Erlun Temple Introduction
Built in the third year of the Daoguang era (1823), this temple is dedicated to the Three Mountain Kings and serves as the center of faith 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 complicated history. In the 30th year of the Republic of China, the Japanese army confiscated civilian copper and iron materials to manufacture weapons, including the ancient bell, which was sent to the Dahu County Office. For decades, many believed that the ancient bell had been melted down into weapons and no longer existed. One day, Mr. Zhang Li-Chun, the temple's caretaker, passed by the Dahu Police Station (the former site of the County Office) and discovered that the "warning bell" in the station's backyard was actually the ancient bell he used to polish at the E-Lun Temple. After several negotiations by the E-Lun Management Committee, the bell finally returned to the bell tower of the E-Lun Temple in the 71st year of the Republic of China, after being lost for 40 years.
