Following the discovery of Guangzhou's oldest lighthouse in use and an original mural of the Tao-kuang period (1821-1850), cultural workers found a Hung Shing Temple of the Qing Dynasty hidden in a wood processing plant in Lianxi Village of Huangge Town, Nansha District. According to textual research, it is so far the largest still preserved in Guangzhou.
Hung Shing is a God originating in the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1127) Dynasties, which has been widely worshiped in South China. Legend has it that Hung Shing mastered weather forecasting and engaged in protecting fishermen and merchants. The Hung Shing Temples scattering all over southern Guangdong are also a typical representative of "Guangfu Culture". This Hung Shing Temple is located behind a wood processing plant (89 Qilong Road West, Lianxi Village). Although the temple is covered by buildings built later and its internal statues and other facilities have all gone, the architectural structure is still in good shape.
"Where there is a village, there is a temple; the temple blesses the village with tranquility," said the 80-year-old villager Mai Yaoqiu. He also introduced that this temple was so flourishing before the Liberation that people who were to go out for fishing in the sea, river and lakes, or for traveling would come to worship for their safety.
Huang Liping, director of Nansha Battery Management Office, said that next the temple will be preserved by the cultural administration body and will be listed in the district's tourism plan in the future.
Hung Shing is a God originating in the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1127) Dynasties, which has been widely worshiped in South China. Legend has it that Hung Shing mastered weather forecasting and engaged in protecting fishermen and merchants. The Hung Shing Temples scattering all over southern Guangdong are also a typical representative of "Guangfu Culture". This Hung Shing Temple is located behind a wood processing plant (89 Qilong Road West, Lianxi Village). Although the temple is covered by buildings built later and its internal statues and other facilities have all gone, the architectural structure is still in good shape.
"Where there is a village, there is a temple; the temple blesses the village with tranquility," said the 80-year-old villager Mai Yaoqiu. He also introduced that this temple was so flourishing before the Liberation that people who were to go out for fishing in the sea, river and lakes, or for traveling would come to worship for their safety.
Huang Liping, director of Nansha Battery Management Office, said that next the temple will be preserved by the cultural administration body and will be listed in the district's tourism plan in the future.
