Commonly known as the ldquo;Old Street Temple rdquo; Shen Nong Temple is one of the three main temples of Shilin along with Zhishan rsquo;s Yan Hui Ji Temple and Xinjie rsquo;s Ci Xian Temple. It is also the oldest among the three. nbsp;According to the extant inscription ldquo;Zhi Lan Temple Inscription rdquo; from the Qianlong reign of Qing Dynasty the temple #39;s beginning can be traced back to ldquo;Fu De Ancestral Hall rdquo; in Xiashulinpu as early as the 48th year of Emperor Kangxi reign (1709). However since the landmark was destroyed in a flood in the 6th year of Emperor Qianlong reign (1741) the locals rebuilt the temple on Zhilan Street. Shen Nong Temple was known as ldquo;Zhi Lan Temple rdquo; in the old days. Due to the fact that the people worshipped Fu De Zheng Shen (the Earth God) as the main deity it was hence also called ldquo;Fu De Temple rdquo;. During the Jiaqing reign of the Qing Dynasty Shen Nong Emperor (also known as Emperor of the Five Grains) was established as the main deity nbsp;the temple was hence renamed ldquo;Shen Nong Temple rdquo;. nbsp; An ancient incense burner from the Qing Dynasty a longevity tablet with the temple record from the Qing Dynasty five steles from the Qianlong to Daoguang reigns and a pair of stone pillars from the Japanese colonial period are among the historical monuments still extant. nbsp;