Heritage of Xiguan
Numerous designated cultural heritage sites are located in Xiguan, China. National Cultural Heritage Sites. There are two Major Sites Protected at the National Level in Xiguan: Provincial Cultural Heritage Sites. There are 3 Provincial Cultural Heritages in Xiguan: Municipal Cultural Heritage Sites. There are 13 Municipal Cultural Heritages in Xiguan: Hualin Temple. Hualin Temple () is located in Hualinsi Qianjie (), Xilai Chudi (), Xiajiu Lu (). Its predecessor was Xilai Buddhist Convent (), set up during Emperor Wu of Liang () years (20s, 6th century), Southern and Northern Dynasties () by an Indian eminent monk, Bodhidharma (), after he set up an altar to  preach Buddhism. In 1655 (12th year of Shunzhi Emperor (), Qing Dynasty), Zen Master Zongfu () initiated its rehabilitation and changed its name to Hualin Temple. There used to be an Gilded Ashoka Pagoda () and 500 Arhats' statues () but some of them were destroyed afterwards. Renwei temple. Locate at front street of Renwei Temple, Longjin West Rd. It is in the old Bantang village, around 2,200 square kilometers area. The temple is for Zhenwu Emperor of Taoism, originally named Beidi Temple. It established in 1052 and it was the largest temple by the period. The government used to repair it in 1622 , 1736 - 1795 and 1862 - 1874. Five-mouthed Wells. Five-mouthed Wells (), alternatively known as (), lie next to Hualin Temple. Taihua Building. Taihua Building () is located at No.27, Duobao Fang (), Enning Lu. It used to be the study of Li Wentian (), the Tanhua () during Xianfeng Emperor () years, Qing Dynasty. The building had a collection of 100 thousand books, some of which were lost during Second Sino-Japanese War (). Moreover, some of the calligraphy works and paintings were taken away during Cultural Revolution (). Registered Cultural Heritage Sites. There are 11 Registered Cultural Heritages in Xiguan: Wen Tower. With a height of 13  meters, the Wen Tower () stands in Pantang (), which used to be the flowery orchard of King Liu () in Southern Han (). It was built to enshrine and worship Wenqu Xing () sometime between Mid-Ming Period and Early Qing. Heritage preservation measures. Cultural Heritages Management Office of Liwan District () was founded in 1998. The Cultural Heritages Preservation Liaison System among the District, Subdistricts and residential communities () was founded in 2001. Liwan Government had invested funds of totally 59.383 million RMB yuan to preserve cultural heritages by 2001.