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Nanzheng Temple, according to the "Zhanghua County Chronicle," was founded in the 37th year of Emperor Qianlong's reign (1772 AD) by Han Chinese merchants and residents from Nanjing District, Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian. It is located adjacent to the Wangye Palace (the God's Temple) and predominantly venerates Lord Guan. (The stele can be preserved within Nanzheng Temple.) Han Chinese merchants from Nanjing, Fujian, requested the sacred shrine of Lord Guan from the ancestral temple and constructed the initial temple near Lukang Portside (i.e., the current site of the temple, which formerly served as an anchoring point for boat rafts). Initially, this temple served exclusively as the place of worship for Han Chinese immigrants from Zhangzhou in Taiwan. Later, as Han Chinese from Zhangzhou moved deeper inland, the temple is now a revered Guan Di Temple shared by all communities regardless of ethnicity. Nanzheng Temple predominantly venerates Lord Guan (the temple respectfully refers to him as the Subduing Demons Great Emperor). Accompanying deities include Emperor Guanping and General Zhou Cang as the Right and Left Great Protectors. Additionally revered are the Wenshi Star, Marshal Xie, Mr. Ma, the swift Chi Tu Mare that travels a thousand miles per day, and the sacred Green Dragon Crescent Blade weighing 81 catties, along with various generals and officials. Lord Guan, whose single name is Yu and courtesy name Yunchang (with the original courtesy name Changsheng), was a native of Jie County in Dong River during the Three Kingdoms era. His loyalty, filial piety, self-discipline, and righteousness with brothers Liu Bei and Zhang Fei from the Peach Garden Oath are revered through the ages. Lord Guan is one of the Five Wenshi, and in Confucianism, he is honored as the Wenshi Saint Emperor. According to historical records: "One in Shandong composed the Spring and Autumn Annals (referring to Master Kong, Confucius); one in Shanxi read the Spring and Autumn Annals (referring to the Saintly Lord Guan)." Hence, he is also called Master Guan and Master of Shanxi. Revered as the Second Sage and Second Virtuous Man, along with unparalleled martial prowess and noble character, he is venerated by scholars as the deity of scholarship and protector of scholars.