Yuefei Temple in Zhuxian Town [Kaifeng]

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Located at the place 22 kilometers away from the south of Kaifeng, Zhuxian Town is said to be the nativity of Zhuhai, a chivalrous man of the Kingdom Wei during the period of the Warring States. Rapidly flourished, as Kaifeng's only waterway transit wharf during the Ming Dynasty and one of the four famous towns during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the early years of the south Song Dynasty, Yuefei, a famous hero fighting Jin, defeated Jinwushu here. Yuefei Temple was built in 1478, and renovated several times later, extremely magnificent in scale as one of the four big Yuefei Temples during the Ming Dynasty. Yuefei Temple holds several upright stone tablets, with two of them being the most famous for their bold and vigorous style of calligraphy.

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