Quyuan temple in Yichang

Qu Yuan's hometown scenic spot is located in the new county seat of Zigui County, adjacent to the Three Gorges Dam, with a straight-line distance of 600 meters, covering an area of about 500 mu. It has a panoramic view of the high gorge and Pinghu Lake. At the same time, 24 Xiajiang ground cultural relics represented by Qu Yuan Temple and Jiangdu temple have been relocated here. In May 2006, it was announced by the State Council as the Sixth Batch of national key cultural relics protection units. The main contents of the reserve include Qu Yuan Memorial scenic area with Qu Yuan Temple as the main part, Three Gorges ancient residential area with Xintan ancient folk houses, Xiajiang stone carvings, Xiajiang ancient bridge as the focus, Qu Yuan culture and Art Center, waterfront landscape belt and other scenic spots. The development and construction of Qu Yuan's hometown scenic spot is based on the theme of promoting Qu Yuan's culture, tracing the Chu rhyme of Xiajiang River, and embracing the feelings of Tianzhu. It highlights the cultural heritage of Qu Yuan's hometown, increases the cultural connotation, combines the rich historical culture, folk culture and Qu Yuan's cultural resources in Zigui County, cultivates and develops the literature, opera, performance and diet with BA style Chu rhyme, and has strong significance in expansion and excavation At the same time, we should pay attention to the development of tourism products with rich cultural connotations, such as historical relics, religious culture, residential culture, tea culture and so on. Quyuan temple is an important part of the national cultural relic reserve. The original site of Quyuan temple is located at quyuantuo, Wuli East of Zigui city. It was built in the Tang Dynasty. It was renamed "Qinglie Temple" in the third year of Yuanfeng (1080 A.D.). In July 1976, due to the construction of Gezhouba Water conservancy project, it was moved to Guizhou and renamed "Quyuan Temple". Today, due to the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, the newly built Quyuan temple is located on the ridge of Fenghuang mountain, facing Southeast, opposite to the front of the Three Gorges dam. It is composed of Mountain Gate, two chambers, stele Gallery, front hall, music and dance building, main hall, Hall of enjoyment, Quyuan tomb and other buildings. The development and construction of Qu Yuan's hometown scenic area focuses on promoting Chinese traditional culture, inheriting and carrying forward Qu Yuan's great patriotism and romanticism, combining the rich cultural relics resources, historical culture and eco-tourism resources of Qu Yuan and Zigui, creating the essence of cultural tourism in the Three Gorges area, and finally building it into a demonstration area of cultural relics protection in the Three Gorges area and a national famous cultural tourism area.

Address: Guizhou town, Zigui County, Hubei Province

Longitude: 110.81298950366

Latitude: 31.06734316922

Ticket information: 90 yuan