The ancient building of Shihuan Temple is located in Shangchi Village, the hometown of Wang Anshi, Dongxiang, Jiangxi Province. The only "Shihuan Temple" in China is an exclusive ancestral hall to commemorate the Wang family in Shangchi who have been officials for generations. It is a typical ancient temple of the Ming Dynasty. Architecture is a profound masterpiece that demonstrates the outstanding creativity of our country's working people and the breadth and depth of ancient Chinese architecture.
, "There is no need to fear the changes in the sky, and there is no law for the ancestors. Since ancient times, heroes, gentleness, wisdom, and ancestral virtues can be learned from, and knowledge can be passed on. Today, the countryside admires the legacy." This is hanging in the "Shihuan Temple" in Shangchi Village. A couplet praising Wang Jinggong. There is also a couplet on the main gate: "Politics resisted the rise of three generations, and sent Yigao to Yidan. The article drove hundreds of schools, surpassing Han, Liu and Osu." Horizontal couplet: "Zu Si Guanghua". In the old days, in the "Shihuan Temple" ancestral hall in Shangchi Village, there were many famous calligraphy, paintings and wooden plaques on the walls praising the great achievements of the ancestors of the Wang family in Shangchi Village. To this day, there are still many couplets praising Wang Jinggong circulated in the "Shihuan Temple".
"Shihuan Temple": In the center of Shangchi Village is a typical Jiangnan ancestral hall with a brick, wood and stone structure and excellent materials. There are many exquisite brick, wood and stone carvings preserved in the ancestral hall. The ancestral hall faces south from the north, with three halls and three bays. It is 12.2 meters wide, 30.4 meters deep, and 6 meters high. It covers an area of ??366 square meters. The main gate has a stone plaque inscribed with the words "Shihuan Temple" in three regular scripts, and the plaques on both sides of the gate have inscribed plaques. The words "Deng Ke" and "Ji Di" are engraved with a smooth and powerful stroke. There is a stone pier on each side of the three gates (to be called three gates and six piers). The front hall is 7.65 meters deep, the middle hall is 12.3 meters deep, and the back hall is 6.9 meters deep. It is high in the back and low in the front. There are two wells in the middle and a volcanic wall. It is a typical Ming Dynasty building. In the old days of Shangchi Village, there was a Wenhui (i.e., Youwenhui). On the third day of the first lunar month every year, students gather in the Shihuan Temple to pay homage to the portrait of their great uncle Kao Wang Anshi, to show their descendants' respect for their ancestors, commonly known as "reverence". School".
At the same time, paintings by famous artists from past dynasties are also on display. A painting of eighteen horses painted by a Song Dynasty painter, one horse and one picture, is lifelike. There is also an inkstone given to the descendants of Wang Anshi by the great calligrapher Mi Fu of the Song Dynasty. The inkstone is green, 23 centimeters long, 14.55 centimeters wide, and weighs 8.25 kilograms. It is engraved with two dragons on both sides, a coiled dragon on the side, and "" in the middle above. The four words "the treasure given by the emperor" are very precious. There is an inscription carved by Mi Fu on the bottom of the inkstone. Today, the inkstone and some of the portraits taken out of the wall are stored in the Dongxiang Museum.
A simple, exquisite ancient building that carries such profound history and culture - Shihuan Temple, has influenced the descendants of the Wang Anshi family for generations. Nowadays, there are dozens of people working as officials, teaching, and studying here. Shihuan Temple has become an important carrier of Jinggong culture and an ancient building that is the soul of the people in Shangchi Village.