Wugong Temple (Temple of the Five Lords)

Commemorates five famous officials exiled to Hainan in the Tang and Song dynasties (Li Deyu / Li Gang / Zhao Ding / Hu Quan / Li Guang), the 'First Building of Hainan' (built in the Guangxu era, Qing dynasty), relics of Su Shi's stay in Hainan (Jiongzhuo Pavilion / Fusu Spring); Hainan's earliest garden. Built in the Guangxu era of the Qing dynasty, the main building, the 'First Building of Hainan,' was erected in memory of five famous ministers — Li Deyu, Li Gang, Zhao Ding, Hu Quan and Li Guang — exiled to Hainan during the Tang and Song dynasties; all five were high officials of shining integrity, and the people of Hainan built the shrine in reverence. During his three years on Hainan, Su Shi dug the Fusu Spring and built the Jiongzhuo Pavilion here; the 'Dongpo Twin Springs' remain in the garden today, and the shrine-and-garden layout is considered Hainan's earliest garden; with ancient banyans shading the sun and stelae standing everywhere, it is a key to understanding Hainan's 'exile culture' and the southward spread of central Chinese civilization.

Getting there: Bus / taxi to Haifu Road