Wuhou Shrine is in honor of whom

Wuhou Temple is in honor of Zhuge Liang.

Wuhou Ancestral Temple, located in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, Wuhou District, Wuhou Chi Street 231, covers an area of 150,000 square meters, was built in the first year of Zhangwu, was originally dedicated to commemorate Zhuge Liang's ancestral temple, also known as the Kongming Temple, Zhuge Ancestral Temple, the Prime Minister Shrine, and so on, and then merged into the monarchs and ministers of the joint sacrifice of the ancestral temple.

Wuhou Ancestral Hall is the carrier of the people's affirmation and praise of the spirit of Shu Han Prime Minister Zhuge Liang "to bow to the end of his life", but also the source of the remains of the Three Kingdoms, by the Han Zhaolie Temple, the Wuhou Ancestral Hall, the Huiling Mausoleum, Sanyi Temple consists of four parts, belonging to the Chengdu Wuhou Ancestral Hall Museum Cultural Heritage Protection Zone.

Architectural Features of Wuhou Ancestral Temple:

Wuhou Ancestral Temple is an extremely traditional temple building, surrounded by 6 groups of buildings, namely, the Passing Hall, the East Chamber, the West Chamber, the Bell Tower, the Drum Tower, and the Hall of Confucius, with a total construction area of 1,588 square meters. Hall macro open and open, the face of 5 rooms, depth of 2 frames, the plane is rectangular, beam wooden structure, the area is only half of the Liu Bei Hall.

Stone steps in front of the temple, plain stone railings, stone animals on the columns; 8 gable columns in front of the temple, there are carved flowers to support the bow. Between the gold columns are placed between the spider web lattice door, in order to distinguish between inside and outside; the terrain is slightly higher, so that the hall to increase the sense of solemnity.

Roof for the single-eave hermitage-style roof, flying eaves and corners, in the pile for the flame pearl, two dragons playing beads, waist flower decorated with Maitreya Buddha. Ming dynasty phoenix bird pattern four-foot incense burner placed in front of the temple, the stove mouth along the casting of a pair of children holding wealth, vivid modeling. Hall left and right corners, respectively, for the bell tower and drum tower.