Baogong Memorial Hall

Baogong Memorial Hall,a special memorial hall to commemorate Bao Zhen in the Northern Song Dynasty,is located in Fragrant Flower Mound of Bao he Park,Hefei.

It was first built in the period 1488 to 1505 of the Ming Dynasty.These buildings were rebuilt in 1882 and 1946 respectively.Fangrant 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.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,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 “Just Judge Bao” in the Northern Song Dynasty.