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 Wugong
Temples is located at the southeast part of Haikuo city. Wugong
Temples is a complex of five traditional temples and halls. The buildings
were built during the reign of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty to
commemorate the five well-known officials of the Tang and Song dynasties.
Through different dynasties period, restoration and extension works
were carried out to this temple complex with the inclusion of gardens,
ponds and pavilions to beautify the complex compound.
The five temples forming the whole complex are the Wugong Temple,
Songgong Temple, Guanjia Temple, Xuepu Temple, Wugong Jingshe and
the Qiong Garden. Inside Wugong Temple is a stone tablet craved with
unique Chinese calligraphy inscriptions of Emperor Huizong's rescript
from the Song Dynasty. Songgong Temple was built to commemorate Su
Shi and his brother Su Zhe. Tablets of stones with inscriptions of
his poems and essays were found here.
Today it is a quiet place for couples and families to escape the city
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