Shanshaan Guild Hall

🌟 The Liaocheng Shanxi-Shaanxi Guild Hall, commonly known as the Guandi Temple, is a microcosm and witness to the prosperity of Liaocheng's commerce during the Qing Dynasty. 📍Location: No. 11 Shuangjie, Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng City ⏲️Hours: Open all year from 09:00 to 17:00 (last admission at 16:30) 💰Admission: Free❗️ The guild hall was a place for merchants to network and gather during the Ming and Qing dynasties, as well as a temple for worshiping Guan Yu. It was built in the eighth year of the Qianlong era (1743) with funds raised by merchants from Shanxi and Shaanxi. After the snow, the guild hall is draped in a white veil, appearing even more solemn and mysterious. ❄️Snowflakes falling on the buildings of the guild hall add a lively and playful touch to the ancient architecture. 👣Walking in the courtyard of the guild hall, the snow underfoot makes a 'crunching' sound, as if telling stories of history. ❤️If you also love ancient architecture, then you must not miss the Liaocheng Shanxi-Shaanxi Guild Hall, especially after a snowfall, as it offers a unique charm.

|Experience the historical charm by the canal.📷Liaocheng Shaanxi Guild Hall, also known as Guandi Temple, is located on the west bank of the canal in the southern part of Liaocheng city, Shandong. This guild hall, which was built in the eighth year of Qianlong, is a witness to the prosperity of Liaocheng's business in the Qing Dynasty, and is also a must-visit group of ancient buildings in Liaocheng😍. 📍Address: No. 55, Shuangjie, Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng 💰Ticket: 30 yuan ⏰Opening hours: 8:30-17:00 🌟Main attractions: wood carvings, brick carvings, stone carvings This is a group of buildings that combines the temple of 'Wusheng' Guan Yu and the guild hall, which was jointly built by Shanxi and Shaanxi businessmen. It consists of the mountain gate, the theater building, the sandwich building, the bell and drum tower, the north and south watch towers, the Guandi main hall, and the Spring and Autumn Pavilion🛕. The mountain gate is a resting mountain top, with six layers of Ruyi bucket arches supporting the glazed tile roof, and the wooden relief hanging flower door cover is carved with Buddhist figures and auspicious beasts🦁. The vertical plaque of 'Xie Tian Da Di' hangs on the door, and the stone carved plaques on both sides of the side door are 'Lv Zhong' and 'Dao He', and there are stone carved couplets on the shadow wall👏. The theater building is a two-story pavilion with double eaves, the top is like a phoenix spreading its wings, and the carved eaves under the eaves are even more exquisite🦚. The north and south sandwich buildings are located on both sides of the theater building, each with a stone carved plaque📜. The wooden plaque of 'Da Yi Shen Tian' hangs under the front eaves of the Guandi main hall, and the stone pillars are carved with couplets and floral patterns🎨. The Spring and Autumn Pavilion is the tallest building in the guild hall, and the eaves between the columns have wooden carvings, with rich and diverse content🖼. Liaocheng Shaanxi Guild Hall is the first of the 'Eight Guild Halls' in Liaocheng, and it is the only guild hall that has been preserved. The architectural carving and painting art here are rare in China and worth a visit🥰!

| Liaocheng Shanxi-Shaanxi Guild Hall.👍 Astonished by the exquisite art of ancient Chinese architectural wood carving, brick carving, and stone carving! 😍 Although the guild hall is not large, every corner is worth savoring in detail. 🎉 The wood carvings are exquisitely unparalleled, resembling the artistic treasures of Ming and Qing dynasty court-style garden architecture. 👀 Pavilions, towers, opera buildings, and the Spring and Autumn Pavilions seem to be telling the stories of their past prosperity. 🤩 The wisdom and art of the ancients are astonishing! 💰 Admission is 30, great value for money! 🙌 If you also love ancient architecture, this place is definitely not to be missed! Have a mini trip this weekend!

Shandong has another water city💧 Cycling citywalk for a one-day tour|||When it comes to Shandong Liaocheng, everyone thinks of Dong'e Ejiao, but rarely of a water city.💦 Cycling around the city area, you can feel the charm of the 'water city north of the Yangtze River,' which is very suitable for reverse tourism. - 🛵 Let me imitate a crocodile and talk about the cycling one-day tour route: . -------------------------------- Shanxi-Shaanxi Guild Hall→Ferris Wheel→Longdi Wharf→Guangyue Building→Iron Pagoda→Huguo Longxing Temple→China Canal Culture Museum→Dongguan Street (sunset and night view) -------------------------------- . 💡 Highlights ✔️Shanxi-Shaanxi Guild Hall A rare sight in Shandong, witnessing the past prosperity of Liaocheng, 🖼️ the architectural style and carvings are very spectacular, - ✔️Ferris Wheel The scenery combined with the Ferris wheel, 🎡 is said to rank in the top three in Asia, and the view from above looks like the sea. - ✔️Longdi Wharf Resembles a sea wharf⛵️, some angles are very similar to the very popular framing spot in Zhuhai, with a church and pigeons nearby. - ✔️Guangyue Building You can overlook the entire city and the ancient city, 🪟 with four viewing windows. - ✔️China Canal Culture Museum Can be considered the Liaocheng museum, displaying canal culture, closed on Mondays. - 🗣️ Tips Most of the ancient water city inside does not have shared bicycle parking points⚠️, but you can cycle. You can park outside the city, plan the route in advance and then park.🌛 At night, it resembles a deserted version of Xi'an Drum Tower, 📌 the holidays are approaching, you can add to the Shandong reverse tourism plan.