Half-Day Tour in Foshan Chancheng | Expanding the Weekend Relaxation of Old Cantonese
As an old Cantonese, when you don't want to stay in Guangzhou for the weekend and want to go out for a stroll but don't want to go 'too far away', the first place you think of is definitely Foshan. Although Foshan might eventually be fully explored, there are still some places that are worth visiting over and over again. Yes, I'm talking about the line from Zu Temple to Lingnan Tiandi.
Zu Temple is a place you can't get enough of, and every time you come back, you feel like you missed something the last time. This is not surprising, after all, although Zu Temple was originally dedicated to Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism came later, and after the integration of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism, martial artists like Wong Fei-hung and Ip Man also arrived, and now there's even an exhibition hall displaying weapons (Sun Tzu?), the small Zu Temple embodies the inclusiveness of the Cantonese people very well.
The characteristics of Lingnan architecture are certainly another part that dazzles you. After spending half a day in Zu Temple, absorbing the essence of gray sculpture, pottery sculpture, brick carving, and wood carving, you take a few steps to the neighboring Lingnan Tiandi to experience the charm of the new Lingnan art, and the relaxation of the weekend naturally arises.
Wandering through the streets and alleys of Lingnan Tiandi, sipping a cup of coffee under the banyan trees, enjoying a pleasant dinner in the soft night, the energy of the old Cantonese is replenished, ready to face the end of the week and the beginning of a new one.
The second time I passed, when I caught up with the New Year, there were too many people. I didn’t see the lion dance. There were too many people in the queue. I won’t go there next time I catch the holidays. I have to go off-peak 😂.
In order to see the ancestral temple from Guangzhou, it is not far away, it is quite worth it, there is a regular lion dance performance, it is very exciting, you need to sit down in advance. There are always people who don't see the time midfield hard to squeeze into the front row, and the bear children also have the pampering of the bear parents. The staff kept maintaining order and rules, patient and courteous, and were not disappointed with the outside and outside of the ancestral temple. It is more convenient to have food streets and commercial streets nearby.
The tickets for the ancestral temple include the ancestral temple, the Confucian Temple, Ye Wentang, Huang Feihong Memorial Hall, the awakening lion performance, etc., it is worth it, especially the wake-up lion performance, which is very exciting (Friends in Lingnan may not be strange)
Foshan Ancestral Temple is located at No. 21 Zumiao Road, Chancheng District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province. It was built in the Northern Song Dynasty. It has a strong local characteristics of the temple building. It is one of the three ancient buildings in Lingnan and is a key national cultural relics protection unit. Many precious historical artworks are displayed in the temple, reflecting the superb technical level of Toshiba at that time, and also showing the rich national culture of the local area, known as the "Palace of Oriental Folk Art".
The main attractions are the ancestral temple complex, the Beidi (Xuanwu) Museum, Huang Feihong Memorial Hall, and Ye Wen Hall. The relevant exhibitions of the Beidi Museum have introduced the local Beidi worship history and the history of the local cultural collection in Foshan. There are still many buildings in the ancestral temple complex, it is recommended to take more time to see. There is a lion dance performance in the square next to the Huang Feihong Memorial Hall, and there are live practice teaching shows during non-performance periods. Huang Feihong's history is still relatively sad in his later years. Ye Wenguan entered the left hand side of the main entrance ticket, and the relevant exhibition felt that the overseas transmission took a lot of time. The overall feeling is that the direction logo on the spot is a bit problematic. In particular, Ye Wenguan took a long time to find it according to the logo.
It is worth visiting. Huang Feihong Memorial Hall has a lion dance performance. Although it is not big, the building is very Lingnan. The ancestral temple is dedicated to the northern Xuantian Emperor. It is the head of the Foshan Temple. The red wall outside the temple is very popular. It is a small and rich attraction. It is said that there are Cantonese opera performances, but the time is not coincidental. Next to the ancestral temple is Lingnan Tiandi, eating and shopping, praise
I bought two, one with a QR code, and one without. We went to queue up to buy tickets again. We didn’t know what kind of plane Ctrip had in a fun life. Half of it was short in parents, and half was mountains and rivers and lakes. Traveling is a prison escape for a flat life. You can see the scenery through the window. The mountains and lakes are watching you too.