# Han Wengong Shrine (韩文公祠)

Chaoshan, Guangdong Province · South China, China · Guidebook rating: 4/5
Canonical: https://cnatrip.com/en/places/han-wengong-shrine
Language: en

## Key facts

- **Admission:** Free admission with ID card
- **Opening hours:** 8:30–17:00 (closed Mondays)
- **Time needed:** 1–2 hours
- **Getting there:** Near Han Wengong Shrine bus stop.
- **Good for:** History & Culture, Architecture

## About Han Wengong Shrine

Han Yu served as prefect of Chaozhou, where he suppressed evil practices, supported farming and sericulture, freed enslaved people and promoted education, making outstanding contributions to the region’s development. To commemorate him, the Han Wengong Shrine was built. The most worthwhile feature of the shrine is its historical stele inscriptions: 40 stone steles from different dynasties are preserved here. The most notable include the Ming-dynasty “Record of the Expanded Han Shrine” and “Merit Not Inferior to Yu”, the Qing-dynasty seal-script carving “Transmitting the Dao and Initiating Literature”, and the re-carved “Stele of the Han Wengong Temple of Changli Count in Chaozhou”. There are also plaques written by many modern celebrities.

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Source: China Self-Guided Travel 2025 (《中国自助游》, Tianjin Science & Technology Press, Aug 2024), p. 2385. Prices, hours and transport details are as printed in the August 2024 edition and may have changed. Always confirm with the venue before you travel.
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