Introduction to Xitian Temple: Located at No. 75, Yixing Street, Xinhua District, Haikou City, it was built by Wang Zuo, a celebrity from Hainan in the Ming Dynasty to worship his ancestors. Wang Zuo was from Lingao County, Hainan. He was a top student of Qiu Jun. He was well-read and talented, but he was not recognized for his talents. After becoming an official for more than 20 years, he has been wandering around Gaozhou Prefecture, Shaowu Prefecture, and Linjiang Prefecture. He died at the age of 85. He has poems and essays. handed down from generation to generation.
The Xitian Temple was first built in the Longqing period of the Ming Dynasty. It was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt no less than ten times. In the Qing Dynasty only, it was rebuilt or rebuilt in the 30th, 47th, 47th, Jiaqing, and Guangxu 28th years. . The existing Xitian Temple, a building belonging to the Qing Dynasty, covers an area of ​​1193 square meters, and the existing building area is 775 square meters. The temple faces south and faces north. It has a brick and wood structure with T-shaped brackets (single-type brackets). It has three entrances and two compartments. The worship pavilion and the patio are separated in the middle. The stone plaque with "Xitian Temple" in embossed characters on the head door is from the Qing Dynasty Qiong Ji Tanhua, the famous The handwriting of calligrapher Zhang Yuesong. The indoor painted pillars and carved beams are of exquisite craftsmanship. Between the brackets and on the walls, there are various sets of lifelike story characters. The reliefs on the stone pillars and their seats are exquisite and exquisite, and the carvings are excellent. They are rare extant works in Hainan Province. ancient buildings.