Shuyang Zhong Temple

Shuyang Zhong Temple

Shuyang Zhong Temple is a national AA-level tourist attraction and a cultural heritage site protected at the Shandong provincial level.

Shuyang Zhong Temple is located in Sihexiang Subdistrict, Shuyang County. It dates back to the Ming and Qing dynasties. In 2013, it was designated as part of the fourth batch of provincial-level cultural heritage sites by the People's Government of Shandong Province.

Sihexiang Subdistrict: The seat of the People's Government of Sihexiang Subdistrict is also the county seat of Shuyang. It borders the Linyi-Mengyin region to the east, connecting to the sea, neighbors Qufu—the hometown of Confucius—to the west, and lies adjacent to the cultural hub of the Five Great Mountains to the north. The subdistrict covers a total area of 42 square kilometers, encompassing 12 neighborhood committees within the urban area and 23 village committees in the suburban regions, with a total population of 65,900.

　Hometown of Confucius and Mencius, birthplace of Zhongzi—convenient transportation. The Yanzhou-Shijiusuo Railway, the Rizhao-Xi’an Expressway, National Highway 327, and Provincial Highway S244 all run through the county. It is just over ten kilometers west of the Beijing-Fuzhou Expressway and south of the Rizhao-Jinan Expressway, about 150 kilometers north of the provincial capital Jinan, and east of the Rizhao coastal area… More details on Sihexiang Subdistrict ++

Further reading:

· Fourth Batch of Shandong Provincial Cultural Heritage Sites

· Fourth Batch of Jining Municipal Cultural Heritage Sites