Zhunan Wugu Temple

In 1739, the fourth year of the Qianlong reign, Lin Ershun of Quanzhou led more than thirty settlers of Fujianese and Cantonese origin to sign an agreement with the local indigenous people to open land along the Zhonggang River, and that year they began worshipping Shennong: first came the land clearing, then the faith. In 1797, the second year of the Jiaqing reign, landholders including Zhang Zhengyang, Zhang San, and Wang Xian proposed building a temple, and Wugu Temple finally had a permanent hall. In 1851, the first year of the Xianfeng reign, an incense division went to the Sanwan Wugu Temple, and in 1874, the 13th year of the Tongzhi reign, the temple was rebuilt and a donors' stele was erected, recording the names of those who gave money and labor. In 1998 the giant Shennong statue was completed, turning a farming faith of more than two centuries into the most eye-catching landmark beside the railway.