Pang Tong Shrine and Tomb

Coordinates:
311724.3N
31.290083N 104.468389E

104286.2E

/ Young Phoenix and Sleeping Dragon respectively and

they served as Liu Beis advisers.[2]

The Pang Tong Shrine and Tomb, also known as

the Dragon and Phoenix Shrine and the Valley of
the Fallen Phoenix, is a shrine and tomb located in
Baimaguan Town (
), Luojiang County, Deyang
City, Sichuan Province, China.[1] The shrine and tomb
was constructed for Pang Tong (179214), an adviser to
Liu Bei, the founding emperor of the state of Shu Han in
the Three Kingdoms period. On 25 May 2006, the shrine
and tomb became part of the sixth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level.[2]

The shrine and tomb was damaged over time but was
restored in 1691 during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor in the Qing dynasty. As of today, the shrine has
a large gate, a main hall, two side halls and a pavilion,
with the tomb situated beside it. There are two large
cupressaceae trees inside the shrine which are said to have
been planted by Zhang Fei, a general serving under Liu
Bei. A couplet pasted on the doors reads, Even though it
was obvious that the Late Emperor (Liu Bei) favoured
the Fallen Phoenix (Pang Tong), the Sleeping Dragon
(Zhuge Liang) was still given the opportunity to be the
long-serving minister. Pang Tongs biography, written
by Chen Shou in the third century, is carved on a stone
wall behind the main hall.[2]

Background

On 25 May 2006, the shrine and tomb became part of the

Pang Tong was from Xiangyang Commandery (
;
sixth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Propresent-day Xiangyang, Hubei). He initially served as a
tected at the National Level.[2]
minor ocial in Nan Commandery ( ; around presentday Jingzhou, Hubei) before becoming an adviser to the
warlord Liu Bei in 209. In the early 210s, he accompanied Liu Bei on a campaign to seize control of Yi Province 3 References
( ; covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing) from
the warlord Liu Zhang. He was killed by a stray ar- [1] Deyang (Sichuan) City Information. China Knowledge.
Retrieved 1 January 2015.
row in a battle at Luo County ( ; north of present-day
Guanghan, Sichuan) in 214.[3]
[2]
001 [Zhaohua Gucheng 001] (4 June 2014). "
[Pang Tong Shrine and Tomb]". zhjmg.com (in Chinese).
Pang Tongs death is dramatised in the historical novel
Retrieved 1 January 2015.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms. In the novel, Zhang
Ren, a military ocer serving under Liu Zhang, sets up [3] Sanguozhi vol. 37.
an ambush outside Luo County. Liu Bei oers his horse,
Dilu, to Pang Tong out of kindness before the battle. [4] Sanguo Yanyi ch. 63.
Pang Tong leads a group of soldiers to attack Luo County
and passes through the ambush area. Zhang Ren recog Chen, Shou. Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sannises Dilu and mistakes its rider for Liu Bei, so he orders
guozhi).
his archers to re arrows at the rider. Pang Tong is hit by
Luo, Guanzhong. Romance of the Three Kingdoms
several arrows and dies on the spot. His place of death is
[4]
(Sanguo Yanyi).
called Valley of the Fallen Phoenix.

History of the tomb and shrine

The tomb and shrine was constructed by Liu Bei in 214

after Pang Tongs death. It is also called Baima Temple (
; lit. White Horse Temple) because it is located in Baimaguan Town (
; lit. White Horse Gate
Town). It is also known as Dragon and Phoenix Shrine
because there are statues of Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang
inside. Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang were nicknamed
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