Introduction to Shisi Temple: Shisi Temple was built in the 10th year of Shaoxing in the Song Dynasty (1140). According to the "Mei Family Genealogy", Mei Yuanxi, the fifth son of the Mei family in Daji, died at the age of 6. , lived in Lu for three years and observed filial piety. After hearing the report and investigating the facts, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict to the Ministry of Rites on the tenth day of the eleventh month of the 10th year of the Geng Shen Period in Shaoxing. He was given a bundle of silk, and the person was called Xiaotong, and the house was called Shisiyuan. In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1368), Chengyi Bo Liuji inscribed "Shisi Daochang" on his forehead, and in the first year of Xuande (1426) it was changed to Shisi Temple. It now covers an area of ​​1193 square meters. It is an ancient temple complex with a Han-style layout. It preserves the ancient architectural style of the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has a long history, simplicity and elegance. It is an ancient architectural wonder that "the three generations of the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties live in the same hall, and the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism live in the same furnace".

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