Introduction to the Yuci Archway: The Yuci Archway was built during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. Both its structure and style are rare among temples in the south of the Yangtze River. The upper part of the archway is a wooden fang tower, with a bright tower in the middle and side towers on the left and right. The banner on the middle door reads "Emperor bestowed upon the Jie Zhuang Temple in the West Garden", and the vertical banner on the uppermost bright tower in the middle reads "Zhen Guo Jie Zhuang". ". There are couplets on the stone pillars on both sides, which are not only witnesses of the glory of Xiyuan Temple in the past, but also a portrayal of today's prosperous times and the resurgence of the Buddhist temple.

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