Zīxiàn

Zi County was the seat of Zizhou on the Tuo River, a town between Chengdu and the southern Sichuan basin. Its Confucian temple, established in the Northern Song, stood beside the river and was repaired repeatedly under the Ming and Qing. Because the low site was prone to flooding, the prefect Zhang Hailan proposed moving it; in 1829 the temple was rebuilt on higher ground, away from the busy riverside streets.