Sheqi Town, formerly known as Sheqi Store, is a well-known commercial ancient town. According to relevant data, the town was founded in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and it was the most prosperous in the Kanggan period in the Qing Dynasty, and it was one of the four famous towns in China. The folks are known as "the number of credit shops in the world". At that time, the town was a flood and drought wharf with boats in the south and horses in the north. At that time, it was a comprehensive department store, especially Qin Jin Salt Tea, which was the traffic artery of the nine provinces in the north and south. There are 13 businessmen doing business here all over the country, and there are more than 10 fellow townsmen's associations established by businessmen from all provinces alone: Shanshan Guild Hall, Hubei Guild Hall, Jiangxi Guild Hall, Guangdong Guild Hall and Fujian Guild Hall. The population of the town is 1.3 million, and there are 72 streets in the town, and there are more than ten relatively complete ancient streets. 1989 was announced by the people's government of Henan province in July as the first batch of famous historical and cultural towns in our province.
Shanshan Guild Hall is located in the center of the town, formerly known as Shanshan Friendship Guild Hall, also known as Mingshan Temple and Guangong Temple, and was once called Dingyuan Society. It is a magnificent palace-style ancient building complex. It was a place where wealthy businessmen who lived in Sheqi Town of Shanxi and Shaanxi in Qing Dynasty received guests, got together and burned incense. Because of the supervision of monks and Taoist priests, it is also called Shanshan Temple. The main hall is dedicated to the statue of Guan Yu, so most of the couplets, doormats and plaques in the hall celebrate Guan Yu's merits, so it is also called Guan Gong Hall, which was called Dingyuan Society in Daoguang period and renamed Shanshan Guild Hall in 12.