Changping Emperor Guan Temple, Historical temple in Yuncheng, China

The Changping Emperor Guan Temple, also called the Guan family shrine, occupies about 15,000 square metres south of the Zhongtiao Mountains and north of the Yan Lake salt flats. Its north–south axis runs from a 1523 stone archway inscribed "Guan Wang's Hometown" through the gate, the octagonal seven-storey Ancestral House Pagoda over a well, the offering hall, the Chongning Hall with its double-eaved hip-and-gable roof, to the Niangniang Hall and the Shengzu Hall.

The temple is said to have been built on Guan Yu's ancestral home, with a brick tower erected over a well in 184 AD where his parents died. A temple existed by the Ming dynasty and was repaired by villagers in 1476, 1523 and 1530. From 1523, under official patronage, the temple was moved behind the tower and reoriented to face south.

The temple serves as a sacred place dedicated to Guan Yu, a legendary figure honored for his virtues of loyalty and integrity. Visitors can observe how the site continues to function as a place of worship and remembrance today.

The temple is located in Yuncheng and is easily accessible; visitors should allow sufficient time to explore the multiple halls, gardens, and exhibition areas. Well-maintained paths connect the different sections of the complex.

The brick octagonal tower, about 10 metres tall with seven storeys, stands over a well where Guan Yu's parents are said to have drowned themselves when he fled his home village; a tower was first raised there in 184 and rebuilt in 1177 by the local man Wang Xing. The temple also holds halls for Guan Yu's wife, his sons Guan Ping and Guan Xing, and his ancestors, a combination found in no other Guandi temple.