Nanyu Mountain West Village

Nanyu Mountain West Village

The village currently has 1,280 mu of agricultural land, including 1,000 mu planted with wheat and corn, and 30 mu of orchards; forested areas cover 181 mu, and vegetable fields span 50 mu, of which 19 mu are under plastic greenhouses. By the end of 2010, the village’s total industrial and agricultural output value reached 11.26 million yuan, with an average per capita income of 4,200 yuan among farmers.

The main attraction in Nanyu Mountain West Village is the Zengzi Temple. Located to the west of the village and on the sunny side of Nanyu Mountain, the temple is a shrine dedicated to Zengzi. It was initially called the Zhongxiao Shrine. According to the "Reconstruction of Wucheng Genealogy" from the third year of the Zhenguan era in the Tang Dynasty, Nancheng had a “Zhongxiao Shrine in the northwest, first built on the fifteenth day of the second month in the fifteenth year of King Kao of Zhou (425 BC).” Later construction details are unknown. In the ninth year of the Zhengtong era in the Ming Dynasty (1444), Wen Liang, an education officer in Jiaxiang, “petitioned for the repair of the dilapidated temple and received imperial approval,” leading to its reconstruction the following year. It was then called the Zongsheng Gong Temple, and underwent several renovations afterward. After the Jiajing era of the Ming Dynasty, it became known as the Zongsheng Zengzi Temple. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, the Zengzi Temple and its tomb were renovated and maintained multiple times. In 2003, after a donation from Mr. Zeng Xianzi, the temple was refurbished and restored to its former glory. The Zengzi Temple is a complex of ancient official-style architecture, featuring the architectural style of the Ming Dynasty. It faces south and covers an area of 29,808 square meters. The layout is divided into left, middle, and right sections, with a total of five courtyards from front to back. The main structure, the Zongsheng Hall, is located in the central part of the central axis. There are over 30 various buildings including halls, side rooms, chambers, and pavilions, totaling more than 80 rooms. The temple also preserves 350 ancient cypress trees and over 20 stone tablets from the Ming and Qing dynasties. It was designated as a second batch provincial-level key cultural relics protection unit in 1992, and as a sixth batch national key cultural relics protection unit in 2006.

Address: North of the Man Dong Township Government Office, south of Jiaxiang County

Supporting Facilities:

Dining available, with an average consumption of 80 yuan per person. No guest rooms. Parking available.