Yangquan Guanwang Temple Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

Yangquan Guanwang Temple is a well-known Taoist temple in Yangquan, Shanxi. The temple enshrines the martial sage Guan Gong, who symbolizes loyalty, righteousness, benevolence and courage. This temple is located on the beautiful Yuquan Mountainside, surrounded by mountains and rivers. There are dense pine forests in the mountains, clear springs, flourishing flowers and plants, and pavilions and palaces scattered among them, forming a well-proportioned, majestic, left-right and left-right confrontation, reasonable layout, and a wooden building from the Song Dynasty, Ming and Qing Dynasties with certain historical, artistic and scientific value. group. The appearance of Guanwang Temple is elegant and simple, majestic. The architectural style partly follows the style of the Tang Dynasty, and most of it maintains the architectural specifications in the Song Dynasty's "Building Methods". It is a treasure of ancient architecture and a national key cultural relic protection unit.

Attractions distribution:

The temple faces the southwest and faces the northeast, and is built along with the mountain. It is about 45 meters wide and 90 meters long, covering an area of ​​4050 square meters. The central axis is divided into three parts from front to back: the outer courtyard, the lower courtyard, and the upper courtyard, which are stacked from low to high. Its main buildings include a music tower and archway in the outer courtyard; a horse hall (mountain gate), two bell and drum floors in the lower courtyard, and three auxiliary halls in the east and west; the upper courtyard can be reached from the corridor in the lower courtyard. Imperial Palace). Only the main hall of the upper courtyard of the temple is completely preserved, and only the north side of the side hall remains. The main attractions in Guanwang Temple include: Guanwang Main Hall, Xian Hall, Side Hall, Horse Hall, Stage, Zhongshu Archway, Luojian Pavilion, Yinma Pavilion, Yuquan Mountain, etc.

Scenic spot qualifications:

National 2A-level scenic spot

Scenic spot features:

Photography, mountain climbing, religious and cultural tourism, historical and cultural tourism, historic sites, temples, mountains and rivers