Erlun Temple Introduction
Built in the 3rd year of the Daoguang era (1823 AD), the temple is dedicated to the Three Mountain Kings and serves as a religious center for the residents of Zhuolan Township, making it the oldest temple in the Zhuolan area. The ancient bell of the E Lun Temple has a convoluted history. In 1941, the Japanese military forcibly collected civilian copper and iron goods for the production of weapons, and the ancient bell was confiscated to be delivered to the Dahu County Office. For decades, the public believed the ancient bell had been cast into weapons and no longer existed. One day, Mr. Zhang Lichun, the temple priest, passed by the Dahu Police Station (then the site of the old county office) and discovered that the "alert bell" in the station's backyard was the ancient bell he had often polished at the E Lun Temple. After numerous negotiations by the E Lun Management Committee, the bell, which had been lost for 40 years, finally returned to the bell tower of the E Lun Temple in 1982.
