The Shezhuang Temple () is a

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temple in the Jinqiao district of

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. It was built at the end of the

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in the 17th century in honour of a man named Jin San. A building of fine

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, the temple was originally surrounded by an old village that was demolished in the late 2000s to make space for new developments.

External links

Official website of the temple
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