Temple of Five Lords

The Temple of the Five Lords (pinyin: Wǔgōng Cí), also known as the "Temple of the Five Officials", is a memorial shrine to five exiled officials from the Tang and Song dynasties that is located to the southeast of the city of Haikou on the island of Hainan, China. During the times of these dynasties, Hainan was perceived as a remote part of the empire and was used as a place for banishment for disgraced court officials. All five officials worshipped at the temple encountered such a fate, typically after losing power struggles within the imperial court. Notable buildings of the temple complex are the Five Lords Ancestral Hall proper (pinyin: Wǔgōng Cí), the Guanjia Hall (pinyin: Guānjià Táng, lit. 'observe the crops hall'), the Xuepu Hall (pinyin: Xuépǔ Táng, lit. 'gardening study hall'), the East Hall (pinyin: Dōng Zhāi) and West Hall (pinyin: Xī Zhāi, also known as, pinyin: Wǔgōng Jīngshè), the Sugong Ancestral Hall (pinyin: Sūgōng Cí), the Ancestral Hall of the Two Fubo Generals (pinyin: Liǎng Fúbō Cí), the Bai Pavilion (pinyin: Bài Tíng, lit. 'worship pavilion'), the Dongzhuo Pavilion (pinyin: Dòngzhuó Tíng, lit. 'deliberation pavilion'), the Suquan Pavilion (pinyin: Sùquán Tíng, lit. 'millet spring pavilion'), the Xixin Hall (pinyin:

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