Sansheng Palace in Shaxi Village

Sansheng Palace in Shaxi Village

Located on Jinzili Street, Shaxi Village, Wufeng Village, Taisha Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou. Built in the Ren Shen year of the Tongzhi reign during the Qing Dynasty (1862). It faces west and is situated along three streets, standing side by side with Kangshuai Mansion as one of the small village temples. The structure consists of a front pavilion and a rear hall, with a total width of 5 meters, a depth of 9 meters, and a total floor area of 45 square meters. It is constructed with brick, wood, and stone. The front worship pavilion is 5 meters wide and 4.5 meters deep. It features a rolled-bracket hip-and-gable roof with gray plastered antique-patterned ornaments on the upturned ridges. The roof is covered with gray tubular tiles, with green glazed tile end caps and water spouts, and floral wood carvings on the eaves. The front and rear eave columns are granite square pillars measuring 0.3m × 0.3m, with granite column bases. The floor has been replaced with cement.

The main hall is 5 meters wide and 4.5 meters deep. It has a flush gable roof with tubular tiles, green glazed tile end caps, and water spouts. The eaves are decorated with wooden carvings. The main wall is built with double-stacked blue bricks laid in a running bond pattern, while the gable walls are constructed with blue bricks and stone corners in a double-stacked joint-smoothed style. The floor has been replaced with cement. The temple door is fitted with granite door jambs. The stone lintel is inscribed with “Sansheng Palace” and “Respectfully written by Jian Yihua in the winter month of the Ren Shen year of the Tongzhi reign.” The stone door couplet reads: “The aligned constellations shine brilliantly; the multitude receives virtue and shared blessings.” The wall tops are painted with mythological stories, and the outer sides of the gable walls feature gray plaster decorations of lions, sparrows, peaches, and peonies. The inner sides of the gable walls are adorned with gray plastered auspicious cloud patterns. Inside the temple, there is a worship platform made of blue bricks and granite, with an incense table, candle stands, and offerings.

The temple is generally in a state of disrepair, but villagers still come to offer incense and worship.