Situated in the southern suburb of Chengdu, Wuhou Memorial Temple covers an area of 3.7 hectares. It was built in memory of ZhugeLiang, prime minister of the Shuhan State during the Three Kingdoms Period in the third century (220-280). After the Han Dynasty collapsed in the early 3rd century, the state was divided into three kingdoms, Wei, Shu, and Wu. Competing to reunify the country, the three were locked in war, leaving behind many famous historical remains and tales of heroism. 

Many remains of this period have been found in Sichuan province. Of the more than 100 relics there the best known is the Wuhou Temple, a shrine dedicated to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang is a famous historical figure. He acted as military advisor to Liu Bei, the first ruler of the Shu kingdom. In his lifetime, Zhuge Liang used his wisdom to help Liu Bei found the Shu Kingdom, which ruled today's Sichuan and neighboring provinces. During his tenure as prime minister, the kingdom enjoyed political stability and economic prosperity, and the local people lived a peaceful life. Today Zhuge Liang is considered the personification of wisdom, and enjoys great prestige and widespread admiration. This can be seen from the large numbers of visitors to the Wuhou temple everyday. The temple is thus named because Zhuge Liang was conferred with the title of 'Wuhou' after his death, a title meaning marquis of war. 

The temple displays the suppleness of the Chinese garden. There are numerous historical relics like horizontal cribbed boards, couplets, inscribed tablets, penmanship, furnaces, Chinese tripods, etc. The SanZui (Three-Bests) horizontal inscribed board, Zhuge Liang's Lung Gun couplets, Chu Si Biao and the tomb of LiuBei are the most famous one. 

Today the Wuhou Temple is the most famous tourist attraction of Chengdu city. It is not only a site for people to commemorate Zhuge Liang, but also serves as a museum to the history of the Three Kingdoms Period.