After Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei became sworn brothers in Taoyuan, Guan Yu followed Liu Bei to the north and south, making great contributions to the restoration of the Han Dynasty. In 2 19, Guan Yu launched the Xiangyang campaign, beheaded Pound and escaped from the ban. Sun Quan betrayed Sun Liu's alliance and sent troops to attack Jingzhou, which led to Guan Yu's failure and defeat in Maicheng. Pan Zhang and Monroe were captured and killed by Sun Quan's Ministry in the northwest of Dangyang when they broke through, and died in righteousness.
Sun Quan, fearing that Liu Bei would retaliate against Guan Yu, offered Guan Yu's head to Cao Cao in Luoyang overnight in an attempt to frame him. Seeing through Sun Quan's stratagem and respecting Guan Yu's loyalty, Cao Cao took thyme as his body and buried Guan Yu in Guanlin with the gift of a vassal.
For thousands of years, Guan Lin is famous for burying Guan Yu's head. The buildings here are majestic and connected, the cypresses are natural, and perilla enters the palace, which is regarded as Yan Palace, forming a strong cultural atmosphere of Guan Gong.
In the Han Dynasty, on the original site of Guandi Temple, it was re-expanded, forming a solemn and magnificent sacred place for Guan Yu.
1648, the emperor shunzhi of Qing Dynasty conferred Guan Yu as "Emperor Guan Sheng of Loyalty and Righteousness" and erected a monument to serve the purpose. Paving green glazed tiles on the pavilion slope, and carving dragons on the tiles. Lions, Aquarius and immortals are arranged along the ridge, which is rare in pavilion-style buildings in Qing Dynasty.
The structure of the pavilion is very complicated, and the upper and lower arches are interlocking, forming a dense eaves pavilion cover. There is not a nail in the whole pavilion, which is a wooden tenon structure. It is very cleverly built, beautifully shaped and full of miracles. Although it has gone through more than a hundred years of wind and rain, it still stands tall, fully demonstrating the amazing creativity of folk artists.
In the pavilion, there are monuments of "Loyalty and Righteousness SHEN WOO, Lingyou, Ren Yong, Weiyuan and the Forest of the Holy Emperor", which have changed frequently. The monument is engraved with the life story of Guan Yu written by Dong during the Qianlong period, and is inscribed with the title of Guandi Temple.
1666, Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty named Luoyang Guandi Mausoleum as "Loyalty, SHEN WOO and Guan Sheng Forest". Since then, successive emperors have sealed the Mausoleum of Emperor Guan, and Emperor Qianlong named it "Lingfu", and the temple monument was polished and re-carved. Emperor Jiaqing named it "Ren Yong", and the temple monument was re-polished and carved. Later, Daoguang also named Guan Di's tomb "Wei Xian".
Through this comprehensive monument, it not only reflects the emperors' supreme worship of Guan Yu and their constant worship of Guan Lin, but also proves Guan Lin's position as a leader temple in thousands of Guandi temples around the world.
Every year, a grand pilgrimage ceremony is held in Guanlin, Luoyang. At that time, temple officials and clan organizations from all over the world will gather in Guanlin to hold a grand pilgrimage ceremony, and Guanlin will become a holy place for Chinese at home and abroad to worship.