Zhangfei Temple

Zhangfei Temple is located at the foot of Feifeng Mountain on the bank of Yangtze River in Yunyang County. It was built about 1,700 years ago in memory of Zhangfei, a famous general of Shu Kingdom in the Three Kingdoms Period. 

A legend goes that his staffs in Langzhong area killed Zhangfei. They kept his chopped-off head in order to surrender themselves to Wu Kingdom. On their way, they suddenly heard the information of pacification between Shu Kingdom and Wu Kingdom. They are so scared that they plunged Zhangfei’s chopped-off head into the Yangtze River. A fisherman found Zhangfei’s head and buried it at the foot of Feifeng Mountain. Also, locals also built a temple in memory of him. Thus, there is a saying that Zhangfei’s head in Yunyang County but body in Langzhong area. 

Zhangfei Temple's square

This temple is a big building with many rooms and halls. The most attractive part of Zhangfei Temple is its characteristics in collection and exhibition of Chinese calligraphy works created by many famous celebrities. In other words, it is a calligraphy museum focusing on the beauty around Yangtze River landscape. The famous historic men include, Huang Tingjian, Su Dongpo, Wang Xizhi, Mao Zedong, Yan Zhenqing, Zheng Banqiao and many others. It deserves to take a long time to visit if you are interested in calligraphy and inscription. 

Zhangfei Temple is with traditional buildings with typical Chinese architectural style on the highland are most attractive among natural scenery. If you onboard a ferry, it will be much nearer to it. There is no automobile. On the way to Zhangfei Temple, there are all the traditional civil residences and the local sculptures. The tranquility and silence will make you forget the crowdedness and dysphoria of urban life. All traditional stuffs around this area are indeed beneficial for you to feel the ancient life and imagine the ancestors’ living environment.