Dawan Guan Di Temple

　　There were once more than 20 Guan Di Temples in Heshan, but currently only one in Gonghe Dawan Village remains well-preserved. It was rebuilt in the year of Bing Shen during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty (1896 AD) by local gentry and residents on the foundation of an old temple, and was renovated again in the 37th year of the Republic of China (1948). The temple complex includes the main hall, left and right Qingyun alleys, and left and right wing rooms, covering an area of 357 square meters. Its architectural style is similar to that of the Foshan Ancestral Temple, reflecting the characteristics of Lingnan temple architecture from the late Qing Dynasty. This small Guan Di Temple encompasses art forms such as architecture, sculpture, calligraphy, couplets, and books, serving as a vessel for traditional culture. In 1994, the municipal government designated it as a cultural relics protection unit.

　　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, holding the rank of General of the Vanguard and the title of Marquis of Hanshou. A military strategist, he was revered by the people after his death and honored by successive imperial courts, eventually being worshipped as Guan Sheng Di Jun. In Buddhism, he is known as the Sangharama Bodhisattva and respectfully called “Guan Gong.” Later rulers revered Guan Yu as the “Martial Saint,” placing him on par with Confucius, the “Literary Saint.” Following Liu Bei Guan Yu's original courtesy name was Changsheng, which he later changed to Yunchang. In his early years, he fled his hometown after being involved in some trouble and went to Zhuojun in Youzhou (present-day Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province). In the first year of the Zhongping era... Details+