Introduction to the Chastity Monument: The Chastity Monument was built during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of 300 years. This archway is a wall archway, requiring neither nails nor rivets. It is a clever combination of stones and is built with cinnabar stone. Because Anhui does not produce cinnabar stone, this type of archway is very rare. The four characters written on the archway "Gold and stone are the heart" express a kind of steadfast sentiment. According to historical records, ancient memorial archways were divided into three categories: imperial gifts, enrong and imperial edicts. This archway is the second-class archway (Yuci means that the emperor issued an edict, and the treasury provided money for construction. Rongen means that the emperor issued an edict, and the local government provided money for construction. Imperial edict means that the local application, the emperor approved, and then the family paid for it themselves. put up.)