Introduction to the stone archway: The second stone archway to the north, the four characters "Ming Ling Guarantee" on the stone archway's banner were written by Wen Chun, the minister of the Ministry of Industry during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Wen Chun, a famous minister of three origins, once donated his salary to advocate the construction of Dragon Bridge and Wenfeng Pagoda; together with the Chenghuang Temple, it was praised by later generations as the pearl of "Chiyang's three ancient buildings". The word "surveillance" is engraved on the vertical flat plate, and the forehead square is engraved with allusions such as "Eighteen bachelors climbed to Yingzhou", "Visited the thatched cottage three times", etc. The shape is elegant and the carving is unique.

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