Qishan Zhougong Temple in Shaanxi

Qishan Zhougong Temple is a national AAAA level tourist attraction, located in Fengming Town, Qishan County, Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, located at the southern foot of Phoenix Mountain, six kilometers northwest of the city, covering an area of about 620,000 square meters. The 'Book of Songs' describes this place as: 'There are scrolls, the wind blows from the south.' It is the largest and most complete Zhougong Temple in China. According to archaeological experts, as early as more than 6,000 years ago, there were ancestors living by the mountain and near the spring in Juan'a. Many famous events occurred near Juan'a when Zhou rose, and the phoenix is the divine bird worshipped by the Ji surname Zhou clan. There are still many place names and sites related to the phoenix near ancient Juan'a, such as Phoenix Mountain, Fengming Gang and 'Danxue Phoenix Traces'. Zhou Gongdan retired to Juan'a in his later years, and after his death, a shrine was built for worship, and the Zhougong Temple began. The ancient Juan'a building was destroyed in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, and was rebuilt after the Qin and Han Dynasties. In the first year of Tang Wude (618), Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, in memory of Zhou Gongdan, who had helped King Wu to destroy the Shang Dynasty and establish the country, and assisted King Cheng to pacify the rebellion and secure the country, ordered the creation of Zhou Gongci in his 'Juan'a' where he made rituals and music. After the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, it was repaired and expanded to form an ancient architectural complex with Zhou San Gong (Zhou Gong, Shao Gong, Tai Gong) Hall as the main body, Jiang Yuan, Hou Ji Hall as the auxiliary, and pavilions, platforms, and towers as the embellishment. On May 25, 2006, Zhougong Temple was announced by the State Council as a national key cultural relics protection unit.