“龙冈古庙记”原文

【昔人言山不在高， 有仙则名；水不在深，有龙则灵。是知深山大泽之外，亦有英灵神物之凭居。惟斯地也，脉出云山，气运珠海，盘旋起伏，势若蟠龙，中起一小山冈，若龙首之昂空，故老传言，每当风雨晦冥之夕，恒见冈山云雾迷蒙，直升宵汉 ，若有神物嘘气于其间，因名之曰“龙冈”焉 。业权本属山草步乡刘姓所有，附近各姓以其地有灵气，如龙脉所锺，均欲据夺，刘姓族小，以强邻虎视，恐酿争端，乃集刘、关、张、 赵四姓人士商决兴建祠庙于冈上。塑奉汉昭烈帝，关壮缪侯、张桓侯、赵顺平侯，及诸葛武 候诸神像，并名之曰“龙冈古庙”以杜觊觎者谋。斯乃龙冈古庙得名之由来也。爰涩笔而为之记，康熙元年，里人翰林院编修刘文举撰】

    The Tale of Longgang Ancient Temple

In ancient times, people used to say that a mountain is not famous for its height, but for the presence of immortals; and a river is not renowned for its depth, but for the existence of dragons. It is known that beyond the deep mountains and vast lakes, there are also sacred and divine beings residing. Such is the case with this place, where the veins emanate from the Yungui mountains, and the qi runs through the Zhuhai, coiling and undulating like a dragon. Amidst this lies a small hill, resembling the raised head of a dragon, hence the old saying that on dark and stormy nights, the hill is often shrouded in mist and clouds, ascending directly to the night sky, as if there were divine creatures exhaling in between, thus naming it "Longgang" (Dragon Hill).

Originally belonging to the Liu family of Shancun, the neighboring families, sensing the spiritual energy of the land, coveted it like the dragon's veins. The Liu family, being small in size, were wary of their stronger neighbors and feared potential disputes. Hence, members of the Liu, Guan, Zhang, and Zhao families came together to decide to construct a temple on the hill. They sculpted and worshipped Han Emperor Shaolie, as well as the gods Guan Zhuangmiao, Zhang Huanhou, Zhao Shunpinghou, and the warrior god Zhuge Wuhou, naming it "Longgang Ancient Temple" to deter any covetous schemes. This is how Longgang Ancient Temple got its name.

In the first year of Kangxi, the local Hanlin Academy compiler Liu Wenju wrote this account, to preserve the history and legend of the Longgang Ancient Temple.