The Plumb Monastery was originally built in 996 A.D., the second year of the Zhidao Reign, Song Dynasty. At the time the Chinese monk Zhyuan built the monastery at the hill where Hui Neng, the 6th Patriarch of the Chan Sect, planted a plumb tree and named this monastery the Plumb Monastery. There are verdant ancient trees, the fragrant plumb flowers and the graceful halls of the temple at the Plumb Monastery hill. Now it is a famous ancient prefecture of Zhaoqing. The Plumb Monastery consists of the Great Gate, The Sakamuni Hall, and the 6th Chan Patriarch Hall. The Sakamuni Hall of Tang and Song design was made of wooden shelves, and its roof beam design is a single example of exquisite design in Guangdong. The Plumb Monastery was designated a state protected important spot of cultural relics in 1996. This is one of two remaining plumb trees planted in 996 AD making it 1014 years old as of this date in 2010, give or take a few months.