(This article was published in the Shenzhen Daily on April 11, 2016.)
| Guang Mu and Duo Wen at Langya Temple in Chuzhou, Anhui |
Now we turn to the four fearsome figures for whom the first hall is named, the Four Heavenly Kings, usually glaring down two to a side as they tower over the visitor. Like the Generals Heng and Ha, they are guardians of the temple.