Introduction to Bao Gong: There is a huge statue of Bao Gong sitting in the main hall, about eight feet high, with a dignified and serious expression. On both sides are the standing statues of the four great guards, Chao Chao, Ma Han, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu. There are five horizontal plaques hanging high above. The four characters "Se Zheng Mang Han" on the middle plaque were inscribed by Li Hanzhang, Li Hongzhang's brother. The four characters "Jie Liang Feng Qing" on the left plaque were inscribed by Xiao Shanshan, the prefect of Luzhou during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty; the four characters "Luyang Zhengqi" on the right plaque were inscribed by Zuo Xixuan during the Guangxu period. The hall also displays "dragon head guillotine", "tiger head guillotine", "dog head guillotine", "Portrait of Duke Bao Xiaosu of Song Dynasty", "Bao Zheng's Family Instructions" and life stories, etc.

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