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Introduction to temples in Guangzhou

Liurong Temple retains the authentic relics of Su Dongpo

Introduction to attractions

Northwest of Zhongshan Sixth Road in the center of Guangzhou, it was built in In the third year of Liang Datong (537), it has a history of more than 1,400 years and is one of the famous monuments in Guangzhou.

Handwriting of Su Dongpo in Liurong Temple

In 537 AD, Master Tanyu, maternal uncle of Emperor Xiao Yan of Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties (the most famous Buddhist monarch in China), obtained relics (Buddha relics) from Cambodia. Bone) came to Guangzhou. In order to welcome this Buddhist treasure, Xiao Yu, the governor of Guangzhou, specially built the "Baozhuangyan Temple" here. When it was renovated in the second year of Duangong (989) of the Northern Song Dynasty, the monks of the temple worshiped Huineng, the sixth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, in order to cultivate pure karma, so it was renamed Jinghui Temple. Su Shi, a writer and calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, visited Guangzhou when he was passing through Guangzhou in the third year of the Song Dynasty and Yuanfu (1100). He saw six ancient banyan trees in the temple and wrote the word "Six Banyan Trees" on it. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand the couplet on the gate of the Liurong Temple: "One tower has a stele for a doctor, but there are no trees on the six banyan trees on the east slope." The "doctor" among them actually refers to Wang Bo; now the six banyan trees are gone, so the "six banyan trees" are actually historical monuments, only left in memory. The two characters "Liu Rong" in front of the door are Su Dongpo's handwriting. In the Ming Dynasty, it was called Liurong Temple and has been used to this day.

Liurong Temple Su Dongpo's handwriting

The flower pagoda of Liurong Temple stands majestically in the center of the temple. It is 57 meters high and 11-sided. It has 9 floors on the outside and 17 floors inside. To the east of the pagoda are the mountain gate, Maitreya Hall, Heavenly King Hall, Weituo Hall, as well as more than 10 ancient steles such as Su Dongpo's portrait and stone carvings with "Six Banyan Trees". To the west of the tower is the Main Hall, which is 14 meters high and covers an area of ??300 square meters. It houses three large Buddha statues cast in brass in the second year of Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty (1663). Each Buddha is 6 meters high, weighs 10 tons, and has a kind demeanor. It is the largest ancient bronze statue in Guangdong Province. The Dharma Hall has been rebuilt on the south side of the main hall. In the Rongyin Garden there are the Sixth Patriarch Hall, Guanyin Hall, Monk House Hall, Gongde Hall, Sutra Pavilion, etc.

Su Dongpo’s handwriting of Liurong Temple

The pagoda was built at the same time as Liurong Temple, but the original pagoda was destroyed by fire in the tenth century AD. When it was renovated in 1931, the interior was reinforced with reinforced concrete. The current tower is 57 meters high, with nine octagonal levels and seventeen floors inside. Climb up the steps to the top of the tower to overlook the city. The shape of the tower is gorgeous and spectacular, with bells hanging from the eaves and corners. The entire tower looks like a style column made of stacked flowers, and the top of the tower looks like the stamen growing on the tallest flower. So people generally call it "Flower Tower". On the top of the tower is a large bronze pillar of Thousand Buddhas cast in the 18th year of Yuan Zhizheng (1358). The total weight of the Nine Heavens Plate, orbs and hanging iron bars on it is 5,000 kilograms.

The temple also preserves a bronze statue of the Sixth Patriarch of Tang Dynasty monks cast in the Song Dynasty, which is also a precious cultural relic. The Sixth Patriarch, whose surname was Lu and whose name was Huineng, was from Xinxing County, Guangdong Province. He was the sixth-generation patriarch of the Bodhidharma Zen sect of Buddhism.

Liurong Temple, with the "Liurong Flower Pagoda" as its distinctive symbol, was rated as one of the top ten tourist attractions in Guangzhou in 1997.

