Wuhou Temple was built in the Tang Dynasty. Du Fu, a great poet in the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem about it: "Where is Mingxiang Temple? It is deep in a pine forest near Silk City." The present Wuhou Temple was rebuilt during the reign of Kangxi in Qing Dynasty. It is adjacent to Ancestor Temple and Liubeimo Temple. The main building of Wuhou Temple is divided into five parts: the main entrance, the second entrance, the Liu Bei Hall, the Guo Hall and the Zhuge Liang Hall, which are strictly arranged on a central axis, from south to north.
As soon as I entered the gate, six stone tablets stood under the shade of the tree, the largest of which was the "Zhu Houzu Monument" in the Tang Dynasty, which was called the "Three Wonders Monument" because of its high cultural value. Pei Du, a famous prime minister in the Tang Dynasty, wrote an inscription, Liu Gongzhuo wrote it and LuJian carved it. They are all exquisite, so they are called the Three Wonders Monument. The inscription focuses on Zhuge Liang's short and tragic life. I strongly praise Zhuge Liang's integrity and martial arts to inspire the rulers of the Tang Dynasty.
The inscription especially praised Zhuge Liang's thought of rule of law. Ma Su was beheaded by Zhuge Liang because he lost his street pavilion. Masu cried and said that he died without complaining. Li Yan and Liao Li are both sinners exiled by Zhuge Liang, but they are also willing to plead guilty. When they learned that Zhuge Liang had died of illness, they "either hurt, cry or die." These are historical facts, and Pei Du commented on them according to history. What is convincing is that the inscription is very incisive and fluent, which makes people never tire of reading it. Zhuge Liang was admired by later generations because of his noble thoughts, decent style and no abuse of power for personal gain. After his death, he was buried at the foot of Dingjun Mountain in Mianxian County, Shaanxi Province. In his will, he asked to build a tomb by the mountain, as long as the coffin could be accommodated in the tomb. He died dressed in ordinary clothes and didn't need funerary objects.
Stepping into the second door, a magnificent and spacious hall of Liu Bei appeared. In the middle is the gilded statue of Liu Bei, and on the left is his grandson Liu Chen. Why does my son Liu Chan have no place here? It is said that Liu Chan was unable to keep his legacy because of his stupidity and incompetence. His image was destroyed several times in the Song and Ming Dynasties, and has never been reshaped. On both sides of the temple, there are statues of Guan Yu, his son and Zhou Cang in the east, and three generations of Zhang Fei's grandparents and grandchildren in the west. There are 14 statues of civil servants and generals in Shu and Han dynasties in the east and west corridors respectively.
Out of Liu Bei Hall, through the hall with the plaque of "Wuhou Temple", you will arrive at Zhuge Liang Hall. In the center of the hall, there is a gilded statue of Zhuge Liang, wearing a nylon scarf and holding a feather fan. According to legend, the three bronze drums in front of him were made by Zhuge Liang when he led the army south, and they were called "Zhuge Drum". There are exquisite patterns on the drums, which are precious historical relics. You can walk west from Zhuge Liang Temple to Liu Bei's tomb, which was called "Hui Ling" in history.
"Hui Ling" is the "Wuhou Temple Cultural Relics Exhibition Room" inscribed by Guo Moruo. There are unearthed replicas of Shu and Han cultural relics and historical pictures of the Three Kingdoms. There are many calligraphy and paintings and couplets in Wuhou Temple, among which the most striking one is "Longzhong Dui" written by modern calligrapher Shen.