Tianhou Palace, one of the representative historical and cultural heritages along the Suzhou Creek in Shanghai, is located in the northeast of Shanghai County, Shanghai, and has faded out of people's sight for too long. Many young people and new Shanghainese may not even know that Tianhou Palace built in 1884 is a typical ancient building in the south of the Yangtze River. It is also the largest, most complete and highest-standard Mazu Tempel in Shanghai's history, a witness of Shanghai's folk customs, society, culture and life, and an important symbol of urban development.
In 20 16, due to the need of urban reconstruction, the remaining Tianhou Palace building was demolished, in which the only remaining gate, stage and Xikan Building were protected from falling, and the demolished part was preserved by the district cultural relics protection department. Since then, this Tianhou Palace has temporarily "disappeared" in the eyes of citizens and tourists. In the autumn of 2022, this historic site, which has experienced a hundred years of wind and frost, reappeared in the green space of Suhewan and will be fully opened to the outside world.
Introduction to the history of Tianhou Palace
In ancient times, it was called Shunji Temple, which was dedicated to the sea god Mazu. Song Xianchun was founded in seven years, with buildings such as Wenchang Pavilion, Guandi Temple and Leizu Hall. In the Ming Dynasty, it was funded by Shanghai gentry and others and built from time to time, so it began to take shape. In the 11th year of Jiaqing, Zhong You, the inspection department, advocated donating money for reconstruction. Reconstruction in the first year of Tongzhi, Xianfeng three years, filial piety will occupy the city, most of which are damaged. Later, it was repaired by the abbot Feng Chaoyang. After three years of rough repair, most of the buildings were destroyed.