Zumiao 祖庙

I had been to this place several times, I only considered it as a park with beautiful ancient architectures and gardens. That was until the last time.

It was a Daoist Temple. It was first built during the Song Dynasty (1078-1085). By the early Qing Dynasty (1644 – 1911), it had gradually become a temple with a complete system. It also had a rigorous structure and strong local characteristics.

In its leaflet, the whole name is: Foshan Zumiao Museum 佛山市祖庙博物馆, Foshan Ancestral Temple Museum.

There were too many things to see. I couldn’t say exactly what was what. I was just strolling between the gardens and buildings.

Entrance of Foshan Ancestral Temple 佛山祖庙

Into the Holly Place, the main Hall

One Lion on the left

An other in the right guarding the main hall

Went through the Main Hall, there were garden to garden.

Pin bonsai

A curious animal on the roof

Xie Zhi 解豸, The fearless unicorn mythical beast in ancient Chinese mythology

A pond where people to throw coins to make their wishes

Three-headed Crane incense burner 三头鹤香炉
Cranes are auspicious birds and symbols of good fortune and longevity

Dragons ceramic relief

The Temple was about 30 km from Guangzhou, there was metro Guangzhou – Foshan Zumiao Museum.

December 2024.