Liaocheng Shaanxi Guild Hall|Experience the historical charm by the canal

|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🥰!