Temple of Marquis Wu, which is located in the south of Chengdu, is a famous historical site dedicated  to the memory of both Liu Bei (161-223), Emperor of the Kingdom of Shu in the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280), and Zhuge Liang (181-234), Prime Minister of the kingdom.
The temple was originally built by Li Xiong of the Western Jin Dynasty (265-316), 400 years after Zhuge Liang's death, and rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty with a total area of 37000 square meters. The whole complex faces the south direction with the first gate, second gate, hall of Liu Bei, corridor, and hall of Zhuge Liang sitting on the central axis, in which the hall of Liu Bei is the highest and greatest one. A board hung above the first gate reads "Han Zhaolie Temple" (Zhaolie was a title given to Liu Bei posthumously). In spite of this, the temple is commonly known as Wuhou Memorial Temple (Zhuge Liang was conferred on the title of Wu Xianghou after his death). |
