Lingquan Temple
Lingquan Temple, formerly known as Zhaixing Temple, is located on a mountain 300 meters above sea level in Xinlingtou, a city 11 kilometers south of Ninghai County. There is a spiritual spring in the northeast corner of the temple. The well is less than 1 meter deep. The water in the well is inexhaustible all year round and is enough for drinking, hence the name. During the Xianchun period of the Song Dynasty (1265-2374), Wang Yin, a layman from Jueya, married in a nunnery. In the first year of Song Deyou's reign (1275), the palace was rebuilt. There is no test for success and failure. The main hall was rebuilt in the 35th year of the Republic of China (1946). At its peak, there were 99 monks, as well as a considerable number of ponds, forests, and gardens. After the land reform, the temple property was neglected and the temple declined. In 1956, a forest school was set up in the temple; the forest school was closed and a collective livestock farm was set up.
The Lingquan ancient well is well preserved and has a stone tablet. The original main hall and wing rooms were briefly repaired, and the east wing was newly built. The area in front of the temple is wide and the scenery is quite good. Step out of the back door of Lingquan Temple, follow the mountain road, and pass a mountain pond reservoir, which is Lingquan Cemetery. The cemetery faces south, is surrounded by mountains on three sides, is surrounded by pines and bamboos, and has a spring in front. It is a geomantic treasure. The cemetery is built on the mountain, like a staircase. The tombs are small and exquisite, each covering an area of ??about 1 square meter. The tombstones are made of marble. The road leads directly to the cemetery.
Two miles east of Lingquan Temple is Shanfangfang Village. Legend has it that during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty (1403-1424), Fang Xiaoru suffered a genocide, and his family home above Hexi was destroyed. Fang Kehao's wife, Zheng, was pregnant, so she escaped from the village with steamed rice as a cover-up and hid in the village. this. He gave birth to a son, who changed his surname to Zheng and disdained his son. People learned that Shan Youfang lived in seclusion, so the village was named Shan Zangfang, which was abbreviated to Shanfang by later generations. In the 30th year of Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1691), the surname Zheng was changed to Fang. After that, the descendants multiplied and the Fang ancestral hall was built in the village.
The Fang Ancestral Hall is also very unique. There is a chicken coop-topped stage and a stone-paved bright hall. On both sides are two-story wing rooms for villagers to watch the show. The hall houses Fang Xiaoru and the Fang family's ancestral tablets. What is unique is the back floor of the main hall, which has four extra large outcropping rafters, symbolizing that the Fang family will always have its days of success.