Memorial Arch for the Triplets (Text)

Memorial Arch for the Triplets

Provincial Graduate in the dingyou year of the Chenghua reign period (1477), Lu Gan 盧幹 (15th gen.),
Provincial Graduate in the wuwu year of the Hongzhi reign period (1498), Lu Sen 盧森 (15th gen.),
Provincial Graduate in the renzi year of the Hongzhi reign period (1492), Lu Ji 盧楫 (15th gen.),
(All Inscribed horizontally)

Metropolitan Graduate, Magistrate of Dongyang county, Wang Zun 王遵,
Vice Magistrate, Sheng Fu 盛富,
Assistant Magistrate, Wu Kun 吳坤,
Metropolitan Graduate, Supplementary Vice Magistrate, Qin Ao 秦鰲,
County Jailor, Xie Jingxiu 謝景秀

On an Auspicious Dawn, the Intercalary Twelfth Lunar Month of the bingshen year of the Jiajing reign period (1536) (Located on the east side of Bronze Buddha Hall 銅佛殿)

Repaired by his distant grandson, [Lu] Wendian 盧文典, in the jiazi year of the Jiaqing reign period of the Great Qing (1804).

* This memorial arch is erected to commemorate the three brothers who became provincial graduates, Lu Gan 盧幹 (15th gen., 1445-1494), Lu Sen 盧森 (15th gen.,1457-1509), and Lu Ji 盧楫 (15th gen., 1460-1503). They are the sons of Lu Han 盧瀚 (14th gen., 1422-1467) and the grandsons of Lu Rui 盧睿 (13th gen., 1390-1462), who is the first metropolitan graduate of the Yaxi Lus. (See, “Memorial Arch for the Censor-in-chief”)