as ministers, but also reflects the character of Guan Yu and his situation in history, at the same time, but also as a calligraphy treasures for generations to come.
Through the Chongning Hall and out, into the south gate of the harem, into the chambers, through the flower garden, there is "gas Su thousand autumn" square, is the central axis of the tallest wooden pagoda. East side of the seal building, where the "Han Shou Ting Hou" jade seal model, the west side of the knife building, which lists the Qinglong Crescent knife model. The two buildings face each other, the square three-story cross roof building. The yard is planted with a piece of bamboo, wind and shadow shake, Shan Shan lovely. There is also "Han Fuzi wind and rain bamboo" inscription, bamboo hidden poetry, the poem said "do not suspect that the lonely leaves pale, long time not withered. Thank you for the intention of Dongjun, the only name left in blue and white". Legend has it that it is from the handwriting of Guan Yu.
After the Palace, is the Guan Di Temple to carry the work of the Spring and Autumn Building, hidden in the sky between the ancient trees and flowers, standing tall, magnificent atmosphere. Inside the building there is Guan Yu read "Spring and Autumn Annals" like, so the name. Spring and Autumn" is also known as "Lin Jing", so it is also known as "Lin Jing Pavilion". Created in the Ming Wanli years, the existing building for the Qing Dynasty Tongzhi nine years (1870) remodeling. Seven wide, six deep, two-story, three-eave hermitage-style building, 33 meters high. The upper and lower floors are all equipped with corridors, surrounded by a fence, which can be viewed from a distance. Under the eaves, wood carving of dragons and phoenixes, clouds, flowers, people, animals and other patterns, carving exquisite, transparent. The top of the colorful glaze cover, glossy and eye-catching. Inside the building on both sides of the east and west, each with 36 stairs, can be up and down. On the first floor, there are 108 wooden partitions, ancient patterns, craftsmanship, legend has it that it symbolizes the 108 counties of Shanxi in history. Legend has it that the Spring and Autumn Building has three great: the architectural structure is strange and chic, the upper corridor of the corridor columns, standing in the lower level of the pendant columns, pendant columns overhanging, set up within the hitching pick bearings, to give into the feeling of suspension of the so-called one of the best; into the two-story building, there is the Shrine of the Warmth Pavilion, in the center of the Guan Yu sideways night watching the "Spring and Autumn" like a pavilion plate wall, regular script engraved and written in all the "Spring and Autumn", called the second best; it is said to be when the item of the building, just to the location of the Big Dipper seven stars, said the three best. The third is the most beautiful.
Guandi Temple, since ancient times, is a tourist attraction, but also the country's largest place of worship Guandi. Nowadays, after many repairs and colorful paintings, Guandi Temple is even more magnificent and brilliant.