[2025 Gongcheng Attraction] Travel Guide for Gongcheng Martial Temple (Updated May)

🍁Gongcheng Persimmon Festival, Guangxi: Complete Guide to Autumn|||The autumn wind is blowing, and the persimmons are red. It's time for the Gongcheng Persimmon Festival again! Want to experience a unique autumn trip this golden autumn? 🍂 Come to Gongcheng, Guangxi, and experience the unique charm of the "Hometown of Chinese Persimmons"! 📍Destination: Hongyan Village, Lianhua Town, Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County, Guilin City, Guangxi 📅Event Date: October 19, 2024–February 15, 2025 🌟Recommended Travel Routes: 1. Persimmon Main Venue Tour🌳 ●Beautiful Gongcheng, Sharing the Persimmon Festival: At 10:00 am on the 19th, a grand opening ceremony will be held at the main venue of the Persimmon Festival in Hongyan Scenic Area. Don't miss it! ●Persimmon King Contest: On October 21, also at the main venue, see which persimmon tree will become this year's "Persimmon King"! 2. A Paradise for Photographers📷 ●Persimmon Photography Exhibition: From October 19 to October 30, many beautiful photography works about persimmons will be exhibited in Hongyan Scenic Area. ●Persimmon Short Video Contest: From November 1 to November 30, pick up your phone or camera, record the Gongcheng persimmons in your eyes, and win great prizes! 3. Rural Culture and Food Experience🍽️ ●Rural Banquet Under the Persimmon Tree: During the entire event, you can taste authentic rural food in Hongyan Scenic Area and enjoy a unique banquet under the persimmon tree. ●Oil Tea Banquet: How can you not taste the local oil tea when you come to Gongcheng? Oil tea with persimmon cake warms the stomach and drives away the cold! 4. Cultural Exploration Tour🏯 ●Gongcheng Three Temples and Two Museums Scenic Area: Including Confucius Temple, Wumiao Temple, Zhouwang Temple, etc., feel the profound historical and cultural heritage. ●Wind and Rain Bridge: In Hongyan Village, there is also a small wind and rain bridge, which retains the living habits and architectural style of the Yao people. 5. Natural Scenery and Interactive Experience🌄 ●Persimmon Forest Before Entering the Village: A two-story viewing platform where you can take pictures of red lanterns hanging from the branches and encounter fruit farmers picking persimmons. ●Rolling Water Dam: The only way to enter the village, step on the stone piers and feel the unique fun. 🚗Transportation Guide: ●Self-driving: Depart from Guilin City, about 150 kilometers, and it takes about 2 hours. ●Public Transportation: Take Gongcheng Bus No. 2 to Lianhua Station, then walk or take a taxi to Hongyan Village. 🎫Tickets: During the Persimmon Festival, Hongyan Scenic Area is open for free! Come to Gongcheng and enjoy the autumn, taste persimmons, and visit the ancient village with us! 🍂🍁🍅 This autumn, the Gongcheng Persimmon Festival is waiting for you! 🎉

The Gongcheng Martial Temple is a temple dedicated to the worship of Guan Yu, a famous general from the Three Kingdoms period. It was first built in the 31st year of the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty (1603). It was rebuilt in the 59th year of the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty (1720), destroyed by war in the 4th year of the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty (1854), and rebuilt again in the first year of the Tongzhi period of the Qing Dynasty (1862). The Martial Temple covers an area of 1,033 square meters. It includes a stage, a rain pavilion, a front hall, a main hall, and a rear hall, as well as east and west wing rooms on both sides. The main building in the main temple is grand and imposing, with carved beams and painted rafters, and is solemn and awe-inspiring. Being there, one cannot help but respect Guan Gong. On the east side of the south end of the central axis, there is a stone archway with the inscription "Admired for Generations", and on the west side of the south end of the central axis, there is a wooden archway with the inscription "Commanding Respect throughout China". These two grand archways show the world the prominent status of Guan Gong and Guan Gong culture in ancient Chinese history, and inspire respect. On the east and west sides of the north end of the central axis, there are symmetrical auxiliary buildings of the main temple, such as the Zhui Feng Bo Ancestral Hall, the Longevity Palace, and the Chong Sheng Ancestral Hall. The ancient stage of the Martial Temple was a place where plays were performed to thank the gods during festivals. The stage is made of bluestone, with three stone carvings in the middle: "Visiting the Wise by the Wei River", "Kui Xing Dots the Dipper", and "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage". The top of the stage is decorated with a dougong caisson ceiling, with a Tai Chi pattern in the middle, symbolizing the harmony of Yin and Yang. The colorful painted clay sculptures on the ridge are lifelike and rich in meaning. It is a national key cultural relics protection unit.

Gongcheng Wumiao is a temple dedicated to the worship of Guan Yu, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms period. It was originally built in the 31st year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1603). It was rebuilt in the 59th year of the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1720), destroyed by fire during military conflicts in the 4th year of the Xianfeng reign (1854), and restored again in the 1st year of the Tongzhi reign (1862). Gongcheng Wumiao has a history of 400 years and was renovated in 1984 with funds allocated by the People's Government of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and has been listed as a key cultural relics protection unit of the autonomous region. The temple covers an architectural area of 1,033 square meters, housing a stage, a rain pavilion, a front hall, a main hall, and a rear hall, with east and west wing rooms on both sides. It is located to the left of the Confucian temple at the southern foot of Yin Mountain.