What are the interesting attractions in Puning?

Puning City God Temple is a more interesting scenic spot in Puning.

Puning City God Temple is located in the northeast of Hongyang Town, the old city of Puning City, Guangdong Province, about 300 meters northeast of the old county, adjacent to Wenchang Pavilion. Puning City God Temple was built in the forty-second year of Jiajing in Ming Dynasty (1563). Puning was an ancient building with a history of more than 400 years when it was in the county seat.

City God is one of the most important gods in China's religious culture. Most of them are played by famous ministers and heroes who have contributed to the local people. They are the gods who protect the city in China folk and Taoism. The Town God Temple in Puning is shared by more than 800 towns and villages in Puning. This is a folk temple fair for villagers in Gupuning County to celebrate the harvest, pray for peace, contact the nostalgia and make friends. It is a rare ancient building with great cultural value.

The history of Puning City God Temple

Puning City God Temple was rebuilt and built many times in Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the thirty-fourth year of Qing Emperor Kangxi, Zhao Mianzhou, a magistrate of a county, rebuilt the nave and the gatehouse gallery. In the forty-eighth year of Kangxi, Andingmei, a magistrate of a county, rebuilt the back hall, two corridors and six courtyards, becoming a palace-style ancient building with three halls and two wells. It is 27 meters wide from east to west and 60 meters deep from north to south, with a total construction area of 1620 square meters.

In the plane layout of the temple, the garden buildings such as ponds and arch bridges are boldly integrated into the temple layout. The architectural structure retains the style and local characteristics of the Ming Dynasty, which has high historical, artistic and architectural research value and is a scenic spot worth punching in.

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