Guandi temple in Jieyang

Guandi temple in Jieyang

Guandi temple in Jieyang City, Guangdong Province, is located in Tianfu road. Also known as "Wu Temple", it is a cultural relic protection unit in Jieyang City. It was built in 1601, the 29th year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty. Guandi temple was built in memory of Guan Yu who was loyal to heaven and earth in ancient times. After hundreds of years of evolution, the pattern was established in the Republic of China. The top of the main hall is nine ridge double eaves hanging on the top of the mountain, with clay sculpture and inlaid porcelain. The eight trigrams shaped caisson on the top of the front hall is the only existing caisson in Jieyang. There are inscriptions on the wall of the courtyard that Ding Richang asked Cixi and Guangxu to present to the temple. The original bronze Baron (lost) and the bronze tortoise crane (now in the Museum of the city) are inscribed. The ancient stage in front of the temple was built in Qing Dynasty in our province, and only one of the two is left.

brief introduction

Guandi temple in Jieyang City is located in Tianfu road. Also known as "Wu Temple", it is a cultural relic protection unit in Jieyang City. It was built in the 29th year of Wanli in Ming Dynasty. Guandi Temple worships Guan Yunchang and praises his loyalty. Temple for three courtyard courtyard layout, main hall for double eaves Xieshan. There are flowers and birds inlaid with porcelain on the roof ridge, and the craft is very exquisite. There are eight trigrams shaped caisson in the front hall, and figure paintings with the theme of "three knots of Peach State" are carved, which are rare for similar buildings in Guangdong Province and have high cultural value. There are many stone tablets embedded on the walls on both sides of the middle hall. Among them, Ding Richang, governor of Fujian Province in the early years of Guangxu, wrote a few inscriptions on Cixi and Emperor Guangxu's giving the temple a surplus, which is of great significance to the study of the history of Guandi temple.

In May 2013, it was approved and announced as the seventh batch of national key cultural relics protection units by the State Council.

General situation

Guandi temple in Jieyang is a courtyard with three entrances, including main hall, front and back hall, East and west side hall and Mountain Gate, all of which are traditional brick and wood structures. The main hall is a top of Xieshan with double eaves. It is 10 meters high and has three roofs. The main ridge is decorated with two dragons playing with pearls. The top of the Gables is decorated with exquisite stone carvings. The roof is decorated with flowers and birds inlaid with porcelain. The workmanship is very exquisite. The top of the main hall is nine ridge double eaves hanging on the top of the mountain, with clay sculpture and inlaid porcelain.

Guandi temple was built in memory of Guan Yu who was loyal to heaven and earth in ancient times. After hundreds of years of evolution, the pattern was established in the Republic of China. The top of the main hall is nine ridge double eaves hanging on the top of the mountain, with clay sculpture and inlaid porcelain. The eight trigrams shaped caisson on the top of the front hall is the only existing caisson in Jieyang. There are inscriptions on the wall of the courtyard that Ding Richang asked Cixi and Guangxu to present to the temple. The original bronze Baron (lost) and the bronze tortoise crane (now in the Museum of the city) are inscribed. The ancient stage in front of the temple was built in Qing Dynasty in our province, and only one of the two is left.

In the hall, the statue of Guan Yu is 2 meters high in the middle, with Zhou Cang on the left and Guan Ping on the right. On the wall, there are heavy colored murals depicting the story of Guan Gong. After hundreds of years of evolution, the pattern was determined by the time of the Republic of China. When it was repaired in 1984, two additional 8.5-meter-high bell and drum towers of the same style were built, with 280 meter long brick walls and more than 30 kinds of leaky windows inlaid, making the whole building an integral whole.

Couplets

There are two couplets in Guandi Temple: "Shi Wolong, you Zilong, long Shi Longyou; Di Yide, Xiong Xuande, and de dide." "Holding the candle is not to avoid suspicion, Si Ye is in the Han Dynasty; Hua Rong is not to repay virtue, and at this time there is no Cao in his eyes.". One skillfully uses the characters related to Guan Yu, and the other extracts the two most striking things in Guan Yu's life. Both of them are included in the dictionary of Chinese couplets. The whole temple style combines the essence of the two dynasties of Central Plains and western Guangdong in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and has the unique characteristics of Chaoshan and Jieyang.

Address: Tianfu Road, Rongcheng District, Jieyang City, Guangdong Province

Longitude: 116.35879093989

Latitude: 23.539476675948