Introduction to the Jianquanlin Gongjia Temple: The Jianquanlin Gongjia Temple was built in Xinchou (1421), Yongle reign of the Ming Dynasty. Lin Yuanmei became a Jinshi, and later his sons Han, Sun Tingang, Tingji, and clan nephew Sun Ting Tom, great-grandson Xuan, Lian, and Huan were awarded eight Jinshis in seven subjects. These three generations of five ministers and eight Jinshis in seven subjects were not only very prominent in Fuzhou, but also the only ones in the country.

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