Nèiqiū

Neiqiu lies at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains. At the foot of Que Mountain stands a temple to Bian Que, the celebrated physician honoured here as a healing god. Pilgrims came to worship among its halls, bridges, and ancient trees, and stone inscriptions record generations of patronage. The temple was rebuilt in 1268 under the Yuan and again in 1487 under the Ming. A bridge before the shrine, traditionally associated with the physician's power to restore life, was rebuilt in the sixteenth century. Its name of Nine Dragons recalled the nine mountain streams that converge after rain.