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Nansha Tianhou Temple 南沙天后宫Nánshā Tiānhòu Gōng
4A scenic area · Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Guangzhou
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area
About Nansha Tianhou Temple
Rebuilt in 1996 with funds from the Hong Kong businessman Henry Fok on the site of a Ming-dynasty shrine, this large temple to Mazu, the sea goddess Tianhou, climbs the south-east slope of Dajiao Hill above the Pearl River estuary. A granite statue of the goddess faces the sea from the front square, and Qing-style halls rise in tiers to the eight-storey Nanling Pagoda at the top.
How to get to Nansha Tianhou Temple
At the foot of Dajiao Hill in Nansha District, about 50 km south of central Guangzhou, near Nansha Passenger Port station on Metro Line 4.
Nearby
- Canton Tower & Pearl River 广州塔 50 km
A slim-waisted tower glowing over the Pearl River in China's Cantonese food capital
Also within 20 km: Former Residence of Jiang Guangnai 蒋光鼐故居 (under 10 km), Opium War Museum and Humen Forts 鸦片战争博物馆 (under 10 km), Waterlands Resort (Haishang Tianyuan) 海上田园 (20 km), Greater Bay Area Central Wetland Park (Nansha Wetland) 大湾区中央湿地公园 (20 km).
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