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The Relocation of Zhang Fei’s Temple Zhu and Li

from the official architecture in the north of Fei’s Temple in Yunyang town, together
China. General Zhang Fei’s Temple was built with many ancient relics along the Yangtze
completely according to the Chinese column- River, form a historical and cultural
and-tie timber construction system (“chuan- chain of the Three Kingdoms from Hubei
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dou style”) . The entire wooden skeleton Province to Chengdu, Sichuan Province .
of General Zhang Fei’s Temple is clear and General Zhang Fei is famous for his bravery,
compact under pressure, without additional power and loyalty to his brothers and country.
decoration, and it is considered to be closer The stories related to him further expand the
to the frame of the early style of ancient cultural value of the Temple. Professor Lv
Chinese architecture [Figure 5]. Zhou of Tsinghua University once said: “The
Familiar with the evolution and combination of General Zhang Fei’s Temple
development of this temple is of great with Baidi Town, Bazhen map, Jianxia (sword
significance for studying the characteristics valley), and tactics book in Fengjie town has
of historic buildings in the Three Gorges area. formed a splendid cultural chain about the
For example, the method of using almost legends and relics of the Three Gorges of the
vertical corner beams to raise the wing-angle Yangtze River. It is undeniable that Zhang
of the roof is effective. This method is close Fei’s Temple is an integral part of this chain”
to the wing-angle technic of “nen qiang fa [Figure 6].
qiang” in Jiangsu province, but it is simpler For more than a thousand years, the
and rougher than “nen qiang fa qiang”.This local people have made General ZhangFei
wing-angle technology is still widely used in a part of their daily life, and it has become
the construction of other temples and shrines a local tradition for the people to cross the
in the Three Gorges area. Yangtze River to worship General Zhang Fei
From the perspective of aesthetic in the Temple. People regard General Zhang
value, the Temple is highly harmonious with Fei as the local patron sage and common
the surrounding environment and forms a ancestor and pray for safety and happiness
beautiful picture with steep cliffs and dense [6] .The Temple has also become a place for
woods. In addition, the temple also houses the local people to relax and entertain. Every
a large number of precious wood and stone year on the birthday of General Zhang Fei on
carvings, colorful tile roofs, local wine cups August 28 of the lunar calendar, the people
are used to fix the colored tiles on the roofs, hold grand commemorative activities and
and vivid marl statues are decorated on the celebrations. People set off firecrackers
roof ridges. The whole temple looks very and incense near the Temple to pray for a
spectacular. good harvest and peace, which has become
From the viewpoint of cultural value, an annual Temple Fair. Today, the Temple
General Zhang Fei’s Temple is one of the has been identified as one of the national
most famous cultural landscapes along the protected monuments, and its important
Three Gorges. The Romance of the Three social and cultural functions still exist in
Kingdoms is a classic novel with extensive Yunyang town as it is a part of the local
influence in China and even the whole people’s life.
Asia. Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei
became three sworn brothers to each other 3. DISCUSSION ON THE RELOCATED
and jointly established the state of Shu. SITE
The Three Gorges area of Yangtze River According to the principle of international
is a famous ancient battlefield during the conservation document : “A monument
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Three Kingdoms period. General Zhang is inseparable from the history to which

6 Lv Zhou. Invite General Zhang Fei to be an "immigrant" -- and discuss some issues of cultural relics protection
[J]. China Three Gorges Construction, 2006(02):80-83.

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