What is the origin of the ancestral temple in Qiangaomiao Township, Xinye County, Henan Province?

The ancestral temple view in Qiangaomiao Township is one of the important places for Quanzhen Taoist activities in China. Built in the Tang Dynasty, it was repaired many times in the Song, Ming and Qing Dynasties. The existing ancestor statue is 1.4 meters high, and the white marble sculpture has been designated as a provincial second-class cultural relic.

The temple covers an area of 8,000 square meters, with a building area of 1500 square meters, of which the building area of Founder Hall is 5 10 square meter, the building area of Yuhuang Hall is 470 square meters, the building area of Piandian Hall is 220 square meters, and the building area of affiliated office and accommodation rooms is 300 square meters. There are 32 statues in the main hall, 37 modern sculptures of light, electricity and sound in the underground, 0/5 statues of white marble in Yuhuang Hall and 0/5 statues in Piandian Hall. There is a lotus pond in the courtyard with a water surface of 500 square meters; A monument of 12 is erected around the fence, which records the repair and change history of the temple in detail. The pilgrims in this temple mainly come from seven counties and cities in Hubei, Henan and other provinces. Every year, large-scale religious activities, including social drama on the first day of the first lunar month and temple fair on the third day of the third lunar month, have become one of the important channels to promote local information exchange and commodity circulation. Gao Qian Temple Ancestral Hall is located 500 meters south of Zhangzhuang Village, Miaoxiang, Gao Qian, Xinye County, adjacent to the Han (Middle)-Wang (Zhuang) Provincial Road, and the adjacent attractions include the ruins of Jiyang Ancient City in Han Dynasty and the former residence of Cen Peng, the ancestor of Cen family in China.