Martial temple

Martial temples originated from China in 731 AD, initially for worshiping 11 strategists, among whom Jiang Ziya was the dominant figure.

The rest of the 10 strategists with comparatively inferior status were called Shizhe (十哲), which means "Ten Wise Men", among whom Zhang Liang had the highest status, only below Jiang Ziya.

[3] After the Republic of China established in 1912, the government promoted the joint worshiping of Guan Yu and Yue Fei, the latter was considered a national hero in defending Southern Song dynasty from the invasion of Jurchen Jin.

24 other strategists in history were also worshiped alongside Guan Yu and Yue Fei, but with lower status.

After the People's Republic of China established in 1949, the communist government no longer officially promoted martial temples.