Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple[3] (simplified Chinese: 解州关帝庙; traditional Chinese: 解州關帝廟), or Haizhou Guandi Temple,[4] is a temple located in Haizhou Town, Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province.[5] It is hailed as "the grand ancestor of temples dedicated to Guan Yu" (关庙之祖).[6] The Temple is the largest extant palace-style Taoist complex and martial temple in China.[7]
| Haizhou Guandi Temple | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Taoism |
| Location | |
| Location | Haizhou, Yuncheng, Shanxi[1] |
| Country | China |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 589[2] |
Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple is the largest Emperor Guan Temple (关帝庙) in China.[8] It has a total area of 220,000 square meters, with more than 200 rooms.[9]
History edit
Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple was established in the ninth year of Kaihuang (开皇) in the Sui Dynasty (589), expanded and rebuilt in the Song Dynasty and Ming Dynasty.[10]
Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple was destroyed by fire in the forty-first year of Kangxi (1702) in the Qing Dynasty and was restored after more than ten years.[11]
Conservations edit
In 1957, Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple was designated by the Shanxi Provincial People's Government as the first batch of provincial-level key cultural relics protection units in Shanxi Province.[12]
In 1988,[13] Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple was listed as a Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level in China.[14]
References edit
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- ^ Michael DeMarco (17 August 2016). Bagua and Xingyi: An Intersection of the Straight and Curved. Via Media Publishing. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-1-893765-33-7.
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- ^ "More than 40 stone monkeys "hide" in China's largest Emperor Guan Temple". Xinhuanet.com. Feb 25, 2016. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "Aerial photography of Haizhou Guandi Temple in Shanxi". China News Service. 2016-09-26.
- ^ "Shanxi promotes tourism in Northeast China". China Daily. 2015-06-25.
- ^ "Haizhou Guandi Temple in Yuncheng". China News Service. 2007-05-26.
- ^ "Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple". China National Knowledge Infrastructure. 2016-10-14.
- ^ ""Guan Sheng Cultural Complex" heritage application materials will be submitted to the State Administration of Cultural Heritage". China News Service. 2014-03-27.
- ^ "Shanxi Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple Scenic Area". Xinhuanet.com. 2018-05-11. Archived from the original on March 9, 2021.
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