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Foshan Ancestral Temple 佛山祖庙Fóshān Zǔmiào
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Foshan, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Foshan
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Foshan Ancestral Temple
A Daoist temple to the Northern Emperor (Beidi), the water god revered as Foshan's protector, founded in the Northern Song (1078–1085), rebuilt in 1372 and restored throughout in 1899. Its Ming and Qing buildings include the Wanfu Stage of 1658, regarded as the largest old opera stage in the Lingnan region, the Lingying archway and the main hall with bronze and cast-iron ritual objects, all richly decorated with carving and ceramic ridge figures. The complex is now a national first-grade museum that also takes in a Confucian temple and halls devoted to the martial artists Wong Fei-hung and Ip Man.
How to get to Foshan Ancestral Temple
On Zumiao Road in Chancheng, central Foshan, a short walk from Zumiao station on the Guangfo metro.
Nearby
- Canton Tower & Pearl River 广州塔 20 km
A slim-waisted tower glowing over the Pearl River in China's Cantonese food capital
Also within 20 km: Donghuali Historic Lane 东华里 (under 10 km), Nanfeng Kiln 南风古灶 (under 10 km), Chencun Flower World 陈村花卉世界 (under 10 km), Lecong International Furniture Exhibition Centre 乐从国际家居汇展中心 (under 10 km), Pingzhou Jade Street 平洲玉器街 (under 10 km), Louvre International Furniture Expo Centre 罗浮宫国际家具艺术博览中心 (under 10 km).
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