Tongluo Temple

Tongluo Temple

Tongluo Temple is a cultural heritage site protected by Anxi County.

Located on Tongluo Fort in Shengfu Village, Hushang Township, the fort is named for its flat and expansive summit resembling a gong. The temple was originally built in the mid-Ming Dynasty and enshrines Guan Yu along with his two generals, Guan Ping and Zhou Cang. The existing structure was reconstructed in 1981 by residents of eight nearby communities around Tongluo Fort, who pooled funds to rebuild it on the original foundation and in the original architectural style. Facing north and situated to the south, the temple has a courtyard layout, with six towering pillars in the central hall reaching toward the sky, and a solemn main hall. It preserves numerous cultural relics from the Ming and Qing dynasties, including a vividly crafted Ming Dynasty statue of Zhou Cang. The most precious item is arguably the plaque hanging in the main hall, inscribed with the words “Tongluo Ancient Site” and gifted by Li Guangdi, Grand Secretary of the Wenyuan Pavilion and Minister of Personnel during the Qing Dynasty.

Tongluo Fort stands majestically with a broad and level summit at its peak, where lush pines and cypresses thrive and flowers bloom in all seasons. From its heights, one can see wisps of cooking smoke, drifting white clouds, and in the far distance, the hazy outlines of overlapping mountain ranges. Spanning dozens of kilometers, the fort is divided into eight communities inhabited by both She and Han peoples, who have lived together in harmony and friendship for generations. The ancient Tongluo Temple stands as a symbol of unity and amity between the She and Han ethnic groups in the region. On July 14, 1995, the People’s Government of Anxi County designated it as a fourth batch county-level cultural heritage protection unit.