Wenchang Shrine Introduction
The Xinzhuang Wen Chang Temple is dedicated to the Emperor Wen Chang. During the seventh year of the Yongzheng reign (1729), the Ciou Temple was renovated and also worshiped the Emperor Wen Chang. In the eighteenth year of the Jiaqing reign (1813), the Xinzhuang County Clerk Cao Rulin donated to build the Wen Chang Temple beside the Ciou Temple. Later, in the first year of the Guangxu reign (1875), the Mengjia County Clerk Chuan Duanquan and the gentry Chen Shizhang relocated it to its current site. Over the course of 121 years, it has undergone eight renovations (no data available for confirmation), and due to its development and historical value, retaining a relatively complete structure, it is currently listed as a third-class historic site. The Wen Chang Temple established the "Taipei National Language School Xinzhuang Branch" at the Xingzhi Public School (in the twenty-fourth year of Guangxu, 1898). Before its completion, it served as a yishu (private school), where students were educated, holding the same status as the Confucius Temple and performing similar functions. Xinzhuang had a Wen Chang Temple as early as the Jiaqing period, indicating the flourishing cultural atmosphere of the area, and this temple holds significant meaning for the cultural development of Xinzhuang, warranting proper maintenance and preservation to revive its social and educational functions.
