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. It is also 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 Pearl River. 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 written by Su Shi and Han Yu. Here, there are 47 steles of dynasties 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 South China Sea Temple has witnessed the glorious history of ancient maritime trade, and has become one of the birthplaces of the ancient maritime silk road of Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw.
Nanhai Temple Scenic Area Information List
North China Sea Temple Scenic Area, Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawNanhai TempleKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw 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.”The sea does not rise and fall”Komiks 1960 witch cloth drawThe archway stands in front of the temple, inheriting 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 there are also historical books Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw called it Zhu Chi. Komiks 1960 witch cloth drawThere are many legends among the people about who Zhurong is. Some legends say that Zhurong was a Chinese emperor and a musician; Babaylan 1990 cloth drawSome 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
South China Sea TempleCinema 1950 witch cloth drawFuxu Town (now Huangpu Miaotou, now Huangpu MiaotouCinema 1950 witch cloth draw is located in Fuxu Town, located on the estuary of the Pearl River on the South China Sea (now Huangpu MiaotouBabaylan 1990 clothes draw), on 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 backed. 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. Fuxu Town has a very good geographical location. 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 the building of the sea god temple..com/”>Cinema 1950 witch cloth drawIt is a very ideal place.
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, Guangzhou, and invited a wizard to preside over the sweeping of the temple and worship the Nanhai God. The temple also planted pine trees in the temple. 1990 cloth drawcypress trees, etc., the South China Sea Temple was established.
Da Xi Sikong and the South China Sea Temple
The South China Sea Temple is also known as the “Boro Temple”. This alias is related to a Gentile Da Xi Sikong.
Statue of Da Xi Sikong in the Temple of the South China Sea
It is said that during the Tang Dynasty, there was a tribute envoy named Da Xi in the ancient Polo Kingdom (Ancient India). After coming to Beijing to pay tribute, he came to Guangzhou Nanhai Temple to visit and worship, and planted two Polo tree seeds brought from the ancient Polo KingdomBabaylan 1990 clothes in the temple. Because he was obsessed with the exquisiteness in the temple, he missed his return ship, so he looked at the sea all year round and cried, holding his left hand in front of his foreheadBabaylan 1990 clothes Draw is a look of looking at the sea and finally stands on the beach. Later generations therefore worshipped statues in temples, commonly known as “Fan Gui Wangbolu”, and the temple is also called “Polu Temple”.
“Poluo DanKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw“Stock Fair
Poluo DanKomiks 1960 witch cloth draw is also known as the South China Sea God’s Birth, and the meeting is the annual farming period.0 witch clothes drawFebruary 11th to thirteenth, thirteenth is the birthday. The Polo Dan Temple Fair is a very grand folk event in Lingnan area. Traditional sacrificial activities such as antique sea sacrifice ceremony and Five Son Dynasty King were held during this period.
The grand scene of the Polo Day temple fair by Liang Yitao
At that time, a long stall outside the temple would be set up, filled with Polo chickens, Polo rice dumplings and other delicacies. The people in the temple would pray for blessings. Young men and women dug love beans under the red bean tree to pray for a beautiful love. Therefore, the common saying “The first trip to Polo and the second marriage to marry a wife” is circulated among the people.
The Polo Dan Temple Fair is rich in content, containing the most representative traditional folk culture and profound marine cultural heritage in the Lingnan region. In 2011, “Polo DanCinema 1950 witch cloth draw” was included in the national intangible cultural heritage list project.
The first named place of “Eight Scenerys in Yangcheng”
The sun bathing pavilion on Zhangqiugang on the west side of the South China Sea Temple is a good place to watch the sunrise on the sea in the past. It is facing water on three sides and the misty waves are vast. The scene is extremely spectacular, and it is called “Fu Xu Bathing Sun”.
Komiks 1960 witch cloth draw Bathing 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 published, the Babaylan 1990 cloth draw‘s famous sun pavilion 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 “Fu Xu Bathing on the 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 temples in the South China SeaRegarding the precious information about the Maritime Silk Road and 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 inscriptions (1 Tang stele, 3 Song stele, 3 Yuan stele, 17 Ming stele, 4 Qing stele, 10 copy stele, Cinema 1950 witch cloth draw9 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 inscription 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 four big words “SeaCinema 1950 witch cloth draw” is engraved. The archway is facing the mouth of “Babaylan 1990 cloth draw Fuxu’s mouth, Huangmu Bay”, which is a must-pass place for Chinese and foreign merchants to enter and exit Guangzhou. The four words “The sea does not stir up the waves” represent the most sincere wishes for peace and good fortune when the shipmen walked out of this prosperous ancient port for thousands of years.
The Qing Dynasty archway “The sea does not rise”
Some sources: South China Sea Temple