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Traffic information

Take Metro Line 1 and get off at Gongyuanqian Station, or take bus No. 56 or 58 and get off at Liurongsi Station. Or take bus No. 5, 7, 29, 85, 86, 88, 102, 104, 107, 124, 180, 203, 217, 243, 244, 253, 273, 519, 552 and get off at Zhongshan Sixth Road Station Da.

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Other information

·Ticket: 8 yuan

·Opening hours: 8:00-17:00

·Telephone: 83392843

Chen Clan Ancestral Hall - a treasure house of magnificent folk crafts and architecture

Introduction to the attractions

Chen’s Academy is commonly known as Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, now Guangdong The Folk Craft Museum is located next to the Chen Clan Ancestral Temple subway station on Zhongshan 7th Road, Liwan District.

The construction of the academy started in the 16th year of Guangxu’s reign in the Qing Dynasty (1890), and it took four years to complete. It was the ancestral hall of the Chen family in 72 counties in Guangdong at that time. When it was first built, it was used as a place of study and accommodation for the children of the Chen family from various counties in Guangdong when they came to the provincial capital to take the imperial examination. It was also an ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.

Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

The whole hospital covers an area of ??nearly 15,000 square meters, and there is a new green square of more than 17,000 square meters in the east of the hospital. The main building is 80 meters wide and 80 meters deep. It is laid out with "three entrances, three roads, nine halls and two wings", interspersed with six courtyards and eight corridors. It is large in scale, with majestic halls and elegant courtyards. The doors, windows, screens, walls and railings of the entire courtyard , beams, roof ridges, etc. are all decorated with various exquisite wood carvings, stone carvings, brick carvings, gray sculptures, pottery sculptures, copper and iron castings and other works of art, which are integrated with the majestic hall. On the outer walls on both sides of the main entrance of the main building, there are 6 large-scale brick carvings such as "Liangshan Juyi", "Phoenix Group of Wutong, Apricot Willow and Phoenix", etc. The buildings in the paintings are exquisitely carved, with clear layers, characters with different expressions and vivid images, flowers and birds. It is lifelike, and its brick carving skills are rare in modern times. It can be said to be a stunning work.

Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

What is particularly distinctive is the double-sided teak screen door on the corridor behind the second entrance, which is carved with historical stories and folklore from past dynasties. The 20 wood carvings, including "Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage" and "The Battle of Red Cliff", have been praised as "a corridor of Chinese historical stories carved with wood carvings and steel knives".

The stone railings in the courtyard between the first and second entrances of the middle road, the iron-cast double-pass railings "Jinyu Mantang" and "Sanyang Qitai" inlaid with stone railings demonstrate the achievements of modern China's cast iron technology. The stone carvings, pottery sculptures, and gray sculptures in the courtyard are also famous for their distinctive Lingnan characteristics, exquisite craftsmanship, and dazzling array of fine products that express the theme. Guo Moruo once wrote a poem praising the architectural art of Chen's Academy: "Heaven's workers can be replaced, but man-made ones are not as good as heaven. Sure enough, building the world is worse than ten years of reading."

Chen's Academy is located in the north and faces south, which is the third entrance. The courtyard-style layout consists of 9 halls, 6 courtyards, 10 wing rooms and corridors. The main building covers an area of ??6,400 square meters. Its overall structural layout is rigorous, virtual and real, the hall is majestic, and the courtyard is spacious and elegant. Especially in the architectural decoration, it embodies the essence of Guangdong folk architectural decorative art. Its internal and external building components are skillfully decorated with wood carving, stone carving, brick carving, pottery sculpture, gray sculpture, copper and iron casting and other techniques. The patterns have a wide range of themes, the shapes are vivid and lifelike, the carving skills are exquisite, and the brushwork is simple and rough but meticulously crafted. It can be said that Chen's Academy is worthy of being a magnificent treasure house of folk crafts and architecture.

Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

In 1959, Chen's Academy was established as the Guangdong Folk Crafts Museum, which mainly collects, preserves, researches and publicizes and exhibits various folk crafts from past dynasties in Guangdong. It also covers folk handicrafts from all over the country. There are multiple exhibition halls in the museum, where the collection of cultural relics is displayed all year round. The exhibits include ceramics, sculptures, embroidery and other exquisite crafts. There are more types of other handicrafts: Guangzhou enamel, gold and silver crafts, etched glass; Foshan lamp colors, paper-cutting, woodcuts, facades, etc.; Chaozhou dough sculptures, manuscript moldings, paper-cutting of wheat straw stickers; and Yangjiang, Chaoshan , lacquerware from Foshan area, and crafts from ethnic minority areas. There are also exhibition halls and special rooms for modern furniture, calligraphy and painting, the Four Treasures of the Study, and tea art. Chen's Academy is a national key cultural relic protection unit. In 1996, it was ranked first among the "Top Ten Tourist Scenic Spots in Guangzhou".

Chen Clan Ancestral Hall

Renwei Temple

Renwei Temple is a typical Ming and Qing architectural style, emphasizing magnificence, and is an example of various Chinese sculpture arts The crystallization of gathering.

Its main building is slightly trapezoidal, facing south.

The wood carvings in the temple are very exquisite. The first door is made of wood carving craftsmanship, with auspicious patterns carved and covered with gold.

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Food information

Double-skinned milk, Liwan wrapped steamed chicken, beef sausage, Wu Zhanji and Di porridge, Liwan Tingzai porridge, Ouchengji shrimp cloud Ton, Dechang salty pancake, Lesha glutinous rice balls, Chen Tianji fish skin, Nan Xin three-star beef, haggis soup, Yinji shrimp sausage

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Recommended routes

· Chen Clan Ancestral Hall - Renwei Temple - Liwan Museum (Xiguan Folk Museum) - Shangxiajiu - Guangzhou Stone Chamber - Hualin Temple - Arrive at the pier (Big Bell Tower) and board a boat for a night cruise on the Pearl River. You can participate in various major tourist attractions in Guangzhou Guangzhou one-day tour route within the travel agency

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Traffic information

·Take the subway and get off at Chen Clan Ancestral Hall Station;

·Take 85, Take bus No. 88, 104, 107, 128 and get off at Gaoji Station;

Take bus No. 268 and get off at Chen Clan Ancestral Station or take bus No. 15, 52, 55, 105, 124, 133, 193, 196 , 205, 207, 231, 232, 256, 275, 530, 539, 555 and get off at Zhongshan 8th Road Station.

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Other information

·Address: No. 34, Enlongli, Zhongshan 7th Road Tel: 81817371, 818114559

·Opening hours: 8: 30-17：30

·Ticket: 10 yuan, free of charge for those over 70 years old with a senior citizen's haircut certificate, half ticket for students and retirees with certificates.

Five Hundred Arhat Hall of Hualin Temple

Attraction Introduction

Hualin Temple

Located in Hualin Temple Front Street, Changshou West Road, Liwan District, it is A unique Buddhist temple in Guangzhou. In the seventh year of the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties (AD 526), ??the famous Indian monk Bodhidharma traveled to Guangzhou by sea, landed near Hualin Temple and built the "Xilai Temple". This was the place where Bodhidharma first spread Buddhism in my country. In order to commemorate this eminent monk, later generations called the landing place "the first place from the West", which is still used today. Xilai'an has been expanded in the past dynasties. In the 11th year of Shunzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1701 AD), it was renamed Hualin Temple. It was one of the five major Buddhist jungles in Guangzhou at that time.

The current main building of Hualin Temple is the Arhat Hall. The five hundred Arhat statues in the Arhat Hall were destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution". In 1997, the five hundred Arhat statues carved from wood were re-erected. In addition, there was an original Xingyan white stone pagoda in front of Hualin Temple, with 6 sides and 7 levels, and a height of 7 meters. Each floor is engraved with patterns, which has the value of sculpture and architectural art. It has been moved to the Orchid Garden on Jiefang North Road.

In March 1963, the Guangzhou Municipal People's Committee announced Hualin Temple as a cultural relic protection unit in Guangzhou.

