Wenlin Pavilion Introduction
Wenlin Pavilion is dedicated to the Three Benefactors and Wenchang Dijun. It is a historic temple with a long-standing history, attracting many followers and flourishing incense offerings. It is not only one of the most famous temples in the Xianglin area, but also an important early school. Wenlin Pavilion was founded during the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty by the scholar Deng Zhaoxiong, serving as a place for cultivating talents in the local community. During the Guangxu era, it was renamed "Wenlin Society," becoming a gathering place for literati from the Touqian Creek area to connect through literature, before being transformed into a temple named "Wenlin Pavilion," also known as the Literary Shrine. In the 21st year of the Republic of China (1932), it was reconstructed, changing the original earthen-walled temple into a building of red bricks and glazed tiles. The current appearance of the temple was reconstructed around the 80th year of the Republic of China (1991). Every year on September 28th, which marks Confucius's birthday, Wenlin Pavilion holds its grandest ritual, celebrating with large-scale events, attracting a continuous flow of devotees and significantly flourishing incense offerings.