Originally built in 820 during the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the Qu Yuan Temple in Zigui county, Yichang city, was constructed in remembrance of Qu Yuan, a patriotic poet from the Warring States Period (475-221 BC).

The temple follows a courtyard style and mainly consists of a gate, a main hall and a rear hall. Within the temple, there is a bronze statue of Qu Yuan, a stele corridor and the Qu Yuan Memorial Hall. Cultural relics excavated in Zigui, as well as the story of Qu Yuan, are exhibited and presented across the two floors of the memorial hall.

Each year, during the traditional Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races are held on the Yangtze River along the section near the Qu Yuan Temple.