(Picture) Five Hundred Arhat Hall of Hualin Temple

Five Hundred Arhat Hall

Since Hualin Temple does not have a main hall, the Five Hundred Arhat Hall becomes the main hall. . Before the completion of Bodhidharma Hall, it was the only hall in the temple.

When you walk into the Hall of Five Hundred Arhats, you can see a Vajra Litu standing on both sides of the hall door, which is as high as the eaves of the hall, holding a vajra pestle and a mighty face guarding the gate. The stone forehead of "Five Hundred Arhat Hall" hangs high above the hall door. There is a couplet engraved on the stone pillars on both sides: "Witness the truth of the bodhicitta, ascend to the land of joy and gain a view of freedom." When you enter the palace gate, you will see a smiling and paunchy Maitreya Buddha waiting for you. Behind the Buddha is General Wei Tuo, the protector of the temple. Three giant Buddhas are enshrined at the north end of the hall: Sakyamuni Buddha in the center, Master Buddha on the left, and Amitabha Buddha on the right. The west wall of the hall is dedicated to the whole body of Ksitigarbha. On the east wall of the hall is a wooden statue of Avalokitesvara with Thousand Arms and Thousand Eyes, opposite Ksitigarbha.

The gate of the Five Hundred Arhats Hall faces south, and the north-south central axis is from the gate to the Sanbao Buddha statue at the north end. There are corridors on the east and west sides, and five hundred Arhats are enshrined on a base more than 1 meter high. The original statue was destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution" and disappeared. The current Buddha statue was re-sculpted in 1997 with reference to the "Five Hundred Arhats" and related materials from the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. The workmanship is very fine. The statue is made of high-quality fragrant sandalwood. It was first carefully carved by Zhejiang craftsmen, and then various materials such as linen, plaster, and raw lacquer were purchased from Chaozhou, Shantou, Fujian, Hubei and other places. It consists of more than 10 processes including mounting, mounting, dusting, polishing, painting, and gold gilding. The project was completed in December 1997.

Now, most of the newly sculpted Arhat statues are enshrined on the pedestal, and dozens of other Arhat statues are closely arranged on the elevated east side of the "Miao Xiang Solemn". The five hundred Arhats are full of joy, anger, sorrow, and joy, with different shapes and splendor, which really makes visitors dizzy and lingering.

Dharma Hall

Dharma Hall was rebuilt in the 1990s to commemorate the great master Bodhidharma. The hall faces north and faces south. There is a woodcut couplet on the stone pillar in front of the hall that reads: "The Zen Buddhism in the East spreads the wonderful method, and the Baodian in the West opens up Hualin." This is a tribute to the founder Bodhidharma who came to China from the west to spread religion and culture. On the white stone base in the middle of the north wall of the hall, there is a statue of Bodhidharma wearing a cassock, sitting with his left leg crossed and his right foot bent, resembling an Indian monk. There are two carvings and paintings hanging on the east and west walls of the hall, which narrate the legendary stories of Bodhidharma's eastward journey to China, such as "Facing the Wall for Nine Years", "Crossing the River with a Reed", "Only Walking on the Old West", etc.

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Food information

Close to Shangxiajiu, there are many Xiguan delicacies.

In addition to ancient buildings, Xiguan is also a paradise for gourmet food. Shangxiajiu is home to dozens of famous restaurants and restaurants. There are Guangzhou Restaurant, Taotaoju, and Panxi Restaurant, all of which are time-honored restaurants with decades or centuries of history, as well as the newly built "Xiguan Renjia" in Liwan Plaza. In these places, you can taste Guangzhou's authentic dishes. A must-visit for those who are interested in eating and drinking. Liwan is also famous for its snacks, including the old Nan Xin Double Skin Milk, Wu Zhanji Jidi Porridge, Ouchengji Wonton Noodles... which will definitely satisfy your appetite.

