Yunyang: Zhang Fei Temple
Last Update : 2006-10-20 17:22:44 - Zhang Fei Temple was built in honor of the valiant general Zhang Fei of the Three Kingdoms Period (220 - 280). Legend has it that in order to avenge his blood brother Guan Yu, Zhang Fei hurried his two underlings to make funeral clothes but was killed by them with his head thrown into the river. After his death, a fisherman met with him in a dream and fished out his head as well as a surprising jar of gold. He used the gold to construct this temple. Afterwards during the next 1,700 years, succeeding dynasties added extensions.
- Last Update : 2006-10-20 17:22:53
- This magnificent complex of halls became hidden in the densely thriving forests, taking up an area of over 4,000 sq meters (4,784 sq yards). The main constructions include the Jieyi Tower to immortalize the sworn brotherhood of Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and Liu Bei; the main hall to worship Zhang Fei, the Wangyun Xuan to exemplify the home of Guan Yu, and other pavilions in honor of the poet Du Fu who had lived there for two years.
- Last Update : 2006-10-20 17:23:02
- This temple houses the imposing statue of Zhang Fei, countless valuable articles and inscriptions, and is praised as a sacred place.
