Guiguzi's Hometown

The hometown of Guiguzi is located near Guzi Village and Yanshi Village, Xiangcaiying Township, Linzhang County, Handan City. At the entrance of Guzi Village, there is a tall antique archway with five gilt characters: Guiguzi Hometown. Drive east along the road in the village, and not far north of the road is the newly renovated Guiguzi ancestral hall by the government and villagers to commemorate the birth of Guiguzi in the local area. Guiguzi Ancestral Hall, located in the east of Guzi Village, covers an area of four acres and faces south. The gate is an antique archway, and the banner of the archway reads: Guiguzi Ancestral Hall. There are two huge couplets on both sides, one of which is: Praise the Guigu Warring States Army for nurturing talents, and praise the ancestors' vertical and horizontal warfare. Arriving at the gate, there stands a white marble statue of Guiguzi, which is more than three meters high. Yanshi Village is in the east of Guzi Village, about one mile away from Guzi Village, and one mile south of the village is the Memorial Hall of the Birthplace of Guiguzi. A piece of splendid palaces and pavilions, towering beige flags, fluttering in the wind, inscribed with five characters: the birthplace of Guiguzi. Covering an area of more than 100 acres, the memorial hall is huge and magnificent. The six halls that have been built are row upon row. Entering the main entrance, the east head is a white marble statue of Guiguzi with a height of more than three meters, the west head is the monument to the birthplace of Guiguzi, and the front hall, the statue of Guiguzi is enshrined in it. The other halls are where the gods such as Guanyin, Jade Emperor and Panlong are enshrined.