Longxiang Guandi Temple in Xinjiang, Shanxi

The Longxiang Guandi Temple faces north and south, with two courtyards, 58.26 meters from north to south, 34.4 meters from east to west, covering an area of 2004 square meters, and a building area of 342 square meters. The existing buildings include the stage, main hall, theater, offering hall, and main hall. From south to north on the central axis, there are the theater, offering hall, and main hall in turn. The main hall is a relic of the Yuan Dynasty. The theater is a Qing Dynasty building, and the offering hall is a Republic of China building. The main hall is a Yuan Dynasty building, with 3 rooms, 2 rooms deep, and a double-eave Xieshan tube tile roof. The Xieshan roof has a door in the middle, and a straight lattice window is opened in the supplement. The bucket arch is a four-paved single lower ang, and only one bucket arch is applied in the supplement. There is a corridor around, with stone carved dragon pillars, vivid and vivid, fully demonstrating the exquisite skills of ancient Jiangzhou bluestone carving. The beam frame structure is four rafters with three columns, and the materials are huge, which is more heavy. There are 7 statues of Guan Yu, Zhou Cang, Guan Ping and others in the hall. According to the research, it is a sculpture work of the Ming Dynasty. The interior colored sculptures include Guandi, book boy, long-bearded elder and Guan Ping, Zhou Cang. The colored sculptures are works of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with appropriate proportions, smooth clothing patterns, vivid expressions, and both form and spirit, especially the statue of Guandi, which is more solemn. The Longxiang Guandi Temple was founded in the Song Dynasty, and was rebuilt in the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties. The temple has a rigorous layout, compact structure, simple exterior decoration, superb colored sculpture skills, and unique historical, artistic, and scientific research value. It is a national key cultural protection unit.