Han san que, China's earliest temple

Built in the Eastern Han Dynasty (118 ~ 123), Han san que (Tai shi que, Shao shi que, Qi mu que) is the earliest temple remaining in China, representing the model of ancient Chinese national sacrificial ritual architecture.

汉三阙(太室阙、少室阙、启母阙)建于东汉年间(118～123年)是中国仅存的时代最早的庙阙，代表了中国古代国家级祭祀礼制建筑的典范。

The scenes of circus, cuju, Yu becomes Bear, Qimu becomes fossil, illusion, cockfighting and other inscriptions carved on the Han san que are very beautiful. They are the concentrated reflection of the artistic style of Han Dynasty and precious materials for studying the history of architecture, art and social history of eastern Han Dynasty.

雕刻于汉三阙上的马戏、蹴鞠、夏禹化熊、启母化石、幻术、斗鸡等画面，以及篆书铭文十分精美，是汉代艺术风格的集中反映，更是研究建筑史、美术史和东汉社会史的珍贵资料。

Han san que is the first batch of national key cultural relic protection units announced in March 1961. Among them, Tai shi que is the No.1 national cultural relic protection unit of Chinese ancient architecture, shao shi que and Qi mu que are numbered No.2 and No.3 cultural relic protection unit respectively. On August 1, 2010, the 34th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Conference deliberated and approved, including the Han san que "in Heaven and Earth" historical buildings included in the World Cultural Heritage list.

汉三阙是1961年3月公布的首批全国重点文物保护单位。其中太室阙是中国古建筑国家级文物类1号保护单位，少室阙、启母阙编号分别是2号和3号文物保护单位。2010年8月1日，联合国教科文组织第34届世界遗产大会审议通过，将包括汉三阙在内的“天地之中”历史建筑群列入世界文化遗产名录。

来源：嵩山少林景区