Temple Palace in Zhangbi Castle

In addition to a large military fortress, many religious temples are also a highlight of Zhangbi Castle. There are 16 temples in the fort, including Zhenwu Temple, Kongwang Temple, Sandaishi Temple, Erlang Temple, Khan Temple and Guandi Temple. They are located near the north and south city gates, and most of them are built on the city walls.

At noon, Zhangbi Castle is high in the south and low in the north, which is contrary to the principle of "meridian" in the location of the ancient city. In order to make up for this defect, Zhangbi Village spared no effort to repair Beibaomen and its surrounding temples for many times. They built Erlang Temple and Zhenwu Temple on the wall of Baobei City, and the height of the top of the temple was higher than that of Nanbaomen, so as to conform to the principle of high in the north and low in the south. Due to the high terrain of Mianshan Mountain, Guandi Temple was built outside Nanbao Gate to block Mianshan's "Shaqi". In fact, if we pay a little attention to the architecture of the old castle, we will understand that the architectural planning in the old castle embodies China's ancient thought of harmony between man and nature and conforming to geomantic omen. For example, the north and south gates are not visible to each other, and they are not in a straight line, because the main street connecting the two gates is deliberately bent at both ends and slightly "S"-shaped, which is precisely because of the consideration of "Feng Shui does not flow out".

It is amazing that there are so many temples and palaces in the small Zhangbi Castle. Its brilliance and brilliance also show the spiritual sustenance of the people from another side, which is the hope of people for peace and happiness in that era and the eternal hope. I have long heard that Jiexiu is a treasure house of china glass's artistic architecture, but I am even more convinced when I see these two historic sites.