Quanzhang Guan Di Temple

　　Situated at the foot of "Linggong Terrace" in the northwest corner of Quanzhang Village, Gujiao Town, it is a key cultural relic protection unit of the county. It was first built in the eighth year of the Hongzhi reign during the Ming Dynasty (1495). It underwent renovations during the Shunzhi and Qianlong reigns of the Qing Dynasty. Only the main hall remains today, facing south and situated to the north. The hall is three bays wide and two bays deep, featuring a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof covered with cylindrical tiles and adorned with glazed tiles. It is surrounded by corridors, with stone-carved dragon pillars. The carvings on the dragon pillars are exquisitely crafted, fully showcasing the skill level of ancient Jiangzhou bluestone carving. The southwest stone pillar bears an inscription from the Chenghua era of the Ming Dynasty. The temple covers an area of 480 square meters.

　　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 Xiaoliang in Hedong (present-day Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province). He was a renowned general of the Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period, serving as Front General and Marquis of Hanshou, as well as a military strategist. After his death, he was revered by the people and honored by successive imperial courts, eventually being worshipped as Guan Shengdi Jun. In Buddhism, he is known as Sangharama Bodhisattva and respectfully called "Guan Gong." Later rulers revered Guan Yu as the "God of Martial Valor," placing him on par with Confucius, the "God of Literature." Following Liu Bei Originally named Changsheng, Guan Yu later adopted the courtesy name Yunchang. In his early years, after being involved in some trouble, he fled his hometown to Zhuojun in Youzhou (present-day Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province). In the first year of the Zhongping era... Details+