The Three Officials Temple Scenic Area () is a public park located on the southern bank of the
Yellow River near the city center of
Jinan
Jinan (), Postal Map Romanization, alternately romanization of Chinese, romanized as Tsinan, is the Capital (political), capital of Shandong province in East China, Eastern China. With a population of 9.2 million, it is the second-largest city i ...
, Shandong, China. Within the park is the site of a former temple dedicated to three legendary rulers in ancient China. Two of the rulers,
Yao and
Shun belonged to the five emperors of the
Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors
The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were two groups of mythological rulers in ancient north China. The Three Sovereigns supposedly lived long before The Five Emperors, who have been assigned dates in a period from 3162 BC to 2070 BC. Today ...
. The third ruler commemorated by the temple was
Yu the Great, who is venerated for having introduced flood control in China. The temple's foundation was triggered by flood damage to nearby Gaijiagou Village in 1882. The villagers collected money and by 1911, the temple had become a site of worship. It was destroyed in 1958 by a fire. Rebuilding of the site started in 1999, once again with donations from the inhabitants of Gaijiagou Village.
See also
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Yellow River Forest Park
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Jinan Hundred Miles Yellow River Scenic Area
The Jinan Hundred Miles Yellow River Scenic Area () is a public park located on the southern bank of the Yellow River in the city of Jinan, Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People' ...
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List of sites in Jinan
References
Tourist attractions in Jinan
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