A 1,300-year-old funeral temple of Emperor Shun, regarded as one of the ancestors of China, has been restored after five years of renovation work costing $6.55 lakh. The State Administration of Cultural Heritage spent a total of 3.74 million yuan ($6.55 lakh) on the restoration project which started in 2010, Han Shirong, an official with the cultural relics bureau of Yanhu District, Yuncheng City said. According to Chinese folk legend, the Monarch Shun lived more than 5,000 years ago and created the Chinese morality system. Covering a total area of 122,500 square metres, the funeral temple of Emperor Shun was built in 738 AD during the Tang Dynasty in Yuncheng City.