This temple was built on Xianghua Mound in Baohe Park in memory of Bao Zheng (999-1062) of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Born in Hefei, Bao Zheng was an honest official known as "Upright Magistrate Bao," who had once and his portrait carved on a stone, as well as relics unearthed from his tomb.
A well beside the temple is called "Upright Spring (Lianquan)," and it is said that corrupt officials of the town dared not drink the springwater.
The willow-lined Xianghua Mound is surrounded by water, in which water chestnuts and lotus flowers grow lavishly, and is connected to land by a bridge. Lotus roots flourish in the nearby Baohe River.
Add: No.72, Wuhu Road, Hefei, Anhui Province;
Opening hours: 07:30-17:30;
Entry ticket: 20 yuan;
Traffic: Bus No.s 6, 11, 28, 47 and 110;
Tel: 0551-2884124.
(China.org.cn October 21, 2005)
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