Goddess' Palace

Goddess' Palace

Tianhou palace, located in Nansha District of Guangzhou City, was formerly known as Tianfei temple in Lujing village of Nansha in Ming Dynasty. It was rebuilt and named "Yuanjun ancient temple" and later destroyed by Japanese. Huo Yingdong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and a famous industrialist, proposed and donated money to rebuild the Houhou palace in Nansha in 1994. Close to Lingdingyang, the Pearl River Estuary, Tin Hau palace is located in the south foot of the eastern corner of Dajiao. In the middle of Tin Hau square is the stone statue of Tin Hau (up to 14.5 meters) It is built in memory of Lin Mo, the goddess of the sea. The building features the style of the Forbidden City in Beijing and the momentum of the Zhongshan Mausoleum in Nanjing. Its scale is the largest of its kind in the world today. It is known as "the first palace of heaven" and the largest Mazu Temple in Southeast Asia.

Historical evolution

In the Ming Dynasty, a temple of heavenly concubines was built in Lujing village, Nansha, which was the predecessor of Tianshou palace in Nansha. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt and named "Yuanjun Temple", which was later destroyed by Japanese. In 1994, Mr. Huo Yingdong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference and a famous industrialist, proposed and donated money for the reconstruction of Nansha Tianhou palace. A grand ceremony was held on March 23, 1996 (the birthday of Tianhou). The reconstructed Nansha Tianhou palace is located in the south foot of the eastern corner of Nansha, facing the vast Lingdingyang.

architectural composition

On the 1.5-hectare square stands the beautiful and kind-hearted giant statue of Queen of heaven. The building features the style of the Forbidden City in Beijing and the momentum of the Zhongshan Mausoleum in Nanjing. Its scale is the largest of its kind in the world. There are luxuriant vegetation, blooming flowers, willow ponds, towering Nanling tower and elegant Hill Pavilion. Warm day, fine smoke, cool wind. The birds in the trees sing freely, and the butterflies in the flowers dance. A peaceful scene, so that tourists linger.

In the scenic area, there are more than one fort in dajiaoshan, which is opposite to the Shajiao fort in Dongguan. During the Opium War, the Chinese people's struggle against British imperialism was a stirring and tragic story. Today, the bullet marks on the wall of the fort can be found. The state has listed it as a key cultural relic under protection. It has gradually become a patriotic education base and a good place for teenagers to visit, study and remember.

Introduction to architecture

Tianshou palace in Nansha was built with reference to Mazu temple in Meizhou, Putian, Fujian Province

(the temple is the ancestral temple of Mazu Temple), covering an area of 100 hectares. The whole building is the palace style of Qing Dynasty, solemn and dignified, full of palace style. The statue of Tin Hau is 14.5 meters high and stands on the square of Tin Hau palace, which covers an area of 1.5 hectares. The green trees are whirling around the palace and the cigarettes are curling in the palace. It makes people feel extraordinary and refined. Standing in the square of Tin Hau palace, the huge stone statue of Tin Hau is made of 365 granite stones, which symbolizes that empress Tin Hau is blessed with good weather and peace of the country 365 days a year. In the center of the square, we can clearly see a central axis. The buildings of Houhou palace in Nansha are built on this central axis. Zhao Puchu, former chairman of the national religious association, wrote inscriptions for the memorial archway. Pass through the archway to the mountain gate. The mountain gate is the main gate of Tianhou palace, and the two idols "Qianliyan" and "shunfenger" are worshipped inside.

There are bell tower and Drum Tower on both sides of the mountain gate. The bells and drums in the bell and drum tower are struck on time. Every festival period, here is the chime of bells and drums, a jubilant atmosphere. Xiandian is located directly above the mountain gate. In the hall, the "Queen of the sea" is worshipped, while the Dragon King of the four seas stands on both sides with a GUI, implying that the goddess of the heaven commands the Anlan Liyun of the Dragon King of the four seas. The main hall is the center of the Empress Dowager palace in Nansha. In the wooden shrine, there are statues of Empress Dowager engraved with sandalwood and those of visiting empress dowager from Mazu temple in Meizhou, the hometown of Empress Dowager. In the whole hall, benevolence and dignity coexist, righteousness and holiness coexist. The sleeping hall is located behind the main hall. It is the living and resting place of Empress Dowager. Inside it, the plain empress dowager's sitting statue is worshipped, and the utensils and furnishings imitating the daily life of Empress Dowager are arranged on both sides. From this boudoir, we can see that Tian Hou is a very hardworking and plain folk woman. Nanling tower is 45 meters high and has 8 floors. According to legend, there are four reasons for building the tower: first, the tower can balance the main peak of Dajiao mountain, which is higher on the right side; second, it is in line with the so-called "Zuo Qinglong"; third, since the queen of heaven is the God of the sea, there must be a guiding building here; fourth, as a building for people to look up, the tower is also a landmark. At the same time, the number of floors of this tower is 8. The reason why it is even number is different from the odd number of other towers is that there is an unwritten rule in folklore, that is, the code of male immortals is odd number and that of female immortals is even number. The queen of heaven is a goddess, so the number of words in the single couplet (upper or lower) of the ladder, corrugated or couplet in the palace of the queen of heaven is even.

The release pool is the place where tourists release their life, so-called kind of good causes and good results. Release is a good thing, so every year a large number of tourists come here to release.

About Tian Tian

Later, Lin Mo (960-987) was called Mazu by the people, who was the sea god worshipped by the people along the coast. She was a strange woman in Meizhou Island of Fujian Province in Song Dynasty. Her short life left many moving legends of doing good to save the world and rescuing the shipwreck. It has always been praised by the governors. She was gradually worshipped as a God. According to the data, there are more than 100 million people in the world who believe in Queen of heaven, and more than 20 countries and regions have built the temple of Queen of heaven, which shows its far-reaching influence.

In the Ming Dynasty, a temple of heavenly concubines was built in Lujing village, Nansha, which was the predecessor of Tianshou palace in Nansha. During the reign of Emperor Qianlong of Qing Dynasty, it was rebuilt and named "Yuanjun Temple", which was later destroyed by Japanese. In 1994, Mr. Huo Yingdong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference and a famous industrialist, proposed and donated money to rebuild the Queen's palace in Nansha. A grand ceremony was held on March 23, 1996 (the birthday of Queen).

Transportation guide

position

It is located in the south foot of the east of Dajiao, Nansha District, Guangzhou city. There are direct buses South 54 and south 4 in the city. You can take local taxis or charter buses to the scenic spot.

bus line

At luwancun station, transfer to Nansha No.18 (east line of roundabout line) (take 5 stops) and get off at Nansha Wan Station. At Jinzhou metro station, transfer to Nansha No.19 (west line of roundabout line) (take 21 stops) and get off at Nansha Wan Station Nanshawan station, Nansha passenger station (bus station) transfer to Nansha No.5 (take 3 stops) to nanshawan terminal, Nansha passenger port walk 800 to nanshawan, Panyu bus station take South 54 to the east gate of tianhuangong, Jiaomen subway station take south 4 to the east gate of tianhuangong

admission ticket

Adult: 20 yuan

Opening hours: 08:00-17:00

Address: West head of Luoma street, Zhongxing town

Longitude: 118.6743394

Latitude: 33.709409

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