Shangyu is the hometown of the dutiful daughter Cao E. Why was Cao 'e Temple built in Cao 'e?

Cao E's injustice, also known as Lingxiao Temple and Filial Piety Temple in his early years, is a memorial building built in the Eastern Han Dynasty to commemorate Cao E, the daughter of Shang Yang.

Cao E (130- 143) is a native of Caojiabao village in Shangyu. My mother died a long time ago, and my father Cao Xu was a wizard who was good at "caressing An Ge and dancing happily". The custom of offering sacrifices to Wu Zixu, the tide god, during the Dragon Boat Festival in wuyue in Han Dynasty. In the second year of Han 'an (143), on May 5th, Cao Xu drowned and his body was swept away by the waves. Cao E, who was only 14 years old, lost her loving father and cried day and night to look for him along the river. On the seventeenth day, she took off her coat and threw it into the river, praying to heaven: if her father's body is still there, let her clothes sink; If not, let the clothes float. As soon as she finished speaking, her clothes sank and she jumped into the river here to find her father. Three days later, the drowned Cao E surfaced with his father's body. Cao E's filial piety touched the whole village and spread quickly, causing a sensation in the ruling and opposition parties. In the first year of Yuanjia (15 1), Shangyu County ordered Cao E to be reburied on Jiangnan Road and reported to the court as a filial daughter to build a temple for her.

According to historical records, since the Song Dynasty, emperors have praised Cao E in major events. In the eighth year of Song and Yuan Dynasties (1093), Song Zhezong built a magnificent Cao E Hall. For four years (1 1 10), she was named Mrs. Ling Xiao. Zheng He sealed Zhao Shun for five years. In the sixth year of Chunyou, I was Mrs. Feng Chunyi. Why did my father wait? My mother was Mrs. Qingshan. From the end of Yuan Dynasty to the fifth year of Yuan Dynasty (1939), Mrs. Gan Hui was sealed. In the eighth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1375), Zhu Yuanzhang ordered officials to worship in the temple and sincerely wrote an obituary of Liu Jiji. In the 13th year of Jiaqing (1808), Fu Ying was appointed. Five years of Tongzhi (1865), Mrs. Inspiration was sealed, and a "Cao Jiang Blessing" plaque was presented. During the Republic of China, many Kuomintang military and political dignitaries inscribed couplets, among which the plaque "Light of Human Relations" inscribed by Mr. Chiang Kai-shek is now hanging in the main hall of the temple.

Cao E's grievance was founded in 15 1. Today, it has experienced the following major stages of development. One is Jiangdong Temple with a history of nearly 600 years. "The Biography of Cao E in the Later Han Dynasty": "In the first year of Yuanjia, the county was still long, and it was buried in the south of the Yangtze River to erect a monument." At this stage, although the temples have been promoted and abolished several times, they have not developed greatly because of the "iron-faced Jiang Cao". Second, the Yuanyoujian Temple in the Northern Song Dynasty moved to the west, and now it is located. According to the "Shangyu County Records" published during the Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, "The west bank of Cao 'e River was in Jiangdong and belonged to Shangyu. Later, it was destroyed by the trend and moved to this place. " After the temple moved westward, its scale expanded, but only five halls were built. Third, during the Jiading period of the Southern Song Dynasty, the county magistrate Wang Gang expanded five Cao Fujun shrines and Zhu 'e shrines, and built a double pavilion in the north of the main hall for the first time. Fourthly, after the temple was burned in 18, the squire Ren Fengkui raised private capital for reconstruction. This building not only further expanded the scope of the main hall, but also added a drinking pavilion and a stage, which laid the foundation for the rigorous layout, patchwork and magnificence of the existing temples. In view of disrepair and man-made destruction during the Cultural Revolution, this temple is on the verge of collapse. 1984, the people's governments of Zhejiang Province and Shangyu City allocated funds, and under the auspices of the cultural relics department, dove workers repaired the temple for three years, which made this ancient building glow with new vitality.