Weinan Baishui Cangjie Temple | Historical and Literary Charm

|Historical and literary charm. Cangjie Temple is located north of Huanglong Mountain and south of Luo River. It covers an area of 17 mu and is surrounded by high walls. The architectural layout is complete. The entire building complex is arranged along the central axis from south to north, including the screen wall, mountain gate, front hall, report hall, middle hall, sleeping hall, and tomb. On both sides of the main building, there are east and west opera houses, bell and drum towers, and east and west wing rooms. The opera house has murals, which are still visible despite the peeling paint. There are steles from various dynasties in Cangjie Temple, including the Cangjie Temple Stele from the Eastern Han Dynasty, which is a rare treasure in the study of epigraphy, the General Guangwu Stele from the Sixteen Kingdoms period, the Cang Gong Stele from the Tang Dynasty, and the Great Song Cang Gong Stele from the Song Dynasty. In modern times, plaques and couplets written by Mr. Yu Youren, General Tao Shiyue, and General Zhu Qinglan are preserved in the temple halls. The stele erected by Bi Yuan, the governor of Shaanxi Province during the Qing Dynasty, is also among them. Address: Shiguan Town, 35 km northeast of Baishui County, Weinan City, Shaanxi Province Tickets: Adult ticket: CNY 40/person, student ticket: CNY 20/person, child ticket: CNY 20/person Transportation: It takes 1.5 hours from Xi'an. Navigate to Shiguan Middle School, and Cangjie Temple is at the entrance.