The four vigorous and powerful characters “Nanling Xunxi” above the archway introduce the origin of “Nanxun”:
It is said that in the Southern Song Dynasty, there was a Xun River here, and there was a village to the south of the creek. Due to the rise and development of the silk trade industry, the village continued to expand and more and more houses were built. It was like a forest, and it was later called Nanxun for short. The word “Leng” is read as “Lin”, which means woods. It cannot be found in the dictionary. It can be said to be the original creation of Nanxun people.