No special itinerary on our 2nd day, so not a very early rise, we get ready and walk around the surrounding area of the hotel. And of course, we had our breakfast @ HighFly (opposite the hotel ), where else ? haha!
= the boy's happy parents =
= favourite haunt =
Although it is again the same place, but i m glad to put into my mouth all the stuff that i m familiar with, the spicy beef spaghetti, and the club sandwiches, completed with a cup of fragrant espresso. We were ready to explore the town and some famous place in Chengdu !
We decided to go 武侯祠 , one of the most famous temple in Chengdu, a memorial temple dedicated to Zhu Ge Liang ,the Martial Marquis of Shu in the Three Kingdoms. The temple covers 37,000 square meters . It was combined with the Temple of Liu Bei at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, consequently, the entrance plaque reads 'Zhaolie Temple of Han Dynasty' 汉朝烈庙 (Zhaolie is the posthumous title of Liu Bei). The current temple was rebuilt in 1672.
The main body of the temple is divided into five sections , the front gate, second gate, Liu Bei's hall, Zhu Ge Liang's hall and lastly Liu Bei's tomb. All of which run south to north. Inside, clay sculptures of Shu Emperor and ministers stand together, making them a special feature.
The whole temple is surrounded by old cypresses and classical red walls, evokes nostalgia ! We hired a guide to show us around the temple and explain also the history of each of the characters.
Main attraction in the temple including the two very well-known Chu Shi Biao (出師表) , the former(前出師表)and the second(後出師表). Both were documents submitted by Zhu Ge Liang before his first and second Northen Expedition. The main topics addressed by Chu Shi Biao included the reasons for the Wei expedition, as well as advice to Liu Shan ( the emperor) on governing the kingdom.
My favourite part of the temple, is this long stretch of red walls that the top is fully covered with bamboo trees connecting two main hall that i mentioned earlier, this spot is so so beautiful and the red walls make it just nice to act as great wallpaper for photographs , of course the vain piggy couldn't miss out this opportunity!
It was just like a history recap tour when we completed walking around the whole temple, that left the The Boy wtih suddenly huge interest with the Three Kingdoms stories, and searching up and downs for books to read about it!
Right beside the Wu hou Temple, is the famous Jin Li Street(锦里)! Dating back to the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC), it is in ancient times one of the busiest of commercial boulevards of the Kingdom of Shu, during the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280). It has become a tourist attraction, featuring aged buildings and folk customs from the area.
Jinli Street is 350-metre-long, extending from a gatehouse decorated with two red lanterns. The slabstone-paved street stretches with ancient-style buildings lined on both sides. The grey bricks and crimson columns of these two and three-storey teahouses and antique shops are of classic beauty.
A beautiful journey back to the history, but that doesn't ended our day, we gonna had a show to catch that night, so stay tuned for the night part of it where you gonna see the most famous Si Chuan Bian Lian (变脸) by the Master!
2 piggy's hugssss:
Love the pics!
tell ws...his bday i get the three kingdoms's cartoon book for him! haha
da jie :: thanks! hahahaha ok , i will tell him!! the cartoon version one ah! =)
Post a Comment