Where is Guangzhou City God Temple?

Guangzhou City God Temple is located at No.48, Zhong You Street, Zhongshan 4th Road, Yuexiu District.

Guangzhou City God Temple was built in Hongwu of Ming Dynasty for three years. It was the largest and most magnificent city god temple in Lingnan area in Ming and Qing Dynasties. As one of the important gods generally worshipped in ancient China's ethnic and religious cultures, the Town God was mostly held by famous ministers and heroes who made contributions to the local people, and was regarded as the god to protect the city by China folk and Taoism.

According to historical records, the city god of guangzhou fu was once visited by the governor, and its status was higher than that of other cities in this province. During the reign of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty, guangzhou fu City God was upgraded to administer the whole province, and guangzhou fu City God Temple was upgraded to City God Temple.

Characteristics of Guangzhou City God Temple;

The Lord of the Town God Temple worships the Town God, and there are other civil and military judges, the 24th Division. In the 24th Division, Hell Division was a deterrent. Built in the Ming Dynasty, Guangzhou City God Temple is a landmark building in Guangzhou in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and its scale is comparable to that of Beijing City God Temple.

The city god temple is dilapidated, which can be said to be a brilliant rebirth. In the main hall of the Town God Temple with a net height of 12 meters, four two-meter-high eight immortals mahogany palace lanterns are hung high, and three real gold foil Town God lords have returned to the throne, only covered with red cloth, so that we can see the true face of Lushan Mountain in the future.

The walls on both sides of the main hall are inlaid with a large mural "The Fairy", which took 30 to 40 painters half a year to make, and the height is more than eight meters, which may be the largest mural in the province.

Refer to the above? Baidu Encyclopedia-Guangzhou City God Temple