Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple

Haizhou Guandi Temple
Religion
AffiliationTaoism
Location
LocationHaizhou, Yuncheng, Shanxi[1]
CountryChina
Architecture
Date established589[2]

Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple[3] (simplified Chinese: 解州关帝庙; traditional Chinese: 解州關帝廟), or Haizhou Guandi Temple,[4] is a temple located in Haizhou Town, Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province.[5] It is hailed as "the grand ancestor of temples dedicated to Guan Yu" (关庙之祖).[6] The Temple is the largest extant palace-style Taoist complex and martial temple in China.[7]

Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple is the largest Emperor Guan Temple (关帝庙) in China.[8] It has a total area of 220,000 square meters, with more than 200 rooms.[9]

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