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It is a 4A scenic spot and a museum. It was built during the reign of Emperor Kangxi.

Explore the Guandi Temple in Zhoukou On the plain of eastern Henan, there is a shining pearl of history and culture hidden - Guandi Temple in Zhoukou It is known as "the best-preserved ancient building complex with high architectural and artistic value in the eastern Henan Plain" and is a national cultural heritage site, which is definitely worth a visit. On the west side of the scenic area, there is a monument that carries the memories of a special era, adding a unique sense of heaviness to this ancient land. History Zhoukou Guandi Temple, also known as Shanxi and Shaanxi Guild Hall, was first built in the 32nd year of Emperor Kangxi's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1693). After continuous expansion and reconstruction during the reigns of Yongzheng, Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang, it was not completed until the second year of Xianfeng (1852), taking a total of 160 years. It is a large commercial hall built with funds raised by merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi living in Zhoukou. This Guandi Temple is not only a temple dedicated to Guan Yu, but also a witness to the prosperity of Zhoujiakou's business at that time. It is a historical witness to the hard work and struggle of Shanxi and Shaanxi merchants in Zhoukou, and it embodies their business wisdom and cultural heritage. 📍Address: No. 111, Fuqiang Street, Chuanhui District, Zhoukou City, Henan Province, with superior geographical location and convenient transportation. ⏰Opening hours: 08:30 - 17:00. Reasonable opening hours allow visitors to fully enjoy the daytime sunshine and appreciate the beauty of ancient buildings. 🎫Ticket price: Free🆓, such a reasonable ticket price allows more people to enter this historical treasure house without any burden. Honor and experience the profound historical value✅ Zhoukou Guandi Temple is not only a national key cultural relic protection unit, but also a national AAAA-level tourist attraction and a national third-level museum, with many honors in one. Its architectural and artistic value cannot be underestimated. It is well-known for its exquisite wood carvings, stone carvings, colored paintings and iron art. Walking through it, you feel like you are in a palace of ancient architectural art. Every detail demonstrates the superb skills and aesthetic taste of the ancients. Exquisite layout, explore the unique charm of ancient buildings✅ Rigorous and orderly layout The entire building complex is spread out along the central axis, symmetrical on both sides, regular and grand. From the screen wall, mountain gate, to the iron flagpole, stone archway, stele pavilion, etc., the three courtyards are layered. Covering an area of ​​21,000 square meters and a building area of ​​more than 4,000 square meters, it is grand in scale, fully demonstrating the solemnity and majesty of the past. Wonderful wood carvings Wood carvings are a highlight of the Guandi Temple architecture, and are found throughout the temple's beams, brackets, corbels and other components. The themes are rich and varied, the myths and legends are fantastic and mysterious, the historical stories are magnificent, and the flowers, birds, fish and insects are lifelike. The craftsmen use delicate knife skills and smooth lines to create lifelike shapes, as if each wood carving is telling a touching story. Exquisite stone carvings The stone archway can be regarded as an outstanding representative of the Guandi Temple's stone carving art. It is carved with patterns of auspicious dragons and phoenixes, auspicious beasts such as unicorns, and character allusions. The craftsmanship is so exquisite that it is amazing. The exquisite texture seems as if every cut was made with the painstaking efforts of the craftsmen, making people marvel at the superb stone carving skills of ancient times. Colorful glass art The glazed screen walls and ridge decorations in the temple, despite having gone through the vicissitudes of time, are still brightly colored. The colored glaze sparkles with charming brilliance under the sunlight, as if telling people about the temple's former splendor and glory. The Zhoukou Guandi Temple is like a three-dimensional history book, with every page filled with historical memories and cultural heritage. Come here and feel the charm of ancient buildings.
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Posted: Apr 21, 2025
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