Wu Gong Temple is located at the southeast corner of Wu Mountain. During the Spring and Autumn period, Wu Zixu, a loyal minister of the Wu State, was falsely accused and put to death. In his honor, the local people established a temple for worship, which has been preserved for over two thousand years. Throughout history, the temple has been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times. The current Wu Gong Temple, a relic from the Qing Dynasty, is a cultural heritage site in Hangzhou.
The renovated Wu Gong Temple is designed in the style of a residential building, covering an area of 844 square meters. It features a complete architectural layout consisting of the神马门, the Yu Xiang Hall, and the sleeping hall in three sections. On both sides of the神马门, there stand the records of the temple’s reconstruction and an introduction to Wu Gong Temple. The Yu Xiang Hall is adorned with four line-engraved ancient diagrams on both sides. The side rooms display twelve sequential illustrations depicting the life story of Wu Zixu. In the central part of the main hall, there is an altar with a round-carved and painted statue of Wu Zixu, made of camphor wood. In front of the altar is a camphor wood carved ingot seat, with six generations of sacrificial texts on both sides. In the middle of the Tide God Hall stands a bronze statue of Wu Zixu as the Tide God, on a stone-carved wave-like base, with a background of a deep-relief stone carving depicting ‘plain carriage and white horse’. On both sides are eighteen antique murals of the Tide God.Wu Gong Temple boasts a display design that is both simple and grand, perfectly harmonizing with the architectural style and the surrounding environment. The temple is open to visitors all year round, with operating hours from 08:30 to 16:30. Please note that the specific business status may vary depending on the daily opening conditions.
