From: Yuncheng Urban Collective Industrial Association
Issue Time: 2021-02-02 15:51
Name: The Burning Furnace in Guandi Temple
Producing Time: the 3rd year of Jiajing Period in Ming Dynasty (1524 AD)
Specifications: total height 8.95 meters, divided into two parts: top and bottom.
Description: The burning furnace in Guandi Temple is the utensil used for burning paper, silk and paper paste “three animals” when the temple held the sacrificial ceremonies. The upper part of the burning furnace has two layers with ten-horned pavilion roof, like a ten-rhombus tower type attic; the lower base is very high, having two layers in the middle; the lowermost part has the turtle feet and beast face. The overall construction concept of the furnace is fine, casting exquisitely and solemnly, and is really a heirloom masterpiece.
