Next to Miaotou Village in Huangpu District, Guangzhou, there is a sea-sacrificial temple that has been passed down for more than 1,400 years. It is the largest and most complete sea-sacrificial temple preserved among the four sea-sacrificial temples in China. It is an important place for emperors of all dynasties to worship the sea and one of the birthplaces of the ancient Maritime Silk Road. It is the South China Sea Temple.
The entrance of the Nanhai Temple Scenic Area
The Nanhai Temple was built in the 14th year of Kaihuang in the Sui DynastyCinema 1950 witch cloth draw (Parque 594), located at the mouth of the Pearl River. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, emperors of all dynasties have sent important officials to sacrifice to the sea. The imperial calligraphy of Kangxi and HongwuKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw carving, Su Shi and Han Yu left behind a thousand-year-old poems here. There are 47 steles inscribed in the temple, which are called “Southern Stele Forest” by later generations. For thousands of years, Chinese and foreign ships have come to the temple to worship the South China Sea God and pray for peace. The Temple of the South China Sea therefore witnessed the glorious history of ancient maritime trade and became one of the birthplaces of the ancient Maritime Silk Road.
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Now, Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawThe Temple of the South China Sea has become a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national 4A-level tourist attraction. The “Bolo Dan” temple fair from the 11th to the 13th of the lunar calendar every year has also become a national intangible cultural heritage. The “Sea Don’t Rise” archway stands in front of the temple, inheriting the Temple of the South China Sea for thousands of years.nema 1950 witch cloth drawPray and blessing.
The legend of “South Sea God”
The name of the South Sea God is Zhurong, and some historical books also call it Zhu Chi. There are many folk legends about who Zhurong is. Some legends Babaylan 1990 cloth drawZhurong was a Chinese emperor and a musician; some legends Zhurong was a Situ who specialized in identifying directions during the Huangdi era, and was the ancestor of the Chu people. There are also legends that Zhurong is originally the God of Fire, and the south is also belongs to fire, so Zhurong is also the god of the south.
Scenery of the Temple of the South China Sea
The Temple of the South China Sea is located in Fuxu Town (now Huangpu Miaotou) on the estuary of the Pearl River on the north bank of the Pearl River, facing the Fuxu River (a section of the Pearl River). It is connected to Shiziyang in the east, Humen in the bottom, and Guangzhou back. It is a major sea transportation area for entry and exit from Guangzhou in ancient times. Through this, you can reach various countries in the South China Sea. The geographical location of Fuxu Town is very superior. It is called “only a hundred steps to get to the sea, and it has always been windy and waves, and the shore is facing an unexpected abyss.” The ancients believed that this was an ideal place to build the Sea God Temple.
The main entrance of the Nanhai Temple
In the 14th year of Kaihuang in the Sui Dynasty (594), Emperor Wen of Sui issued an edict to build the Sihai Temple to worship the Four Seas, build the Nanhai Temple in the Nanhai Sea in Guangzhou, and invited a wizard to preside over the temple. In 1990, the temple was built with sweeping and worshiping the South China Sea gods. The temple was also planted with pine, cypress and trees.
Da Xi Sikong and the Temple of the South China Sea
The Temple of the South China Sea is also known as the “Polu Temple”. This alias is related to a Gentile Da Xi Sikong.
The statue of Da Xi Sikong in the South China Sea Temple
According to legend, during the Tang Dynasty, the ancient Polo Kingdom was Babaylan 1990 clothes draw (Ancient India) a tribute envoy named Da Xi. After coming to Beijing to pay tribute, he came to Guangzhou South China Sea Temple to visit and sacrifice, and he brought two Polos from the ancient Polo KingdomKomiks 1960 witch clothes The seeds of the draw tree are planted in the temple. Because of obsessed with the exquisiteness of the temple, I missed the return ship of the sea boat. So I looked at the sea and cried all year round. I cried and put my left hand on my left hand. Draw is held on his forehead to look at the sea, and finally stands on the beach. Later generations therefore worshipped statues in the temple, commonly known as “Fangui Wangbolu”, and the temple is also called “Balu Temple”.
“Baluo Dan” Temple Fair
Baluo DanBabaylan 1990 cloth draw is also called the South China Sea God’s Birth. The meeting is from the eleventh to the thirteenth of the second lunar month every year, and the thirteenth is the birthday of the thirteenth. The Polo Dan Temple Fair is a very grand folk event in the Lingnan region. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Babaylan 1990 cloth drawAnti-modern sea sacrifice ceremonyKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw, Wuzi Chaowang and other traditional sacrificial activities were held during this period.
The grand scene of the Polo Dan Temple Fair by Liang Yitao
At that time, a long stall was set up outside the temple, filled with delicacies such as Polo chickens and Polo rice dumplings. The people in the temple prayed for blessings. Young men and women dug love beans under the red bean tree to pray for beautiful love. Therefore, the common saying “First Travel BoKomiks 1960 witch cloth drawRo, the second wife” is circulated among the people.
The Polo Dan Temple Fair is rich in content, containing the most representative traditional folk culture in the Lingnan region and the profound marine cultural heritage. In 2011, “Polo Dan” was included in the Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw National Intangible Cultural Heritage List Project.
The first named place of “Eight Scenery of Yangcheng”
The Bathing on Zhangqiugang on the west side of the South China Sea Temple is now a good place to watch the sunrise on the sea in the past. It is facing the water of three sides, with vast smoke and waves, and the scene is extremely spectacular. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw, known as “Fu Xu Bathing Sun”.
Under the Sun Pavilion
In the early years of Shaosheng in the Northern Song Dynasty (1094), the great writer Su Dongpo worshiped the God of the South China Sea. He climbed the Sun Pavilion, marveling at the magnificence of the sunrise on the sea, and wrote the poem “The Sun Pavilion in the South China Sea” with emotion. As soon as this poem was released, the Sun Pavilion became famous and attracted countless literati and poets to visit. During the Song and Yuan dynasties, Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw first selected the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng, and “Fu Xu Bathing Sun” was rated as the first scenic spot, which lasted for a hundred years.
Where is the beautiful title of “Southern Stele Forest”?
There are many Maritime Silk Roads in the Temple of the South China SeaAs well as precious information about Guangzhou’s history, emperors of all dynasties often sent officials to worship the God of the South China Sea, repair the Temple of the Sea God, and erected monuments to record events. The South China Sea Temple currently has 47 steles inscribed (1 Tang stele, 3 Song stele, 3 Yuan stele, 17 Ming stele, 4 Qing stele, 10 copy stele, and 9 modern poetry stele), the Tang Hanyu stele, Song Kaibao stele, Ming Hongwu stele, etc. are all very precious cultural relics. Therefore, the South China Sea Temple is also known as the “Southern Stele Forest”.
Inscriptions in the South China Sea Temple
It is worth mentioning that in front of the main entrance of the South China Sea Temple, there is an ancient stone archway. The archway is a Qing Dynasty building with the engraving “The sea does not rise and fall”Babaylan 1990 clothes drawFour big characters. The archway is opposite the “Watch of Fuxu, the Bay of Huangmu”, which is a must-pass place for Chinese and foreign merchants to enter and exit Guangzhou. The four words “The sea does not spread waves” represent the most sincere wishes for peace and good fortune when emperors and ministers, merchants, helmsmen and shipmen walked out of this prosperous ancient port for thousands of years. Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw
The Qing Dynasty archway “The sea does not rise”
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