Huguo Grain Official Temple

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The Huguo Suiliangwang Temple is commonly known as the "Qi Laoye Temple". In the Huguo Suiliangwang Temple in Xitang, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, the "Jin Gong" enshrined is the local protector of Xitang. It is said that there really was such a person in history, his surname was Jin, and he was the seventh. He once protected the local people from prison, and the people called him Qi Laoye. The specific story seems to be like this😄—— It is said that during the Chongzhen period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a famine in the Xitang area. At that time, Qi Laoye was supervising the yellow grain ship passing by. Seeing the hungry people, he poured the imperial grain to the hungry people. Knowing that he could not escape the law, he committed suicide in the Yanta Bay River. The rescued people raised funds to build a temple for him. The local people just remembered Qi Laoye in their hearts. He did a good thing for the people, and the local people have commemorated him for hundreds of years... Every year on the third day of the fourth lunar month, Qi Laoye will go out to the temple fair, which is very lively and full of local characteristics. During the temple fair, there are folk art activities such as circus, stepping on white boats, and boating on the lake. This day is also the opening day of Xitang’s annual Tourism Festival.