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Jiezhou Guan Di Temple is known as the 'Ancestor of Guan Temples' and 'Crown of Martial Temples'. It has a history of over 1400 years and is the highest level imperial palace-style architectural complex in China.
The architectural structure and carving art of Guan Di Temple are very complex, featuring many characteristics related to ancient Chinese architecture, including:
- The Jieyi Archway, a Ming Dynasty structure, is the most magnificent archway in Guan Di Temple. It has a plaque inscribed with 'Jieyi Garden' by Yan Si, the governor of Jiezhou during the Qianlong period.
- The Sanfen Dizhu Stone in front of the Jieyi Garden screen wall is a meteorite, said to be the incarnation of Guan Di. The Jieyi Garden Stele, preserved since the 27th year of Qianlong, is extremely precious.
- The Four Dragon Wall in front of the Duan Gate is a glazed screen wall made in the Ming Dynasty. Unlike the Nine Dragon Wall of the true dragon emperor, it reflects Guan Yu's transformation from a mortal to an emperor after his death.
- The three intersecting iron pillars called 'Dangzhong' in front of the Duan Gate were bestowed by Emperor Yongzheng to remind 'civil officials to dismount from their sedan chairs and military officials to dismount from their horses'. From any angle, they form the character 'Yi' (righteousness). This official road used to lead directly to Chang'an and was the route taken by Empress Dowager Cixi when fleeing from the Eight-Nation Alliance invasion.
- The Zhi Gate was exclusively for emperors, while civil and military officials used the Wenjing Gate and Wuwei Gate. The glazed roof of the Zhi Gate is a classic representative of the glazed products in Guan Temple.
- The roof of the Wumen Gate adopts the most prestigious palace roof style in ancient Chinese architecture and is the only palace roof structure within Guan Temple.
- The Yushu Tower, originally named 'Bagua Tower', was renamed by Emperor Qianlong to commemorate Emperor Kangxi's inscription of the 'Qiankun' plaque.
- The Qisu Qianqiu Archway in front of the Chunguang Tower is the largest archway, with the inscription 'Qisu Qianqiu' written by Empress Dowager Cixi. The building's layout, with the dragon below and the phoenix above, is rarely seen outside Beijing.

Post by elizabethcloud | Aug 13, 2024