But in fact the histories and pedigrees traced back by these temples big and small owe rather more to misinterpretation than to real evidence, and are typical of efforts by ordinary people to bolster the "honor" of their temple with a glorious history.
對於這些大小廟宇所追溯出的歷歷家世，說是考據倒不如說是附會，是民間常見以光榮歷史來鞏固「廟格」的作法。