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Recommended routes

· Chen Family Ancestral Hall - Renwei Temple - Liwan Museum (Xiguan Folk Museum) - Shangxiajiu - Guangzhou Stone Chamber - Hua Lin Temple - Arrive at the pier (Big Bell Tower) and board a boat for a night cruise on the Pearl River. You can join the Guangzhou one-day tour within the route of major travel agencies in Guangzhou

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Other information

·Contact information: 020-81393175

·Bus lines: No. 2, 3, 6, 61, 82, 204, bus *** can reach the temple (get off at Daihe Road Station) .

·Scenic spot tickets: free

·Opening hours: 8:00-17:00 (open as usual on holidays).

Guangxiao Temple

Attraction Introduction

Guangxiao Temple is located in the north of Guangxiao Road in downtown Guangzhou. It is the oldest and largest famous temple in Lingnan. There is a folk proverb that goes, "Before there was Yangcheng, there was Guangxiao first." Guangxiao Temple is also a Buddhist dojo where eminent Chinese and foreign monks often resided in Xi in ancient times. It is one of the origins of Buddhist cultural exchanges between China and India. There is a couplet in the temple that reads: "Zen religion spreads all over the world. This is the first blessed place. When you arrive at Yuan Kailing, it is the first famous mountain." It summarizes the important position of Guangxiao Temple in the history of Chinese Buddhism.

Guangxiao Temple has a long history. In the second century BC, the temple site was the residence of Zhao Jiande, the great-great-grandson of King Zhao of Nanyue. During the Three Kingdoms period, Yu Fan, a nobleman of the Wu Kingdom, was exiled to the South China Sea and lived here to give lectures. People at that time called it "Yu Garden" because there were many river trees in the garden, so it was also called Helin. After Yu Fan's death, his family donated his house as a temple, named "Zhizhi Temple". The history of this place as a temple began from this time.

Introduction

“Before there was Yangcheng, there was Guangxiao first.” The bhikshuni is stepping on the ground of Guangxiao Temple, a famous Lingnan temple in Guangzhou.

This was originally the residence of the great-great-grandson of the Nanyue King. Yu Fan of the Three Kingdoms was exiled to the South China Sea and lived here to give lectures. It was called "Yu Garden". After Yu died, he donated his house as a temple, named "Zhi". In the first year of Long'an in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, it was renamed "Wangyuan Temple". During the Zhenguan period of Tang Dynasty, Wangyuan Temple was rebuilt and renamed "Ming Faxing Temple". It was not until the 21st year of Shaoxing Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty that Ningwanshou Temple and Guangxiao Temple were renamed Guangxiao Temple. They have been in use for more than 800 years and Guangxiao Temple has experienced many ups and downs. In 1921, it was once changed to "Police School" and "Art School". During the Anti-Japanese War, it became the "Puppet National Salvation Army Headquarters". After liberation, the dance school of the South China Song and Dance Troupe was located here. Buddha, it is hard enough to be associated with soldiers, painting and dancing. In 1979, the government allocated 600,000 yuan to rebuild the Main Hall and the Sixth Patriarch Hall. In 1986, Guangxiao Temple was returned to Buddhism.

An interesting debate happened here one day more than 1,300 years ago. Hui Neng came here and the pan in the hall moved. A monk said it was "wind": a monk said, It is "flag movement". Those who say "wind moves" mean that the flags will not move automatically without wind. Those who say "the flags move" are talking about why the mountains don't move when there is wind. Huineng broadcast: It's not the wind that's moving. It's not the flags that move, it's my own heart that moves. It's the famous allusion of "Wind Flags" that melodiously echoes, like this bell, that continues to ring to this day.

There are two iron towers in the temple, the East Tower and the West Tower. The East Iron Tower was cast in ten years by Dabao of the Five Dynasties of the Southern Han Dynasty, and the West Iron Tower was cast in six years by the Dabao of the Five Dynasties of the Southern Han Dynasty. The East Iron Pagoda has seven floors and four burners, and is 635 meters high. It is the oldest, largest and best-preserved iron-cast pagoda in my country.

