Introduction to the Horse Hall: The Passing Gate Horse Hall is a hall dedicated to the Red Rabbit Divine Horse. There is a cross-hall gate in the middle of the hall. On the left and right sides are the second floors with bells and drums on the roof of the rolling shed, and there are doors into the temple on the downstairs. There were originally four statues in the Horse Hall, namely two fat and tall war horses on the left and right and two horse-drawing generals with different images. According to the old people, there was no horse leader in the palace, only two undressed war horses with their heads raised. That is, the red rabbit horse that Guan Gong rode thousands of miles alone and defeated generals throughout his life, and the white dragon horse that Guan Pinggen rode with his father on his expeditions to the north and south. Legend has it that one summer, when the two war horses ran to the fields behind Yuquan Mountain to eat wheat, they were discovered by long-term workers who got up early to work. They chased them around and finally ran into the Guanwang Temple and disappeared. People were looking around, and suddenly saw two clay war horses in the horse hall. They were hot and sweaty. Only then did they realize that the magical horses had appeared. From then on, the horses in the palace appeared with cages on their heads and saddles on their backs. Next to them stood a tiger with a heavy back and a big belly. One hand was holding the reins and the other was pulling the bit. Their faces were glaring at the midpoint. General Rama, who makes people feel terrified. On the left and right gables of the hall, there were originally two circular literati ink paintings, "Five Elders Viewing Tai Chi" on the left and "Three Elders Appreciating Plum and Chrysanthemum" on the right. The brush used in this painting is soft and free, with intention and substance. The gentle and elegant elderly man in the composition is enjoying the scenery and enjoying his old age. The dragons have different postures and you will never get tired of them. The Horse Hall is the main entrance of Guanwang Temple. There is an original couplet that reads "Loyalty lies in the Han Dynasty, righteousness lies in the elder brother, and courage lies in the Five Passes; the Han Dynasty was granted the title of Marquis, the Song Dynasty was granted the title of King, and the Qing Dynasty was granted the title of Great Emperor." This couplet is written vigorously and clearly. Respect arises spontaneously. The couplet praising the horse in the hall says: "Penting thousands of miles, purple mist opens, rocking the saddle and flying over in an instant." This couplet depicts the red rabbit and horse to the fullest, as if the horse is flying in the sky. The Horse Hall and the second floor of Bells and Drums were both added during the Qing Dynasty. Unfortunately, the intact buildings were all demolished in the early 1970s. Now according to the Song Dynasty architectural pattern of Guanwang Temple, the Guomenma Hall has been re-expanded. The horse hall has three rooms and four rafters, with a doorway in the middle, front and rear eaves, and glazed animals hanging on the mountain. Since there was no bell and drum tower architectural style in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the remains of the original bell and drum second floor have been renovated and expanded into a Song-style corridor with the style of a garden corridor.

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