Simplified Chinese 佛山祖庙 Jyutping Fat-saan Zou-miu Phone +86 757 8228 6913 | Hanyu Pinyin Province Guangdong Province | |
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Address 21 Zumiao Rd, ZuMiao, Chancheng Qu, Foshan Shi, Guangdong Sheng, China, 528000 Hours Closing soon · 8:30AM–6PMWednesday8:30AM–6PMThursday8:30AM–6PMFriday8:30AM–6PMSaturday8:30AM–6PMSunday8:30AM–6PMMonday8:30AM–6PMTuesday8:30AM–6PM Similar Nanfeng Kiln, Wong Fei‑hung Memorial, Foshan Lingnan Tiandi, Liang's Garden, Qing Hui Yuan | ||
Foshan ancestral temple
Foshan Ancestral Temple is a Daoist temple in Foshan, Guangdong, China.
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History
It was first built in the Song dynasty during the reign of Emperor Zhezong, in the Yuanfeng Era (1078-1085), but was ruined towards the end of the Yuan Dynasty. It was rebuilt in the 5th year of Hongwu Era of the Ming Dynasty (1372). The temple is dedicated to Beidi (the "Northern God"), a Cantonese form of the "Dark Warrior" Xuanwu, who is said to have power over the waters of Guangdong.
After the foundation of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the temple was converted into Foshan Municipal Museum and listed as one of the main cultural relics under the preservation by the Guangdong provincial government.
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