Explore Henan | A One-Day Tour Guide to the Temple of Bi Gan, the 'Investiture of the Gods'

The scenic area is very large, but the Temple of Bi Gan, as the core part, is only of medium size. If you start from the first gate of the scenic area, the central axis is successively lined with stele pavilions, spirit roads, statues of Bi Gan, shadow walls, mountain gates, second gates, wooden archways, stele corridors, worship halls, main halls, side halls, stone archways, and tombstones. Behind the main hall is the tomb of Bi Gan, which is the first recorded tumulus-style tomb in China. The Temple of Bi Gan was built because of the tomb, making it a combined temple and tomb complex, and thus it is also the first temple in China that includes a tomb for worshiping the deceased. The treasure of the temple. The guardian of the Bi Gan Tomb is located in a stele pavilion in front of the tomb. Inside the pavilion stands a stele, which is the 'Confucius Sword Inscription Stele', the only existing authentic work of Confucius in China.