Dingxiang Guanwang Temple
The Guanwang Temple of Dingxiang ( Chinese 定襄 关 王庙 , Pinyin Dìngxiāng Guānwáng miào , English Guanwang Temple in Dingxiang ) is a temple dedicated to Guan Yu in Dingxiang County in the Chinese province of Shanxi . It dates from the Song Dynasty and has been repeatedly restored in later dynasties.
Qing-era murals depict scenes from the novel Tale of the Three Kingdoms ( Sanguo yanyi ).
The Guanwang Temple of Dingxiang ( Dingxiang Guanwang miao ) has been on the list of monuments of the People's Republic of China (6-368) since 2006 .
Web links
- Dingxiang Guanwang miao bihua - Chinese
Footnotes
- ↑ sxcr.gov.cn (found on September 10, 2009)
Coordinates: 38 ° 29 ′ 27.2 ″ N , 112 ° 57 ′ 21.2 ″ E