Wu Xiazi Memorial Archway

Wu Xiazi Memorial Archway

Wu Xiazi Memorial Archway is a cultural tourism attraction.

Wu Xiazi Memorial Archway is located east of the Old Xiagang River in Lingang Subdistrict. Originally built during the Ming Dynasty and relocated in the mid-Qing Dynasty, it is a two-pillar, single-entrance structure. Above the stone pillars is a gatehouse-style horizontal lintel, and the central stone slab was originally inlaid with carvings depicting the Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars, dragons, and lions, while the stone pillars are adorned with carved stone lions. Legend has it that during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, a scholar named Wu Feng was renowned in the locality for his filial piety toward his parents. After being reported by the county magistrate, he was granted an imperial edict of commendation as a filial son. When Emperor Qianlong made his fifth southern tour, he heard of Wu Feng’s filial devotion and issued an imperial order to honor him, leading to the erection of the archway in front of Wu Feng’s tomb. The archway was later relocated for certain reasons to the eastern end of Wan’an Bridge and named “Wu Xiazi Archway.”