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Ximen and Renji Temple are located in Cangpo Village, Yantou Town, dating from the Ming to Qing dynasties, and are categorized as ancient architecture. Renji Temple was first built during the Ming Dynasty, facing south with an area of 300 square meters. It has five bays in width and two courtyards in depth, forming a courtyard-style complex. A square pond is dug in the central courtyard, with moon terraces set along the east, west, and south sides by the water. The entrance is through a flat stone slab bridge, giving it a unique layout. The third courtyard houses the Zhou Chu Memorial Hall. Zhou Chu (240–299), a native of Yangxian, Yixing in the Western Jin Dynasty, was a troublemaker in his youth. The elders dubbed him one of the “Three Scourges” along with a flood dragon and a tiger. Later, he slew the dragon and shot the tiger, reformed himself, made great achievements, and became a renowned statesman. The villagers enshrined him as the temple’s patron deity to educate their descendants.

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Ximen and Renji Temple are protected cultural heritage sites of Yongjia County.

Ximen and Renji Temple are located in Cangpo Village, Yantou Town, dating from the Ming to Qing dynasties, and are categorized as ancient architecture.

Renji Temple was first built during the Ming Dynasty, facing south with an area of 300 square meters. It has five bays in width and two courtyards in depth, forming a courtyard-style complex. A square pond is dug in the central courtyard, with moon terraces set along the east, west, and south sides by the water. The entrance is through a flat stone slab bridge, giving it a unique layout. The third courtyard houses the Zhou Chu Memorial Hall. Zhou Chu (240–299), a native of Yangxian, Yixing in the Western Jin Dynasty, was a troublemaker in his youth. The elders dubbed him one of the “Three Scourges” along with a flood dragon and a tiger. Later, he slew the dragon and shot the tiger, reformed himself, made great achievements, and became a renowned statesman. The villagers enshrined him as the temple’s patron deity to educate their descendants.

In 1992, Ximen and Renji Temple were listed as county-level cultural heritage protection units of Yongjia County.

Cangpo Village: Cangpo Village is situated on the west side of Xianqing Highway, north of Yantou Town, and is an area predominantly inhabited by the Li clan. The village covers an area of 146 mu, with 755 households. Established in 955 AD, Cangpo Village was designated as a Zhejiang Provincial Historical and Cultural Reserve in 1991. In the second year of the Xiande era of the Later Zhou Dynasty (955), the founding ancestor migrated from Changxi in Fujian to Ling Mountain in Yongjia to escape unrest in Fujian. He became a son-in-law of the Zhou family and later moved about one kilometer east to establish the current settlement.

The original name of Cangpo Village was Cangdun, which was changed to Cangpo to avoid the naming taboo of Emperor Guangzong of Song (Zhao Dun). In the second year of the Zhihe era of Emperor Renzong of Song (1055), during the time of the fifth-generation ancestor, the village prospered and split into... More details about Cangpo Village ++