Zhongyong Shrine

　　Zhongyong Shrine, later known as Taiping Academy, is located in the urban area of Yangxi County. It faces south with a north orientation, features a brick-and-wood structure, has a square floor plan, and covers an area of 1,389 square meters. According to records, the shrine was built during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty, and the existing shrine complex was reconstructed during the Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty, remaining largely well-preserved.

　　The shrine was built to commemorate the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in battles against Japanese pirates. During the Qing Dynasty’s Qianlong era, the imperial tutor Weng Fanggang wrote and inscribed a stele inscription for it, which is now housed in the Guangdong Provincial Museum. Behind the shrine lies Qiuxian Academy, which enshrines seven virtuous ministers of the Song Dynasty: Li Deyu, Kou Zhun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Qin Guan, Zhao Ding, and Hu Quan.