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The Jin Memorial Temple (Jinci), located in Taiyuan, Shanxi, is China's oldest royal ancestral temple and classical garden, dating back to the Western Zhou Dynasty (11th century BCE). Renowned for its "Three Treasures" (Sacrificial Hall, Flying Bridge over Fish Pond, and Holy Mother Hall) and "Three Wonders" (Zhou Dynasty Cypress, Song Dynasty Maiden Statues, and Never-Aging Spring), it blends 3,000 years of architecture, sculpture, and hydraulics into a UNESCO-tentative site.