Ancient Longzhong

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Updated: 2012-02-07

The Ancient Longzhong Arch

On the back of the arch, there are five Chinese characters "三代下一人", which means Zhuge Liang is the only great person in thousands of years, and there is no one in history comparable to him.

The Ancient Longzhong Arch was built in 1898 of Qing Dynasty. There are three Chinese characters on the middle of the front side “古隆中", which means Ancient Longzhong. And on the two sides of the arch, there is the well-known saying of Zhuge Liang, “l(fā)ive a simple life to show one's goal in life; live simply to express one's ambition”. And on the two pillars in the middle place, there engraved the two lines of a poem written by Du Fu, a famous poet. And on the back of the arch, there are five Chinese characters "三代下一人", which means Zhuge Liang is the only great person in thousands of years, and there is no one in history comparable to him.

Wuhou Temple

It is a traditional courtyard with wooden structure and brick walls.

Wuhou Temple was first built in Eastern Jin Dynasty, and was rebuilt in Ming Dynasty. It is a traditional courtyard with wooden structure and brick walls. And the ridge of the temple is with carving ornamentation. It is simple but elegant and with unique local characteristics. In front of the temple, there sits a pair of stone lion, vivid and delicate.

Sangu ("Three Visits") Hall

Sangu Hall is the memorial hall for the three visits of Liu Bei.

Built in 1720 during Qing Dynasty, Sangu Hall is the memorial hall for the three visits of Liu Bei. There is a lotus pond and bamboos around the hall. It is said that the old cypress which Liu Bei’s horse tied to when he visited Zhuge Liang is still in front of the door. There are various ancient steles which are with high research value in the hall.