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The Cultural Site of Tiejian Temple in Daliuying, Huaxian County

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【The Cultural Site of Tiejian Temple in Daliuying, Huaxian County】About thirty li north of the old town of Huaxian County lies a village named Zhaohu. To the north of the village once stood a temple originally called “Mingyue Temple.” Wang Yanzhang, the Military Governor of XuanYi Army during the Later Liang Dynasty of the Five Dynasties period, once stationed his troops here, and after his death, a stone-carved portrait was enshrined in the temple. As Wang Yanzhang was nicknamed “Iron Spear Wang,” the temple became commonly known among locals as “Iron Spear Temple”...

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The Cultural Site of Tiejian Temple in Daliuying, Huaxian County is a cultural relic protection unit of Henan Province.

【The Cultural Site of Tiejian Temple in Daliuying, Huaxian County】About thirty li north of the old town of Huaxian County lies a village named Zhaohu. To the north of the village once stood a temple originally called “Mingyue Temple.” Wang Yanzhang, the Military Governor of XuanYi Army during the Later Liang Dynasty of the Five Dynasties period, once stationed his troops here, and after his death, a stone-carved portrait was enshrined in the temple. As Wang Yanzhang was nicknamed “Iron Spear Wang,” the temple became commonly known among locals as “Tiejian Temple.” ‌