Introduction to Confucius Zhou Temple in Lianxi: Zhou Guangji Temple, also known as Confucius Zhou Temple in Lianxi and Zhou Ancestral Hall, is the ancestral hall of the Zhou Dunyi family, the founder of New Confucianism in Song and Ming Dynasty, educator and writer. The temple has three bays, two entrances deep, and a two-storey side wing. Sitting south and facing north, there are porches, stone beasts, and eight flagpole stones in front. There is a vertical plaque with the imperial inscription "Guangji Temple" on a blue background in gold at the door. The upper floor is called Guangji Pavilion. In the middle of the Xiangtang Hall is enshrined the statue of Zhou Dunyi, the Duke of Taoism. Next to it are the statues of Xiyuan Gong, the ancestor of the first mover, and the statues of the second to fifth generations. There are 64 memorial tablets of celebrities descended from the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties on both sides of the upper floor. To the east of the Xiangtang, there is another shrine dedicated to the god Ruiyuan Gong, a Jinshi of the Qing Dynasty. The back is the Royal Library, in the middle of which is a small stone statue of Duke Zhou of Lianxi.

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