Sanyuan City God Temple (Chinese: 三原城隍廟) is located in Sanyuan (三原) County of Xianyang (咸陽) City, Shaanxi (陝西) Province, China. The temple is deemed to be the most well preserved building complex dating from the Ming and Qing (清) Dynasties (1368-1911) in Shaanxi Province.
The main palace consists of the Worship Palace (拜殿) and the Sacrifice Palace (獻殿) from south to north. The Worship Palace is dedicated to a large statue of Li Jing, who was originally a famous local general during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The statue of Lu Jing is accompanied by four statues of Buddha’s guardians.
In the Sacrifice Palace, there are 21 temple paintings which describe the god of death and the deepest reaches of hell. The artistic skill and of strong colors used in these paintings emphasize the gruesome and mysterious atmosphere they depict.
The main subjects of these paintings are figures, animals, birds, flowers, palaces, weapons, tools of torture and monsters. The records show that there are 711 of these images in total.
In the northernmost part of Sanyuan City God Temple is the Living Palace (寢殿), it is said that this palace is the bedroom of the City God.
There are some exhibits in this palace that are mainly wooden, stone or copper religious statues of Ming and Qing Dynasties, carved artworks and many other folk handicrafts.
