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What to see?
Covering an area of 240,000 square meters, the temple is a large ancient building complex. It has been repaired and restored many times. The present Wuhou Temple almost retains much of the architecture styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368 - 1911AD) with the main buildings including Worship Hall, Main Hall, Guanjiang Building and so on. It is recommended to tour along the central axis to see the major buildings.
Saucer Magnolia

Entering the main gate, an ancient opera stage of the Ming and Qing Dynasties first comes into view. Passing through a magnificent archway, a Bell Tower and a Drum Tower stand symmetrically beside the path. Remember not to miss the courtyard on the left, which contains a 400-year-old saucer magnolia tree, which is the oldest in the world. The gorgeous white and pink flowers blooming in March resemble elegant lotuses, gaining the reputation of ‘Lotus on Land’. Being the city flower of Hanzhong, the saucer magnolia attracts many visitors every spring.

Keeping the beauty of the ‘Lotus on Land’ in mind and continuing to explore, you will pass through the Weaponry Gate, both sides of which are surrounded by railings where ancient officials deposited their weapons or put their clothes and hats in order before worshipping Zhuge Liang. Moving forward, you come to the Worship Hall and Main Hall. On both sides of the Main Hall stand many stone tablets, on which the poetry of men of literature in successive dynasties is engraved. For example, the traces of famous poets Li Shangyin in the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907AD) and Lu You in the Song Dynasty (960 - 1279AD) can be found there. The solemn lifelike statue of Zhuge Liang, having a scholarly bearing, is worshipped on the altar of the Main Hall. You can imagine, by his graceful bearing, how he had the situation well in hand.

Guanjiang Building is a good place for a panoramic view of the beautiful countryside. The small bridge and flowing stream in the backyard is a good place to rest. Many rare trees flourish in the temple. With some rare flowers blooming all the year around, this is a beautiful environment.

Not far south of the Wuhou Temple at the foot of Mt. Dingjun lies the Tomb of Zhuge Liang. The tomb area with luxuriant vegetation is praised as the ‘Natural Park in Southern Shaanxi’. The tomb is surrounded by white marble guardrails. There are 35 rilievos on those guardrails, which vividly show all Zhuge Liang’s life stories.

How to get there?

1. Take highway bus Hanzhong – Mianxian / Lueyang from Hanzhong Bus Station and get off at Wuhou Temple station.
2. Take bus line 3 at Sanguo Square of Mianxian County and get off at Wuhou Temple station.

3. A taxi from Mianxian Railway Station to Wuhou Temple costs CNY 15 to 20.

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Entrance Fee: Wuhou Temple CNY 60; Wuhou Tomb CNY 70
Opening time: 08:30-17:30