Classic literature fans make pilgrimage to ancient shrine
By Huang Liying | China Daily | Updated: 2014-05-29 06:54
More and more fans of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one of four acclaimed great classical novels of Chinese literature, are visiting the Temple of Marquis Wu in Chengdu, Sichuan province.
The novel tells the tale of feudal lords and their retainers during the Three Kingdoms period (AD 220-280).
The temple is dedicated to Sichuan's ancient Shu past and the heroes that made the area legendary during the Three Kingdoms era and is the most influential of its kind.
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