#Sanguan Temple Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
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Hanjia Alley, Xinjiang County 043100, China
The national heritage site in Yuncheng that has been closed for over 20 years has finally opened
San Guan Temple in Shanxi Yuncheng has been closed for over 20 years, and it seems to have opened recently, but the map still shows it as (not open to the public). I went there directly and indeed was met with a closed door. During lunchtime, I called the temple keeper, and the auntie put down her chopsticks, rode over on her little electric scooter, and opened the door for us, even expressing her apologies. It feels like the attitude of temple keepers in Shanxi is getting better and better, Shanxi is mighty, Shanxi's culture and tourism are mighty...
What are the Three Officials?
Heavenly Official, Earthly Official, Water Official
Deities in Taoism
🏯 About San Guan Temple
There are two existing halls, the main hall and the offering hall, with inscriptions from the Yuan dynasty on the wooden pillars. Both the Ming and Qing dynasties have made repairs. The main hall worships the Three Officials, with colored sculptures of maids and courtiers on the side, and on both sides are the exaggerated facial expressions of Tian Peng and Tian You, Hei Sha and Zhen Wu, four marshals (feels like the Four Heavenly Kings in Buddhism), most of which are original colored sculptures from the Yuan dynasty. A lot of them have big mouths, isn't Tian Peng Marshal supposed to be Zhu Bajie? Why does he also have a Super Saiyan hairstyle...
The three main statues of San Guan Temple are absolutely stunning, the three brothers with expressionless faces and slightly dark complexions, exuding a bit of arrogance amidst their seriousness, their eyes looking upwards, not deigning to look directly at people... Probably because we mortals are not worthy...
The national heritage site that has been closed for over 20 years
I finally caught up with it‼️
BES. Mia 2196
After the May Day holiday, another Yuan Dynasty national heritage site in Shanxi was opened to the public
In an alley in Xinxing, Yuncheng, there is a small temple that doesn't look impressive at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it reveals a treasure trove of exquisite Yuan Dynasty clay sculptures.
Previously, it was not open to the public and was even used as a storefront by a hardware store. The Xieshan-style front hall, facing outward, is a beautifully crafted small building from the Qing Dynasty. In the corner of the hall stand two damaged clay sculptures with their features washed away, revealing the yellow clay underneath, yet they appear endearingly naive.
The main hall of the Yuan Dynasty, with its Xuan Shan style, is separated by a row of wooden doors, and its sunken design gives it an especially profound and mysterious feel. It enshrines the 'Heaven, Earth, Water' Three Officials, and even more impressive are the surrounding images of marshals such as Tian Peng, Tian You, Hei Sha, and Zhen Wu, with their hair standing on end and eyes wide open in anger, which are truly awe-inspiring.
The current status of the three most notable cultural heritage sites in Xinxing:
1. Xinxing Baitai Temple was officially opened to the public during this year's May Day holiday.
2. Fusheng Temple is undergoing major repairs and is expected to be completely open after the National Day holiday. The Guanyin crossing the sea is surrounded by scaffolding; it is visible but not accessible.
3. The Three Officials Temple has been orderly opened to the public after the May Day holiday.