19th August, 2012.
Founded in 1653, this small temple is dedicated to Quan Kong, an esteemed Chinese general who is worshipped as a symbol of loyalty, sincerity, integrity and justice.
His partially gilded papier-mâché statue is on the altar, but I must have missed it.
What took my eye instead were the two large figures guarding the altar.
One is a statue of General Chau Xuong, one of Quan Kong’s guardians “striking a tough-guy pose” (Lonely Planet).
The other is “the rather plump administrative mandarin Quan Binh” (Lonely Planet again).
The life-sized white horse recalls a mount ridden by Quan Kong.
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