Brief introduction of Chen Daishi Dingci Temple

Shi Ding was originally an Arab, and his ancestor, Siding (1222- 1279), was an official, and officials worshipped Pingzhang as a government. One of its descendants entered the spring in the Yuan Dynasty. During the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, the ethnic group took refuge in Chen Dai and took the word "Ding" as their surname. Although Shi Ding Hui people of Chen Dai have been sinicized in all aspects of social and cultural life, it is not difficult to see the remains of Islamic customs and the reflection of national consciousness in their living space. This cultural feature not only shows the uniqueness of Han culture in southern Fujian, but also contains the legacy of Islam, which is helpful for us to have a further understanding and understanding of its ancestral temple and ancestor worship. Shi Ding Ancestral Temple originated in the Ming Dynasty as a place to worship ancestors. It has a history of nearly 600 years, from the "expanding the base and opening up the universe" in Dingshan, after several generations of reconstruction, expansion and repair, to the regulation that has been preserved so far.