The Temple of Martial Accomplishment, also known simply as the Martial Temple, stands in the southwestern outs…
The Temple of Martial Accomplishment, also known simply as the Martial Temple, stands in the southwestern outskirts of Kaifeng. It honors the great generals of all dynasties.
Patterned after the Temple of Literature, it enshrines
One Saint, Ten Philosophers, and Seventy-Two Generals.
Its layout is austere, its presence commanding—
One cannot help but feel reverence here.
The temple is guarded day and night by elite soldiers,
Its defenses impenetrable.
Few approach without trembling; none dare behave with impropriety.