The Tianhou Temple in Nansha, Guangzhou, known as "the first palace of the Queen of Heaven in the world", is a temple built to commemorate Mazu, the sea goddess of Chinese folk belief. It is also the largest Mazu temple in Southeast Asia. So today’s traditional festival will introduce to you, when is the 2017 Guangzhou Nansha Mazu Cultural Festival.
Q: When is the 2017 Guangzhou Mazu Cultural Tourism Festival? A: The 2017 Guangzhou Mazu Cultural Tourism Festival will be held from April 16th to 19th.
The 2017 Guangzhou Mazu Cultural Tourism Festival will be held from April 16th to 19th at the Tianhou Temple Tourist Area in Nansha, Guangzhou. The theme of this year's Mazu Cultural Festival is "Mazu Glory for a Thousand Years and Blessing New Nansha", and the commemorative event lasts for 4 days.
As a large-scale traditional cultural tourism event and an annual cultural tourism event in Nansha, during this Mazu Cultural Festival, various cultural activities were held, including the Nansha Cultural Exhibition held in Tianhou Palace Square. , showcasing the development of the Nansha Free Trade Zone on its second anniversary; there are also intangible cultural heritage show performances, Nansha’s local intangible cultural heritage Qilin Dance, Mojia Quan, Xiangyun Sha Costume Show, Aoyu Dance and other live performances.
Since this year is the 1057th anniversary of the birth of Mazu, Thean Hou Temple has replaced the Mazu statue with a new "Mazu robe". The "Mazu robe" includes a crown, a shawl, a cloud shoulder, a pleated skirt, etc. ***Nine pieces, all handmade with trendy embroidery, took more than one month to complete. The front of the dragon robe is embroidered with dragon heads, double dragons, and lotus flowers. The back is embroidered with two phoenixes and the Chinese character longevity. There is a dragon on each sleeve on both sides. The skirt is embroidered with waves and sea creatures. The embroidery is gorgeous and costs nearly 10,000 yuan.
According to reports, in order to change into the new set of clothes, Thean Hou Temple followed the traditional procedure of offering incense and "asking the cup" to select an auspicious time, and specially selected five young female believers to change Mazu's robes. Men were not allowed participate. There are also certain details before changing Mazu's robes. First, you must bathe and purify yourself, then use lemongrass and grapefruit leaf water to purify Mazu, and then put Mazu on one by one. The process can be described as very solemn and solemn.
During the festival, Thean Hou Temple will also hang 1,057 red lanterns on main roads, venues, trees and lampposts, and use about 10,000 strings of red and yellow shrimp flowers and impatiens flowers. Various flowers such as , chicken dandelions and other flowers were arranged on the green belt and other venues in the Thean Hou Palace Garden to increase the atmosphere of the event. At the same time, 1,057 bags of Ping'an rice and 1,057 Mazu noodles were also prepared for tourists and believers to purchase.
Introduction to Queen Mazu Queen Lin Mo (AD 960-987), known to the people as Mazu, is the sea god worshiped by coastal people. Legend has it that she was smart since she was a child and was familiar with water. She often crossed the sea to rescue boatmen and fishermen in distress; she also had an eye for changes in the situation. She predicts the weather, tells boat owners whether they can sail, and protects the safety of fishing boats and merchant ships. She is revered as a goddess by people. After Lin Mo's death, he was regarded as a god, a temple was built to worship her, and she was honored as Mazu.
Introduction to Nansha Tianhou Temple Nansha Tianhou Temple was originally the Tianfei Temple in Lujing Village, Nansha during the Ming Dynasty. It was rebuilt during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and named the "Yuanjun Ancient Temple". It was later destroyed by the Japanese army and only a few stone components remained. . In 1994, the famous industrialist Mr. Fok Yingdong initiated and donated funds to rebuild the Nansha Tianhou Temple. A grand completion ceremony was held on March 23 of the lunar calendar in 1996 (Tianhou's birthday).
The rebuilt Tianhou Palace in Nansha is located at the Pearl River Port at the southern foot of Dajiao Mountain in Nansha. It faces the vast Lingding Ocean, is surrounded by mountains and sea, and is magnificent. The palace complex was built in accordance with the official style of the Qing Dynasty and is elegant in style. It is solemn and well-proportioned in layout. Its scale is the largest of its kind in the world today.
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