Last updated 2026-11-15 — Bao Gong Temple, located in the northwest corner of Huaiyang City, was built by the people of Chen to commemorate Bao Zheng. According to historical records, it was first established during the Chenghua era of the Ming Dynasty by Magistrate Dai Xin. In the 12th year of the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty (1807), Prefect Bao Min and County Magistrate Zhang Shiliang renovated the temple. On both sides of the main hall hangs a couplet: “In adjudicating wrongful cases, refusing all under-the-table dealings—truly the demeanor of the King of Hell; in relieving disaster victims, showing boundless compassion—still the heart of a bodhisattva.” This reflects the people’s heartfelt praise for Bao Gong. When Bao Zheng served as the prefect of Kaifeng, legend has it that he was ordered to go to Chenzhou to distribute grain and provide disaster relief. There, he angrily beheaded the imperial relative, the Fourth Imperial Uncle Cao Hu, who had been harming the people, thus eliminating a menace and avenging the locals. A “Four Sages Temple Stele” erected in Huaiyang states: “Lord Bao the Loyal and Upright rendered great service to our Chenzhou. Upholding justice and distributing relief, he firmly suppressed the powerful, saving tens of thousands of the local populace.” The people of Chen have never forgotten Bao Gong’s benevolence through generations, and thus built this temple within Yongzhe Temple to honor him.