The hometown of Miao surname-Jiyuan, Henan Province

In Jiyuan, the largest ancestral temple of Miao surname in China is located in the middle section of Zhang Xun South Street, with a length of 50 meters from east to west and a width of 40 meters from north to south, covering an area of 2,000 square meters. Depending on the front wall of the temple, Shishi enters the upper stage, lower gate, courtyard pool, aisle main hall, wing room and other buildings. Shrine, giant monument, couplet, round monument, square monument, stone incense burner, etc. The Zhongzu Temple Spring enshrined in the main temple contains rich folk clan temple fair culture.

There are nine temples, two temples, eighteen halls, two pavilions and one nunnery in Gexun Zhangcheng. Classical architecture and Miao ancestral hall are second only to Taishan Temple and Zhen 'an Temple. Yuanming Temple ranks fourth, ranking first among the eighteen halls. The existing stock of cultural relics ranks first in the temple. Bagong in Jiyuan is known as "Ling Tu in big characters and Niulan Pavilion in small characters". In the shrine, the huge wall character "Sui I thought success" was written, and the couplet "Embryo originated, Julian Waghann acted, developed in Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and official was Lang" was engraved. The article traces back to the history of Wang Zhichen, who was the teacher of Wei, Dou, Ban Jiao as Chu Lingyin and Huang Wenbin as doctor of Jin. Praise the Miao family in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties and the brilliant family background of the doctor. Words save face. He also wrote the sentence "Kuixing Pavilion is high in the southeast, and Zhangxuncheng is northwest of the ancient world" on Gaofu in the southeast of the village, which is another couplet on Wenchang Pavilion in the east of the village. Wenchang studied Xiong Wen before, and then his ancestors listened to Chunqiu. The calligraphy circle is even more praised as "Golden Furnace Extends Jiyuan County, Moonlight Increases Palm City". Make Jiyuan pulse qi, win the palm shape, and attract the Northern Qi. Textual research on the compound surname and first name of Hulu, as well as the words of building a frontier defense city, were widely announced. This leads to the conclusion that another talented person, Jiu Tongyin, "built this city to defend the Western Wei Dynasty". Hachi has a strong, dense, broad and delicate face, and his writing style is calm and sharp. Try to get rid of the small script master Niu Lanting and make friends with him. In addition to calligraphy for painting tributes, there are also couplets on the pillars of the ancestral temple, such as "Move the swallow to seek the blessing of the melon, and it will last forever", "Pay attention to beans in secluded places", "offer frost to ancestors in three doors in autumn" and "tie between grandparents and grandchildren will last for a long time". In particular, it is very important to cultivate a tree from scratch. Warning that the descendants of the shrine have nothing to do with the immigrants under the locust tree in Hongdong, Shanxi. During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, moderns, whose Miao surname was in the palm of his hand, did not need to kill people in Tucun. Pull others as ancestors? His writing time was earlier than that of Bagong, belonging to Zhong You Calligraphy School. It's a pity that people without books have lost their names in pairs. There is a vertical monument in the hall on the wall, and the calligraphy of the stone incense burner inscription is colorful and flowery. Attaching importance to agriculture and having a large population, eight generations didn't know about state affairs and worked hard for their careers. Miao Quan, Miao Li and Miao Chang are three doctors. The eldest son, Rong Shi Yuan Dadu (present-day Beijing), was appointed as an inspector. Team Leader of Room Ride, General Manager of Huizhou Daotongzhi. Miao Yidao, a Taoist priest at Longxiang Palace in Jiyuan in Yuan Dynasty. Miao Daben was born in the Ming Dynasty, Miao's eldest son, Shi Rongdi, and Hongwu served as a doctor of the Ministry of War for four years. Miao cong, teacher, hereditary Wei. Miao Sen and Yixiang Xian are big enough to buy a mountain field to create and build Jinding Temple, and Tian Shouzhong, the decorated palm, is a real person to cultivate immortals. Jiyuan scenic spot has been up to now. Miao was born in Qing Dynasty and served as general manager during Shunzhi period. Miao Si Er, a native of Beifan in Qing Dynasty, edited Huaiqing Fuzhi, the imperial examination officer of Shunzhi Xu Bing. Miao Yongkui, a native of Liao and Wu in Qing Dynasty, was once a university student. He set an example for Chengde, and the virtue of history was established in the ancestral hall. Miao Dawen, a native of Liao and Wu in the Qing Dynasty, was named Deng in the Qing Dynasty. Tongzhi was awarded Chengde Lang for four years. Miao Cai Liang, a native of Qing Dynasty, studied in Qianlong for 46 years. Miao, a native of Qing Dynasty, was a loyal and righteous man, who lived in Tongzhi for six years. He was ranked 1 1 in Zhongyi Temple in the county, and had a eulogy. Miao Yunyan, Zi Chengdong, was born in Qing Dynasty, an educator, and a teacher of Miao Linggeng and Miao Turing. The county awarded the gold medal of "Zhantai Yayi" and "* * * Police and Public Security". There is "teaching Zebei" to praise its virtue. Miao Turing, a native of Qing Dynasty, Ding Youke, paid tribute during Guangxu period, worked as a judge in Zhili, and was a great calligrapher of Jiyuan articles. Miao Hongbin, a native of Qing Dynasty, practiced martial arts during Guangxu period. Miao Shizhong, a native of Qing Dynasty, has the Loyalty Hall 107 in the county. Miao Fangxin, a native of Qing Dynasty, is No.341of Zhongyi Temple.