On the north side of South Lake, there is a long and narrow island named Xiaoyingzhou, now connected to the lakeside park by a zigzag bridge. The island is lush with flowers and trees and is colloquially known by Jiaxing residents as "Little South Lake" or "Little Yan Yu Tower." At the northern end of the island, there is a building called the Cangsheng Shrine. According to legend, Chinese characters were created by Cangjie, hence the saying "Cangjie created characters," and he is revered as the "Sage of Characters." During the Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty, a local organization in Jiaxing called the "Xi Zi Society" raised funds to build the Cangsheng Shrine. The shrine consists of three rooms, housing a statue of Cangjie. Local scholars would regularly gather to pay homage to this "Sage of Characters." At that time, the "Xi Zi Society" was well-known in Jiaxing. During the late Qing and early Republic periods, they made many bamboo baskets called "Xi Zi Baskets," which were distributed to government offices, schools, and public places. These baskets, about a foot and a few inches high and wide, and about four or five inches thick, resembled fish baskets. The mouth of the basket was about the size of a bowl, with a flat bottom and two corners, roughly diamond-shaped. The outer wall of the basket was inscribed with the words "Cherish Characters to Prolong Life," encouraging people not to casually discard paper with writing on it but to place it in the "Xi Zi Basket" instead. When the baskets filled up with discarded paper, the collected paper was put into sacks and sent to Tianning Temple for "transformation," a term meaning burning, but it was taboo to say "burn." There were wall stoves on either side of the Tianning Temple gate specifically for burning paper. The Cangsheng Shrine or similar structures commemorating Cangjie seem to exist only in Jiaxing, making it a unique part of the local culture. The Cangsheng Shrine was damaged during the War of Resistance Against Japan, with doors and windows dismantled and sold, leaving only a few columns supporting the broken roof. The "Xi Zi Society" disappeared after the victory in the Anti-Japanese War. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the government undertook extensive renovations of the gardens and carried out multiple repairs to the Cangsheng Shrine. Now, the Cangsheng Shrine has been completely refurbished and has become a distinctive tourist attraction at South Lake.