Duangchang Guan Yu Temple

　　This old site was once the meeting place for Red Army cadres during revolutionary times, also referred to as Guan Yu Temple. It was originally built in the sixth year of the Xianfeng reign (1856), and was damaged during the Cultural Revolution. It was restored to its original appearance in 1989. The temple covers an area of 2,331 square meters, with a construction area of 475.17 square meters. The main hall is in the center, flanked by two side halls on the left and right, with a front corridor hall.

　　Guan Yu (162~220)　　Guan Yu (162?–220), of Han ethnicity, was born during the Yanxi era of Emperor Huan of the Eastern Han Dynasty. His courtesy name was Yunchang, originally Changsheng, and he was a native of Xieliang in Hedong (present-day Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province). He was a renowned general of the Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, serving as General of the Vanguard, Marquis of Hanshou Ting, and a military strategist. After his death, he was revered by the people and honored by successive imperial courts, eventually being worshipped as the Divine Lord Guan, known in Buddhism as Sangharama Bodhisattva, and respectfully called "Lord Guan." Later rulers revered Guan Yu as the "Martial Saint," placing him on par with Confucius, the "Civil Saint." Following Liu Bei Guan Yu's original courtesy name was Changsheng, which he later changed to Yunchang. In his early years, after getting into trouble, he fled his hometown to Zhuojun in Youzhou (present-day Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province). In the first year of the Zhongping era...... Details+