Dali Temple is an ancient judicial department in charge of trial and the highest appellate body in China. Dali Temple, official signature. It is equivalent to the current Supreme Court, which is in charge of the trial of prison cases.
Dali Temple is responsible for the trial of criminal cases. In the Ming Dynasty, it was also called the "Three Legal Departments" together with the Ministry of Punishment and Duchayuan. The chief of Dali Temple is called Dali Temple Qing, ranking among the nine Qing.