The annual Guangxiao Temple Water and Land Dharma Ceremony is very grand. Generally, it lasts seven days, sometimes forty-nine days. There may be dozens or hundreds of monks participating in the ceremony, chanting sutras, fasting, worshiping Buddha and repenting, and commemorating the souls of the dead. Most of the offerings are food and drink. In order to "save" all ghosts on land and water, and to provide relief to the "six paths and four lives".

Guangxiao Temple is a place that gives people hope.

In recent years, with the support of people from all walks of life at home and abroad, Guangxiao Temple has prepared to gradually rebuild the temple in five phases over five years. The first phase of the project is to build the Toushan Gate, Corridor, Bell Tower, and Drum Tower. He Qian Bodhisattva Hall has broken ground. After the completion of the fifth phase of the project, in the temple covering an area of ??more than 30,000 square meters, a thousand-year-old temple will be restored to its original historical appearance and show the architectural characteristics of Lingnan temples.

Guangzhou Guangxiao Temple is enthusiastic about helping the Yao people. In 1996, it donated 120,000 yuan to build a road in Shanlian Township, Liannan Yao Autonomous County, Guangdong. This year the road was completed and opened to traffic. The Yao compatriots elected the township chief to go to Guangxiao Temple and presented a banner with the inscription: "Helping the people pave the road to prosperity and help the people achieve a well-off life."

October 30, 1996 On the same day, Guangxiao Temple held a grand ceremony to celebrate Master Xincheng's entry into the temple and his enthronement. On this day, the thousand-year-old temple was newly decorated, with lanterns and streamers everywhere, flags facing the wind, and Sanskrit chants melodious. Master Mingsheng, the superintendent of Guangxiao Temple, led all the monks in the temple to respectfully invite Abbot Xincheng to enter the temple and enthrone him. Master Xincheng said a verse at the mountain gate. After entering the temple, he offered incense and said a verse in front of Maitreya Bodhisattva and Wei Tuo Bodhisattva. Turning to the Main Hall, Master Yunfeng, the president of the Guangdong Buddhist Association and the abbot of Liurong Temple in Guangzhou, saw off the throne for Abbot Xincheng in the Main Hall; in the Dharma Hall, the retired abbot Benhuan, the retired abbot, saw off the throne for Xincheng. On that day, 20,000 people from all walks of life and believers filled the courtyard. The occasion was unprecedented and the entire celebration ceremony was a success.

Dr. He worked tirelessly and worked tirelessly to coordinate the work and management of more than ten temples. At the same time, Master Xincheng has always been enthusiastic about social welfare undertakings and actively participated in disaster relief, "Project Hope", and funded the construction of temples, schools and journals within the church. He has made outstanding contributions and has been favored by the four Buddhist disciples, leaders at all levels and Highly praised by people from all walks of life

Guidianlan Palace: Taoist Temple Renwei Temple

Introduction to the attractions

Renwei Temple is a typical Ming and Qing architectural style , pays attention to magnificence, and is the crystallization of various examples of Chinese sculpture art. Its main building is slightly trapezoidal, covering an area of ??2,200 square meters and facing south. The wood carvings in the temple are very exquisite. The first door is made of wood carving craftsmanship, with auspicious patterns carved and golden color all over. The top is the Wushanfeng volcanic wall. The main ridge is a ceramic figure tile ridge created by Shiwan Wenru, with the words "Tongzhi Dingmao" on it. Its exquisite wood carvings, rough stone carvings and crystal-clear brick carvings were once known as the "Guidian Orchid Palace".

Renwei Temple is an auspicious temple dedicated to Emperor Zhenwu (North Emperor) of Taoism. It means "benevolence and power combined". It was built in 1052 and has a history of more than 940 years. It is the oldest existing temple in Guangzhou. one of the temples. It is famous for its exquisite wood carvings, rough stone carvings, exquisite brick carvings and other ancient Lingnan architectural arts. It was once known as the "Guidian Orchid Palace" and its reputation spread far and wide at home and abroad. The temple architecture is solemn and simple, with distinctive Lingnan traditional ancient architectural craftsmanship features. It is a representative of the Ming and Qing architectural styles in Guangzhou. It is also the ancient Taoist building with a relatively complete overall structure in Guangzhou. It has important cultural relics and Taoist cultural value.

