Introduction to the Xiaoyou Archway: It was built for Xiaoyou Wang Xingshu with the approval of the emperor in the 23rd year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1818). The first floor is 8.48 meters high and 5.8 meters wide. It is mainly composed of reliefs and hollow carvings. The carving patterns are mostly related to filial piety. The contents on both sides include "Hundred miles of negative rice", "Reed clothes obedient to mother" and "Filial piety moves heaven", "Try the decoction for yourself" and so on. The lintels of the stone pillars on both sides are carved with the words "Mountains are high and the water is long" and "The wind and the moon are bright", which represent the deeds and qualities of the protagonist of the archway. The inscription above records the deeds and qualities of Wang Xingshu.

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