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At the end of Guanlin Nan Lu, Guanlin Temple was built to commemorate the great general Guanyu of the State of Shu during the Three Kingdoms Period. In the Romance of Three Kingdoms, the Shu general Guanyu was defeated, captured and executed by Sunquan, the ruler of the State of Wu. Fearing revenge from Guanyu’s blood brother Liubei, who was the ruler of the State of Shu, Sunquan ordered that Guanyu’s head be sent to Caocao, ruler of Wei, in an attempt to deflect responsibility for the death. Caocao, however, was an admirer of Guan's loyalty and bravery. He ordered a wooden body to be carved to accompany the head before Guanyu was buried.

Very little is known about when the temple was first built. The complex was developed during the Ming Dynasty and underwent several renovations and expansions during the succeeding Qing Dynasty. The structure is now comprised of halls, temples, pavilions and Guanyu's Tomb. Valuable stone tablets with elegant calligraphies can also be found here. The place is very popular among the locals who worship the valorous general by burning sticks of incense.

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How to Get There?

Getting there is easy, as one simply needs to take bus number 81 to reach Guanlin Temple from the Luoyang railway station.