Introduction to Guanyin Pavilion: There are Guanyin Hall and Guan Sheng Temple in Guanyin Pavilion. In Guanyin Hall, there is the merciful and compassionate Guanyin Bodhisattva, with golden boys and jade girls on the left and right. The Guan Sheng Emperor is worshiped in the Guan Temple. Guan Sheng Emperor is Guan Yu. He was a general of the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. He supported Liu Bei and was both loyal and filial. Guan Yu became famous after the Song Dynasty because he was a model of "loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, and integrity". After Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty named him "The Great Emperor of the Demons of the Three Realms, the Divine Might is Far Shocking, the Heaven-Zun Guan Sheng Emperor", a total of 15 emperors awarded Guan Yu with plaques, and his titles were the most in history. People felt his virtue and righteousness, so they built temples to offer sacrifices. Guan Gong became the only idol revered by Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. On the left side of the statue of Guan Yu is his son Guan Ping, and on the right side is his subordinate Zhou Cang.

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