Changzhou Golden Flower Ancient Temple

Changzhou Golden Flower Ancient Temple

The Changzhou Golden Flower Ancient Temple is a cultural relics protection unit of Guangzhou City.

Guangzhou’s Golden Flower Temple, also known as the Golden Flower Ancient Temple, is located at the foot of Baihegang in Changzhou Town, Huangpu District. It is the most intact Golden Flower Temple discovered in Guangzhou to date. Built during the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty, it has a history of 600 years. It was renovated during the Tongzhi reign of the Qing Dynasty. A stone stele measuring 2 meters in length and 1.2 meters in width, known as the “Stele Record of the Reconstruction of the Golden Flower Ancient Temple,” is preserved in the stele corridor of today’s Golden Flower Street. In the past, the temple enshrined the Goddess Golden Flower.

Guangzhou Golden Flower Temple

Guangzhou Golden Flower Temple

The Golden Flower Ancient Temple has a long history. The Qing scholar Liang Shaorui commented on it: “Guangdong has the most temples dedicated to Lady Golden Flower, with various accounts about her... No one knows when the temple originated. It was rebuilt by Governor Chen Lian in the fifth year of the Chenghua reign, but was destroyed by Wei Xiao during the Jiajing era. The locals moved the statue of the goddess to Shihu Village on the south bank. It was later rebuilt at its original site, which is the current Xianhu Street Temple. During the Qianlong reign, Scholar Weng Qianxi, also known as Fang Gang, visited Xianhu Street while inspecting education in eastern Guangdong. Seeing men and women worshipping and blocking the way for his sedan chair, he angrily ordered local officials to destroy the temple. It was then relocated back to Shihu Village. On the 17th day of the fourth lunar month, the goddess’s birthday, the temple sees a bustling celebration with painted boats and music.”

Guangzhou Golden Flower Temple

Guangzhou Golden Flower Temple

Guangzhou Golden Flower Temple

Guangzhou Golden Flower Temple

Guangzhou Golden Flower Temple

Guangzhou Golden Flower Temple

Changzhou Subdistrict: Established in August 2002, Changzhou Subdistrict is located in the southwest of Huangpu District and is an independent island at the mouth of the Pearl River. It is the site of the famous former Whampoa Military Academy. To the southeast, it is connected by a bridge to Xiaoguwei in Xinzao Town, Panyu District; to the west, it faces Haizhu District; and to the north, it faces the old port of Huangpu across the river. The total area is 11.5 square kilometers, including 8.5 square kilometers of land area. By the end of 2003, it had 177 hectares of arable land and 1,146.5 mu of forested hills; it comprised four community neighborhood committees—Shenjing, Changzhou, Huangchuan, and Meiyuan—and 36 resident groups; the registered population was 20,935 people in 6,231 households... More details about Changzhou Subdistrict++

Further Reading:

· Seventh Batch of Guangzhou Cultural Relics Protection Units