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 Dynasty (594) and is located at the mouth of the Zhujiang River Babaylan 1990 cloth draw. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, emperors of all dynasties have sent important officials to sacrifice to the sea. The imperial inscriptions of Kangxi and Hongwu were engraved, and Su Shi and Han Yu left behind thousands of years of poems here. href=”https://funnybookish.com/”>Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawThe temple contains 47 steles inscribed in the past dynasties, which are later called “Southern Stele Forest”. Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawFor thousands of years, Chinese and foreign ships have come to the temple to worship the gods of the South China Sea 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, the South China Sea Temple has become a national key cultural relics protection unit and a national 4A-level tourist attraction. The “Balo Dan” temple fair from the 11th to the 13th of the lunar calendar every year has also become a national intangible cultural heritage, and the “Sea Do Not Rise” archwayStanding in front of the temple, it inherits the prayers and blessings of the South China Sea Temple for thousands of years.
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 say that Zhurong was a Chinese emperor and a musician; some legends say that 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 Temple Head) at the Pearl River Estuary on the South China Sea. Babaylan 1990 clothes drawOn the north bank of the Pearl River, facing the Fuxu River (a section of the Pearl River), connected to the Shizi Ocean in the east, Humen in the bottom, and Guangzhou back. It was 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 Xuzhen is ten thousand and the most outstanding, and it is called “only a hundred steps to get to the sea, and the waves are always coming, and the shore is facing an unpredictable abyss.” The ancients believed that this was an ideal place for the construction of the Sea God Temple in Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw.
On 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 a temple in the Four Seas to worship the Four Seas, and in Guangxi.ttps://funnybookish.com/”>Babaylan 1990 cloth drawThe Nanhai Temple was built in the Nanhai Temple in Nanhai, and a wizard was invited to preside over the sweeping of the temple and worship the Nanhai God. The temple was also planted with pine, cypress and cypress trees in the temple. The temple was also planted with pine, cypress and cypress trees. Therefore, the Temple of the South China Sea was established.
Da Xi Sikong and the Temple of the South China Sea Temple was also called “Bolo Temple”. This is the origin of this nickname is related to a Gentile Da Xi Sikong.
The statue of Daxi Sikong in the South China Sea Temple
It is said that during the Tang Dynasty, there was a tribute envoy named Daxi in the ancient Polo Kingdom (ancient India). After coming to Beijing to pay tribute, he came to Guangzhou Nanhai Temple to visit and sacrifice, and planted two Polo tree seeds brought from the ancient Polo Kingdom in the temple. Because he was obsessed with the exquisiteness of the temple, he missed the return ship, so he looked at the sea all year round and cried, raised his left hand on his forehead to look at the sea, and finally stood on the beach. Later generations sacrificed the statuesCinema 1950 witch cloth drawIn the temple, commonly known as “Fangui Wangbolu”, the temple of Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw is also therefore called “Polu Temple”.
“PoluKomiks 1960 witch cloth DrawBird” Temple Fair
Bird’s Bird is also known as the South China Sea God’s Birth. The festival is from the eleventh to the thirteenth of the second lunar month every year. The thirteenth is the birthday. The Polo’s Bird’s Temple Fair is a very grand folk event in the Lingnan region. Traditional sacrificial activities such as antique sea sacrifice ceremony and five sons’ dynasty kings are held during this period.
The grand scene of the Polo’s Bird’s Temple Fair by Liang Yitao
At that time, a long row of stalls will be set up outside the temple, filled with Polo chickens and Polo rice dumplingsCinema 1950 witch cloth draw and other delicacies Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw. The common people in the temple pray for blessings. Young men and women dig love beans under the red bean tree to pray for beautiful love. Therefore, the common saying “first travel to Polo and second marry a wife” is circulated among the people.
The Polo Dan temple fair is rich in content and contains the most representative traditional folk culture and profound marine cultural heritage in the Lingnan region. In 2011, “Polo Dan” was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list project.
The first named place of “Eight Scenery of Yangcheng”
The Sun Bathing Pavilion on Zhangqiugang on the west side of the South China Sea Temple is a place where you can watch the sea in the past. It is known as “Fu Xu Bathing Sun”. It is facing water on three sides, with vast smoke and waves. The scene is extremely spectacular. It is called “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 to the Sun Bathing Pavilion, marveled at the magnificence of the sunrise on the sea, and wrote the poem “The Sun Bathing 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, the eight scenic spots in Yangcheng were selected for the first time, and the “Fu Xu Bathing SunKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw” was rated as the first scenic spot, which lasted for a hundred years.
Where is the beautiful title of “Southern Stele Forest”?
The South China Sea Temple contains a lot of precious information about the Maritime Silk Road and Guangzhou’s history. Emperors of all dynasties often sent officials to worship the South China Sea God, repair the Sea God Temple, and erect monuments to record events. 47 steles inscribed in the South China Sea Temple (Tang stele 1Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw, Song stele 3, Yuan stele 3, Ming stele17 pieces, 4 pieces of Qing stele, 10 pieces of copy stele, 9 pieces of modern poetry stele), 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”.
The God of the South China SeaCinema 1950 witch cloth drawThe inscription in the temple
It is worth mentioning that the Temple of the South China SeaCinema 1950 witch cloth draw is in the Temple of the South China SeaKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw, there is an ancient stone archway. The archway is a Qing Dynasty building with four big words “The sea does not rise and fall”. The archway is opposite the “Wu Xu’s mouth, Huangmu Bay”, and is a must-pass place for Chinese and foreign merchants to enter and exit Guangzhou. The four words “The sea does not rise” 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.
The Qing Dynasty archway “The sea is not rising”
Some information comes from Komiks 1960 witch cloth drawSource: South China Sea Temple