One of the classics of Chinese literature is the lengthy, Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Written in the Ming Dynasty, it is a novel of events set in the much earlier Three Kingdoms era. More than maybe any other Chinese period, knowledge of the brief three kingdoms area is widely known. I discovered this in my World History course, Whenever we reach this period in my World History class some students always begins to talk about the video game based on the time.
Briefly, the Three Kingdoms era developed in the wake of the collaspe of the Han Dynasty. Three kingdoms, the Shu, the Wei, and the Wu. Chendu was the capital of the Shu Kingdom. At the burial place of the Shu emperor, Liu Bei, there is a temple and shrine. It is quite near our college. His chief advisor and chancellor was Zhuge Liange, perhaps even more greatly revered than the king, and he is also honored at the site.
The memorial to the Shu and to King Liu Bei is made up of several pavilions, historical markers, a temple, and the king's mausoleum. It is said to be unlikely that the body is actually there since there would have been an attempt to conceal the real grave from graverobbers.
Below, at top, is a statue of Liu Bei; next is the entrance gate to what is the alleged burial mound of the king; in one of the pavilions, there area line of statues, mostly created in the Qing dynasty. of each of the important military officers in the Shu army; one of the officials commemorated; a very nice moon gate; a pond with a tea house and guest shop overlooking; there is a fine museum of archeaological items from the Three Kingdoms era and I liked this dragon; a walkway with some statues.
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