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The Relocation of Zhang Fei’s Temple Zhu and Li
safely arrived in the new shelter, the any damage during the reconstruction
workers checked the detailed written process. On June 30, the overall
records to make decisions on the restoration of the historical building of
treatment of stone and lumber remnants Zhang Fei’s Temple was successfully
under the guidance of specialists. completed.
They then arranged to repair the rotten In the restoration project of General
windows and doors, connected the new Zhang Fei’s Temple, the steep terrain on
wooden stake with the rotten part of the original site was simulated by using
old columns, and so on. Moreover, the a series of reinforced concrete buildings
purchasing of new materials such as the with two underground floors. Through
complementary tiles and stones was put the construction of the basement, two-
into practice at this stage [Figure 10]. story foundation platforms with different
4） The stage of reconstruction (February 10 elevations before and after are formed
‒ June 30, 2003) externally for the restoration of the
On February 10, according to the plan, ancient wooden structure. At the same
the Cuckoo Pavilion was selected as the time, in front of the temple, a vertical
first ancient building to be rebuilt. This cliff is formed by excavating down 6
building restoration project lasted for a m, simulating the steep cliff seen before
long time. Through the implementation entering the temple at the original site.
of this single building project, the In this way, it was successfully solved
experts were able to assess the ability how to reconstruct the steep historical
of each group of construction workers environment of the original site of
in terms of cooperation, organization, General Zhang Fei’s Temple on the new
and construction efficiency. Explore and chosen site with relatively gentle terrain
accumulate practical construction and slope. According to the original design
cooperation experience together. At the plan, the additional two-story basements
same time, experts have also re-examined (reinforced concrete buildings) built to
the feasibility of previously identified simulate the original terrain will be open
restoration methods. Continuously to the public as underground museum
improve the repair technology in actual of General Zhang Fei’s Temple and the
operation and revise the next repair plan cultural relics warehouse in the future.
in time. [Figure 11].
After the completion of Cuckoo Pavilion, 5）The stage of project completion and
all experts and workers have gained evaluation by experts’ group
valuable experience and accelerated the On July 17, 2003, deputed by the
construction process of repairing other Culture Relic Bureau of Chongqing
buildings of the Temple as planned. City, the National Cultural Heritage
By the end of April, 2003, all the main Administration of China organized a
wooden structures were basically special group of experts composed of
completed. In the last two months of eleven members. The convention was
May and June, the restoration mainly held in the restored General Zhang
focused on the careful repair of windows, Fei’s Temple. After carefully inspecting
doors and roofs, and re-installation in the buildings inside out, the experts
the original position. Before the wall had drawn the final evaluations of the
was painted, all the exquisite wood consevation as follows:
carvings were carefully re-shielded. After • The new site is similar to the qualities
restoration, all the old sculptures and of the environment at the old site. The
carvings kept their original style without Temple still stands on a cliff and faces
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