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📍Visit Foshan Ancestral Temple and experience the charm of Lingnan culture

📸 Foshan Ancestral Temple is also called Foshan Northern Emperor Temple 🏮Address No. 21, Zumiao Road, Zencheng District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province ⏳ Historical origins ▪️ Built during the Yuanfeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty (1078-1085) ▪️Destroyed by war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty ▪️Rebuilt in the fifth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty (1372) ▪️Renovation in the 25th year of the Guangxu reign (1899) 🏯Architectural features ▪️ Central axis arrangement front bright back dark left literary right martial ▪️ Ming Dynasty Lingnan architectural style wooden structure arch super exquisite ▪️ Integrating architectural art carving technology and casting process ▪️ There is the largest bronze statue of Emperor Zhenwu of the Ming Dynasty in the country ▪️ Largest existing bronze mirror in China ▪️ Known as the "Palace of Oriental Folk Art" 🎭Cultural value ▪️Local faith center ▪️ Inherit traditional culture and folk customs ▪️Architectural structure is a valuable template for the study of ancient architecture 🏛Main buildings Wan Fuk Tai Ling Ying Pagoda Jin Xiang Pond Temple Gate (3 Gates) Front Hall Main Hall Qingzhen Building and others 💡 Visiting Tips ✅ Traditional Cantonese opera performances every day ✅ Remember to watch the lion dance and kung fu show ✅ There is Lingnan Skyland nearby to play together #MainlandTourism
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