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Baogong
Memorial Hall
Baogong Memorial Hall, a special
memorial hall to commemorate Bao Zhen (999-1062)
in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127),
is located in Fragrant Flower Mound of Baohe
Park, Hefei. It was first built in the period
1488 to 1505 of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).
These buildings were rebuilt in 1882 and
1946 respectively. Fragrant Flower Mound
used to be the place where Bao Zhen studied.
During the Ming Dynasty, Song Guangming,
the governor of Hefei, saw this scenic spot
and the ancient temple into Baogong Academy.
In the memorial hall display the statue
of Baogong, stone carved image, cultural
relics and relevant materials. By the side
of the memorial hall, there is a
pavilion with a well in it. The well is
named Honest and Clean Well (Incorruptible
Well). Legend has it that those officials
who have not been honest and clean dare
not to drink the water from the well. Bao
Zhen, popularly known as Bao Gong (Lord
Bao), was prefect of Kaifeng, capital of
the Northern Song Dynasty. He was famous
in popular legend as an upright and capable
official and fearless, impartial judge with
a knack of passing true verdicts in all
the cases he tried. The people called him
"Just Judge Bao" in the Northern
Song Dynasty.
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