Temple of the Two Dukes: Tao Shu & Lin Zexu

Temple of the Two Dukes: Tao Shu & Lin Zexu

The Temple of the Two Dukes: Tao Shu & Lin Zexu is a cultural relic protection unit of Nanjing.

The Temple of the Two Dukes: Tao Shu & Lin Zexu is located at No. 4 Changjiang East Street, Xuanwu District, dating back to the Qing Dynasty.

The "Temple of the Two Dukes" refers to the memorial shrine dedicated to Tao Shu and Lin Zexu. It was built in the ninth year of the Guangxu reign by Zuo Zongtang, the Viceroy of Liangjiang, to commemorate his predecessors Tao Shu and Lin Zexu, and is situated within the Presidential Palace scenic area.

The Temple of the Two Dukes: Tao Shu & Lin Zexu is a cultural relic protection unit of Nanjing.

Tao Shu

(1778-1839)

Governor-General of Liangjiang during the Qing Dynasty.

Native of Anhua County, Hunan, during the Qing Dynasty. His courtesy name was Zilin, literary name Yuntin, also called himself Peach Blossom Fisherman and Owner of the Sealheart Stone House, and in his later years styled himself Old Man with a Beard. Born in the forty-third year of the Qianlong reign (1778).

Coming from a poor family in his youth, he studied under his father. In the sixtieth year of Qianlong (1795), he attended Yuelu Academy and studied under Luo Dian. In the autumn of the fifth year of the Jiaqing reign (1800), he passed the provincial examination. Two years later, he became a Jinshi (presented scholar) and was selected as a Shujishi (probationary bachelor) in the Hanlin Academy. He was appointed as a Junior Compiler but soon returned home for his father’s funeral. In the fifteenth year, he served as Vice Examiner for the Sichuan Provincial Examination; in the eighteenth year he recorded... More details about Tao Shu++

Lin Zexu, courtesy name Yuanfu, also known as Shaomu or Shilin, and in his later years styled as Lao Weng of Cuncun. A native of Gudong Street, Houguan, Fujian (now part of Gulou District, Fuzhou City). Born on July 26, 1785, during the fifty-first year of the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty. His father, Lin Binri, courtesy name Mengyang, literary name ??gu, earned a living as a teacher; his mother, Chen Zhi, did needlework and paper-cutting flowers to support the household. Lin Zexu began his schooling at age four and showed early talent in literature. In the third year of the Jiaqing reign (1798), he became a Xiucai (successful candidate in the county-level imperial examination) and studied at Ao Peak Academy, where he began to focus on practical learning. In the ninth year of the Jiaqing reign (1804), he passed the provincial examination, but failed the metropolitan examination. To make a living, he first... More details about Lin Zexu++