Ruins of Fandan Temple

　　The Fandan Temple is located 700 meters east of Qiangenglou Village, Liuzhentun Township, southeast of the county town. Research has confirmed that beneath the temple lies a site from the Dawenkou and Longshan cultures. It was designated as a county-level cultural heritage protection unit in 1962.

　　The site is a square-shaped platform, about 2 meters above the ground. The surrounding area is flat, covering an area of 3,600 square meters, with a cultural layer generally 3 to 5 meters thick. Artifacts unearthed include pottery ding (tripods), bowls, jars, stone shovels, stone chisels, and stone adzes from the Longshan culture period. At the north end of the platform, there are Dawenkou culture tombs, where grayish-blue pottery bamboo-joint cups and other items were excavated.

　　According to folklore, Fandan Temple was the place where Confucius borrowed grain from Fandan when he was stranded in Chen. Later generations built more than ten temple halls (now in ruins) in his memory. Fandan was a figure from the Eastern Han Dynasty, living about six or seven hundred years after Confucius, so the story of borrowing grain is considered unreliable, yet the tale continues to be widely told.

　　Source: Huaiyang Government Website