Zengmiao Scenic Area

Zeng Temple is a temple dedicated to Zengzi, the ancestral saint. Zengzi's name was Shen, and his courtesy name was Ziyu. He was a disciple of Confucius, an authentic successor of Confucius' teachings, and one of the "Four Great Sages" of Confucius. He was revered as the ancestral saint by later generations. Zeng Temple has a long history. It was built in the 15th year of King Kao of Zhou (426 BC). It was originally named "Zhongxiao Temple". It was rebuilt in the 9th year of Zhengtong in the Ming Dynasty (1444 AD). Later, it was expanded and added many times during the reigns of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty, Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, and Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty, and finally formed its current scale. The layout of Zeng Temple is divided into three roads: the main road, the left road, and the right road along the central axis. There are five courtyards in front and back, 30 buildings, more than 70 halls and verandas, surrounded by red walls. Its main buildings include: Sanfang, Zongsheng Gate, Ji Gate, Jingsheng Gate, Yuying Gate, Zongsheng Hall, East and West Verandas, Sleeping Hall, Sansheng Hall, Laiwu Hou Temple, Wanli Monument Pavilion, Qianlong Imperial Monument Pavilion, Yongquan Well, etc. From the 18th year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty (1539 AD) to the end of the Qing Dynasty, the imperial court granted Zengzi's descendants the title of Doctor of the Five Classics in the Hanlin Academy, which was inherited from generation to generation, and the Zengzi Lin Temple was the main place of worship.