Renwei Temple has been renovated and rebuilt many times in the past dynasties. Among them, large-scale reconstruction was carried out during the Qianlong and Tongzhi years of the Qing Dynasty. The entire temple faces north and faces south. It originally covered an area of ??2,200 square meters, has five floors and more than 20 inscriptions. In August 1993, it was designated as a municipal cultural relic unit by the Guangzhou Municipal Government.

Historically, Renwei Temple has always been a place for religious activities for Taoist believers in western Guangzhou, Nanhai, Panyu, Shunde and other places. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the religious activities of Renwei Temple continued. After the "Cultural Revolution", Renwei Temple was restored, and Taoist believers in Guangzhou repeatedly requested that it be restored as a place for Taoist activities. In December 2002, with the approval of the Guangzhou City and Liwan District Governments, Renwei Temple was handed over to the Guangzhou Taoist Association and managed and opened as a religious activity site. Renwei Temple has become the fourth Taoist temple in Guangzhou to be registered and opened by the government after Sanyuan Temple, Wong Tai Sin Temple and Chunyang Temple.

It is reported that under the guidance of the religious departments of Guangzhou City and Liwan District, the Guangzhou Taoist Association has recently established the Renwei Temple Renovation Committee, and plans to invest funds to conduct comprehensive repairs of the Renwei Temple so that the Renwei Temple can be renovated. It has become a religious and tourist attraction integrating Lingnan characteristics, historical relics, and Taoist temples.

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Food information

Double-skinned milk, Liwan wrapped steamed chicken, beef sausage, Wu Zhanji and Di porridge, Liwan Tingzai porridge, Ouchengji shrimp cloud Ton, Dechang salty pancake, Leisha glutinous rice balls, Chen Tianji fish skin, Nan Xin three-star beef, haggis soup, Yinji shrimp sausage

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Recommended routes

· Chen Clan Ancestral Hall - Renwei Temple - Liwan Museum (Xiguan Folk Museum) - Shangxiajiu - Guangzhou Stone Chamber - Hualin Temple - Arrive at the pier (Big Bell Tower) and board a boat for a night cruise on the Pearl River. You can participate in various major tourist attractions in Guangzhou Guangzhou one-day tour route within the travel agency

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Traffic information

·No. 8 Bus Terminal

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Other information

·Address: No. 34, Enlongli, Zhongshan 7th Road Tel: 81817371, 818114559

·Opening hours: 8:30-17:30

·Tickets: 10 yuan, free of charge for those over 70 years old with senior citizen certificates, half price for students and retirees with certificates.

Introduction to Sanyuan Palace:

Situated at the southern foot of Yuexiu Mountain on Yingyuan Road, Sanyuan Palace is the oldest and largest existing Taoist building in Guangzhou. Sanyuan Palace was founded by Bao Liang, the prefect of Nanhai in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. It was originally named Yuegangyuan, and in the Tang Dynasty it was called Wuxing Temple. When it was renovated in the Ming Dynasty, it was renamed Sanyuan Palace (Taoism regards heaven, earth and water as the three elements). The overall layout of Sanyuan Palace is: with Sanyuan Hall facing the mountain gate as the center, facing south; the worship corridor in front of the hall connects the Bell and Drum Tower from east to west, and the Laojun Hall behind the hall; the two sides run from south to north, with the Old Ancestral Hall in the east , Zhaitang, Guest Hall, Luzu Hall, and in the west there are the Pot Hall, Xinzu Hall, Baogu Hall and other buildings. The total building area of ??each hall is about 2,000 square meters. The main hall of Sanyuan Palace is 20.27 meters wide and 16.85 meters deep. It is built on a higher stone platform in the north and is connected with the bell, drum tower and worship corridor. It is unique among ancient buildings in Guangzhou. Sanyuan Palace is a municipal cultural relic protection unit and the main venue for popular religious and folk festivals such as the Shangyuan Festival, Zhongyuan Festival and Xiayuan Festival in Guangzhou.