ancestral temple

In Chancheng District, Foshan City, there is a Lingnan building-Zumiao, which is well known by the whole city. The ancestral temple in Chancheng was built in the Yuanfeng period of the Northern Song Dynasty, and it was called Zutang at that time, which is now the Beidi Temple. At that time, the Pearl River Delta region was mostly a water city with many floods, and the Northern Emperor was only the legendary god of water control, so he was enshrined as the patron saint of Foshan people. Later, due to time, the ancestral hall was built many times and is still well preserved.

Superb architectural style

From the architectural point of view, the ancestral temple is a group of buildings with Lingnan characteristics, with superb architectural art and exquisite decoration technology. The north-south axis consists of Wanfutai, Ling Ying archway, Bell and Drum Tower, Qingzhen Building and other buildings. Its overall layout is neat and solemn, dense and well-organized. The design of pavilions and pavilions strictly abides by the principles of ancient garden architecture in China, and the ingenious dialectic of hiding and revealing makes visitors feel the implicit, restrained, complex and mysterious interior space, which in turn leads to awe. More admirable.

Amazing carving art

Ceramic sculpture, wood carving, brick carving and gray carving are widely used in the carving art decoration of ancestral temples. The largest three-door tile ridge has a total length of 32. 06 meters. Sculptures mainly include figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, animals and so on. The glaze color is mainly cyan, blue, red, white and sauce yellow. Elegant and gorgeous colors, simple and generous.

The ancestral temple in Chancheng is called "the first scene in Foshan", which attracts the attention of the world and makes Foshan locals feel extremely proud. The ancestral temple represents the wisdom and crystallization of people a long time ago, and also symbolizes the bright future of Foshan. The ancestral temple reminds us of the different strengths and wisdom of our ancestors.