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The Yue Fei Temple or commonly known in Chinese as Yuewang Temple () is a temple built in honour of 
The temple was first constructed during the Yuefei Temple. Oriental architecture
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File:Hangzhou 2006 18-08.jpg, Tombs of Yue Fei and Yue Yun
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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".
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, 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./ref>
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See also
* Media about Yue Fei *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 ...
*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), ...
* Timeline of the Jin campaigns against the Song Dynasty
* Tomb of Yue Fei
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