Zhang Fei Temple 张飞庙

A 1,700-old-year temple on the banks of the Yangtze River has been perched high above the flow after it was moved 32 kilometers into the hills to make room for the Three Gorges Dam Project. This state-level-protected Zhang Fei Temple, located in Yunyang County of Chongqing Municipality, is dedicated to an ancient renowned hero—General Zhang Fei—who lived in the three Kingdoms period (220-280). The temple used to be at the foot of Feifeng Mountain and has been moved to its new place in Panshi Township of Chongqing. At a cost of about 70 million yuan (US＄8.5 million), the relocation was the largest building movement associated with the Three Gorges Project, which entails construction of the world’s largest hydropower station. The ancient temple underwent several renovations during the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties (960-1911). Its combination of architectural styles, such as Jieyilou, Wangyunxuan, and Deyueting, is regarded as a historical masterpiece. Moreover, the temple houses a number of valuable relics, including inscriptions, sculptures, paintings and calligraphies by famous ancient figures such as Yan Zhenqing and Su Shi. The relocation project technicians would first record the exact position of every component of the temple, disassemble them and then reassemble the temple, faithfully recreating its ancient appearance, at the new site. At the same time, 126 ancient trees at the old site have also been moved and replanted according to their previous layout. Experts from prestigious Tsinghua University and other institutions said that the project would try to retain the precious cultural and historic value of the temple, as well as that of the landscape around it, although the original location was destroyed. The relocated Zhang Fei Temple, on the southern bank of the Yangze River as before, opened to the public in July 2003. The moving of the temple started on October 8, 2002.

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