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The Relocation of Zhang Fei’s Temple Zhu and Li

Journal of Chinese Architecture and Urbanism

2022 Volume 4 Issue 1: 1-17 Original Article

The Relocation of General Zhang Fei’s Temple

Yuhua Zhu, Bowen Li

Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Beijing 100044, China

Corresponding author: Yuhua Zhu, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture,
Beijing 100044, China. Email: Zhuyuhua@bucea.edu.cn

Citation: Zhu YH, Li BW, 2022, The Relocation of General Zhang Fei’s Temple. Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism, 4(1): 63. http://dx.doi.org/10.36922/jcau.v4i1.63

ABSTRACT

The relocation of General Zhang Fei’s Temple is the biggest monument conservation event in
the construction of the Three Gorges Dam project along the Yangtze River in China, which is
well-known as the second largest relocation of ancient building complex after the founding
of New China. Zhang Fei’s Temple is a group of magnificent buildings of Qing dynasty
(1644‒1911) constructed in memory of General Zhang Fei in the Han dynasty (206 BCE‒220
CE), which was built using traditional techniques and decorations that existed in ancient
south-western China. This article reviews its outstanding values and the whole process of
relocation. It also discusses the Temple’s authenticity in its historical setting, which became
the key point on how to relocate the Temple. In the end, the article shares some thoughts
about the problems reflected in the relocation process.

Keywords: architectural heritage preservation, Three Gorges Dam project in Yangtze River,
heritage relocation, heritage value authenticity

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