Three Visit Hall

Located to the left front of Hexagonal Well, Three Visit Hall, the memorial hall to commemorate the humble three visits paid by Liu Bei to Zhuge Liang, is the place where Zhuge wrote down “Longzhong Plan” for the devoted visitor. The existing Three Visit Hall was rebuilt by Zhao Hong’en on its original location in the 58th Year under the reign of Emperor Kangxi of Qing Dynasty (1719). A couplet reading “Two drafts of Northern Expeditions Memorial are best manifesto to all appreciation of the three humble visits, and the wisdoms revealed by Longzhong Plan are great enough to shine throughout history” is hung on the door of Three Visit Hall. Displayed in the center of the hall is a group of sculptures centered with the theme of Longzhong Plan. What surrounding the yard of the Three Visit Hall is the stele corridor, which displays on wall 36 steles dated back to Ming Dynasty (1368－1644) and Qing (1636－1911) Dynasty. The most unique stele is inscribed with the character “Longevity” written by Empress Dowager Cixi in the 16th Year under the reign of Emperor Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. The three ancient cypress trees in front of the hall are said once to be used to tie horses for Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei when they paid three visits to Longzhong. All these time-honored relics in Three Visit Hall exude primitive simplicity and charm, adding more historic connotations to Longzhong.