Hui Feng Temple in Zicun

　　    Hui Feng Temple in Zicun (Hui Feng Academy) was first built in the early Ming Dynasty and renovated during the Yongzheng reign of the Qing Dynasty. It is a temple specially granted and established by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang after he became emperor, hence the name “Hui Feng Temple.”

　　    Hui Feng Temple is located by the Xiahe River, where mountains and water blend together, creating a majestic and picturesque landscape. In the spring of 1696, Lei Youlan, a renowned Qing Dynasty geographer who traveled far and wide in search of an ideal feng shui site known as "a dragon returning to guard its ancestral origin," visited Hui Feng Temple. He left behind this timeless poem of praise: Atop Four-Ear Peak rises a grand sight, Twenty-four mountains form a winding dragon flight. The golden dragon follows bends, flowing down with grace, Returning to guard its roots—this place, Hui Feng’s embrace. Before it stand peaks like brushes set on high, Behind, a fierce tiger hill stands nearby. Nine winding streams embrace it all around, With flags and drums on each side, mighty and sound. Lions, elephants, fish, and shrimp guard the water’s flow, Here heroes and statesmen rise from below.

　　    The sides of Hui Feng Temple once housed classrooms, making it both a temple and a school. When Li Jishen was six years old, he studied at Hui Feng Academy under his uncle. Therefore, Hui Feng Temple (also called Hui Feng Academy) served as Li Jishen’s first school. In 1907, when Li Jishen returned to his hometown of Liaoshen to visit family and passed through Zicun, he made a special trip back to Hui Feng Temple and Hui Feng Academy. He composed a poem beginning with the line “Famed and Holy Hui Feng,” which reads: Famed across the land, its glory widely spread, A sacred site where spirits cultivate the best. Bestowing blessings upon the nation and its folk, Granting happiness, official ranks, generals, and lords it woke.

　　    In 1958, Hui Feng Temple was demolished. It was rebuilt in 1985 and underwent another renovation in 2001. Today, Hui Feng Temple still functions as both a temple and a school. Zifeng Primary School is located within Hui Feng Temple and retains the name “Hui Feng Academy.”