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The Yue Fei Temple or commonly known in Chinese as Yuewang Temple () is a temple built in honour of
Yue Fei Yue Fei ( zh, t=岳飛; March 24, 1103 – January 28, 1142), courtesy name Pengju (), was a Chinese military general who lived during the Song dynasty, Southern Song dynasty and a national hero of China, known for leading Southern Song force ...
, a general of the Southern Song dynasty who fought against the Jurchen Jin dynasty during the
Jin–Song Wars The Jin–Song Wars were a series of conflicts between the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty (1115–1234) and the Han-led Song dynasty (960–1279). In 1115, Jurchen tribes rebelled against their overlords, the Khitan-led Liao dynasty (916–1125) ...
, after the capital of China moved south to
Hangzhou Hangzhou ( or , ; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), also romanized as Hangchow, is the capital and most populous city of Zhejiang, China. It is located in the northwestern part of the province, sitting at the head of Hangzhou Bay, whi ...
. The temple ground is located near the
West Lake West Lake (; ) is a freshwater lake in Hangzhou, China. It is divided into five sections by three causeways. There are numerous temples, pagodas, gardens, and natural/artificial islands within the lake. Gushan (孤山) is the largest natural is ...
, in central Hangzhou. The temple was first constructed during the
Song dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...
in 1221 to commemorate Yue Fei. The site includes Yue Fei's Temple, Loyalty Temple and Yue Fei's Mausoleum inside. The temple was reconstructed several times in later date. The tombs and the tomb sculptures in the temple all date from the 12th century, and have been meticulously restored.Yuefei Temple. Oriental architecture
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File:Yuefeijinianguan.jpg, File:Hangzhou 2006 18-08.jpg, Tombs of Yue Fei and Yue Yun File:Yue Fei Temple, 2015-03-22 20.jpg, File:Yue Fei Temple, 2015-03-22 26.jpg, Statue of Yue Fei File:YF statue.jpg, Statue of Yue Fei outside the Temple File:Yue fei words.jpg, Yue Fei is said to have had these four letters tattooed on his back: "With Full Faithfulness, Serving the State".


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Media about Yue Fei ''This is a page on cultural depictions of Yue Fei. To read his main article, please see Yue Fei.'' Yue Fei, a Chinese general of the Song dynasty remembered for his exploits in the Jin–Song wars, has appeared in various types of media; including ...
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History of the Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝; pinyin: Sòng cháo; 960–1279) of China was an imperial dynasty that ruled most of China proper and southern China from the middle of the 10th century into the last quarter of the 13th century. The dynasty ...
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Jin campaigns against the Song Dynasty Jin is a toneless pinyin romanization of various Chinese names and words. These have also been romanized as Kin and Chin (Wade–Giles). "Jin" also occurs in Japanese and Korean. It may refer to: States Jìn 晉 * Jin (Chinese state) (晉國), ...
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Timeline of the Jin campaigns against the Song Dynasty A timeline is a display of a list of events in chronological order. It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labelled with dates paralleling it, and usually contemporaneous events. Timelines can use any suitable scale representi ...
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Tomb of Yue Fei The Tomb of Yue Fei is the mausoleum for the Southern Song dynasty general Yue Fei set in the southern foot of Qixia Hill, near the West Lake. See Yue Fei Temple. History General Yue Fei (1103–1142) was a hero of the Southern Song Dynasty who ...


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