Erlun Temple Introduction
Built in the third year of the Daoguang era (1823 AD), this temple is dedicated to the Three Mountain Kings and serves as the spiritual center for the residents of Zhuolan Township. It is also the oldest temple in the Zhuolan area. The ancient bell of the Elun Temple has a complicated history. In the 30th year of the Republic of China, the Japanese army forcefully collected copper and iron implements from the public to manufacture weapons, and the ancient bell was confiscated and sent to the Dahu County Office. For decades, people believed that the bell had been melted down into weapons and no longer existed. One day, Mr. Zhang Lichun, the temple steward of Elun Temple, passed by the Dahu Police Substation (the old site of the county office) and discovered that the "alarm bell" in the backyard of the substation was the ancient bell he used to polish regularly. After several negotiations by the Elun Management Committee, the ancient bell, which had been lost for 40 years, finally returned to the bell tower of Elun Temple in the 71st year of the Republic of China.
