Erxian Palace

　　    Situated on Erxian Ridge in Xilimen Village, 14 kilometers south of Gaoping City. Legend has it that during the Jin Dynasty, there were two sisters whose birth mother had died. Unable to bear the mistreatment of their stepmother, they often cried out to the heavens in sorrow, which moved the gods. Two yellow dragons descended, and the sisters rode the dragons to heaven, becoming immortals. They cared about the hardships of the people, and those who prayed to them for rain, medicine, or children always had their wishes granted. Their story spread widely across the Shangdang region, where they were deeply revered, leading to the construction of a temple in their honor. The exact date of its original construction is unknown, but it was renovated during the Jin, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Existing structures include the mountain gate, east and west corridors, central hall, side halls, and the rear main hall. The central hall is the oldest, featuring a square layout with three bays, a single-eave nine-ridge roof, and a front porch one bay deep. Its doors and windows have been relocated to the front golden columns. The columns are square with beveled edges and rest on lotus-petal-shaped bases. The hall has no internal columns; the main beam and the bracket arms intersect above the front columns, creating a simple yet sturdy structure that dates back to the Jin Dynasty. Inside the temple is a Jin Dynasty stone stele documenting the miraculous deeds of the immortal sisters. A stele from the fifth year of the Guangxu reign in the Qing Dynasty (1879) details the natural disaster and the hardships faced by the people in the third year of Guangxu, serving as an important historical resource for the study of disaster history in China.