Last updated 2026-11-13 — Remains of the Dragon Mother Temple The Dragon Mother was the guardian deity of the ancient Xijiang River Basin. She healed the sick, led the people in flood control and disaster relief, and managed natural calamities, contributing greatly to the nation and earning the deep respect and love of the people. Her highest ideal was to “bring benefits to all under heaven,” and she was revered and adored by all. The remains of the Dragon Mother Temple are located at her birthplace — Xiaotongfang on Shuidong Street, Yidu, Teng County in ancient times, which is now Shengxi Village, Tengzhou Town, at the southern end of the Xijiang River Bridge. The Teng County Dragon Mother Temple has a long history. In 1108, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty bestowed upon it the name “Xiaotong Temple.” The national geographical record of the Song Dynasty, *Taiping Huanyu Ji*, also mentions the Dragon Mother Temple in Teng County. The Teng County Dragon Mother Temple is as renowned as the Dragon Mother Temples in Yuancheng, Deqing County, Guangdong Province, and in Wuzhou. The current Dragon Mother Temple is a newly built structure on the original site, and it houses cultural relics such as the temple’s official seal, a stone statue of a creature with a serpent’s body and a lion’s head, a lotus-shaped stone pillar base, and an incense burner inscribed with the characters “Dragon Mother Goddess.” Temple fairs are held annually on the first day of the fifth lunar month, the Dragon Mother’s birthday, and the first day of the eighth lunar month, the anniversary of her passing. On the occasion of the Dragon Mother’s birthday, the Yuancheng Dragon Mother Temple in Guangdong Province invites four virtuous women from Teng County to travel there to bathe and change the robes of the Dragon Mother. The departure ceremony is held here and is rich in traditional folk flavor.