Liuzi Temple
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| Liuzi Temple | |
|---|---|
柳子庙 | |
 The entrance. | |
| Religion | |
| Sect | Confucianism |
| Location | |
| Location | Lingling District, Yongzhou, Hunan |
| Country | China |
  Shown within Hunan  Liuzi Temple (China) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 26°13′16″N 111°36′12″E / 26.22112°N 111.60325°E |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | AD 1056 |
Liuzi Temple (simplified Chinese: 柳子庙; traditional Chinese: 柳子廟; pinyin: Liǔzǐmiào) is a monument built to honor Liu Zongyuan, a Chinese writer and poet who lived there for 10 years during the Tang dynasty (618–907).[1][2][3][4][5] The temple covers more than 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft) and is made of wood and brick.[6] It is located in Yongzhou, Hunan, beside Yu Stream (愚溪).
Liuzi Temple is a Confucian temple with a history of nearly a thousand years. It was built as Liu Zihou Ancestral Temple (柳子厚祠堂) in the 3rd Year of Period Zhihe, AD 1056, in the reign of Emperor Renzong in the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127).[6][7]
The temple was reconstructed in the 14th Year of Period Shixing (1144) in the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279).[citation needed]
The temple was repaired twice during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644); first in the 8th Year of Zhengde Emperor (1513), and then in the 25th Year of Jiajing Emperor (1546).[6]
Liuzi Temple was repaired on a large scale in the 3rd Year of Guangxu Emperor (1877) of Qing dynasty (1644–1911).[citation needed]
In 1957 the temple was designated as a provincial level key cultural heritage. In 1963, Tao Zhu, secretary of Bureau of the Central Southern China of the Chinese Communist Party, visited the temple and gave an instruction to protect the temple. He said: "(We) should strengthen attention and protection of the Liuzi Temple, (we) need to raise funds to restore the Liuzi Temple as soon as possible" (要加强对柳子庙的重视和保护，筹集资金尽快加速对柳子庙的重修工作。). On June 25, 2001, it was listed among the fifth group of "State Cultural Protection Relics Units" by the State Council of China.[6]
