The Xiezhou Guandi Temple (hà izh not u gu ā n dí mio) is the ancestor of Wu Temple, located in Xiguan, Xiezhou Town, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. North of Yanchi, facing Zhongtiao Mountain. Jiezhou Guandi Temple was built in the 9th year of Huang Kai in Sui Dynasty (589). The Song and Ming Dynasties expanded and rebuilt, and it was destroyed by fire in the forty-first year of Qing Emperor Kangxi (1702). It took more than ten years to recover.
The Guandi Temple in Xiezhou has a total area of 220,000 square meters and more than 200 houses, which are divided into two parts: the main temple and the heritage garden. It is the largest existing palace-style Taoist architectural complex and Wu Temple, and is known as the "ancestor of Guan Temple" and "the crown of Wu Temple".
There are some plaques in the hall, such as "Bing Yi Gankun" written by Kangxi, "Shen Yong" written by Qianlong, "Wanshi" written by Xianfeng and "Lingwei Zhendie" written by Cixi, representing the building as "Spring and Autumn Building".
Jiezhou Guandi Temple Scenic Area is a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national AAAA-level tourist attraction. "Guan Gong's Belief and Custom" has been listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list, and "Guan Gong Cultural Festival" has been rated as one of the top ten festivals in China. On 20 12, "Guan Sheng Cultural Complex" was included in the preparatory list of China World Cultural Heritage.
In the long feudal society of China, especially in the late feudal society in which the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties lived, Jiezhou Guandi Temple, as an important place for traditional moral culture education and enlightenment, had a great influence on publicizing and standardizing the moral culture in the late feudal society.
When the country and the nation are in danger, people who have the feelings of "the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of every man" receive education loyal to the country and the nation by worshipping Guan Gong here; After the ruling class of ethnic minorities entered the Central Plains, they also came here to praise and sacrifice, trying to bridge the differences between ethnic groups by praising Guan Gong.
At that time when the people were poor, the rebels came here to look for the spirit of brave fighting from Guan Gong. When times are tough, people in adversity come here and find an example worthy of emulation.