The Birthday of the Queen of Heaven in Nansha Tianhou Palace The Queen of Heaven Lin Mo, (960-987 AD), known to the people as Mazu, is the sea god worshiped by coastal people.

She was a strange woman from Meizhou Island in Fujian during the Song Dynasty. Her short life left behind many touching legends about doing good deeds to save the world and rescuing shipwrecks.

He has always been praised by those who govern the country.

People gradually regarded her as a god and worshiped her.

According to data, there are more than 100 million people in the world who believe in the Queen of Heaven, and more than 20 countries and regions have built the Temple of the Queen of Heaven, which shows its far-reaching influence.

In the Ming Dynasty, a Tianfei Temple was built in Lujing Village, Nansha, which was the predecessor of Tianhou Palace in Nansha.

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, it was renovated and named "Yuanjun Ancient Temple", but was later blown up by Japanese invaders.

In 1994, Mr. Huo Yingdong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a famous industrialist, initiated and donated funds to rebuild Nansha Tianhou Temple. A grand completion ceremony was held on March 23 of the lunar calendar in 1996 (Tianhou's birthday).

Every year on March 23rd, thousands of coastal tourists come to pay their respects to the Queen of Heaven.

The rebuilt Tianhou Temple in Nansha is located at the southeastern foot of Dajiao Mountain in Nansha, facing the vast Lingding Ocean.

On the 1.5-hectare square, stands a beautiful and kind giant statue of Queen of Heaven.

The architectural features combine the style of the Forbidden City in Beijing and the momentum of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing. Its scale is the largest of its kind in the world today.

Here there are lush vegetation, blooming flowers, a pond surrounded by willows, a towering Nanling Pagoda, and an elegant small pavilion.

The sun is warm, the weather is clear, and the breeze is blowing.

The birds in the trees sang freely, and the colorful butterflies danced among the flowers.

The peaceful scene makes tourists linger and forget to leave.

There are also several Dajiaoshan forts in the scenic area, guarding against the Shajiao fort in Dongguan.

The Opium War was full of smoke and it marked a tragic and tragic chapter for the Chinese people in their fight against British imperialism.

Today, the remains of bullet marks on the fort can still be traced.

The country has listed it as a key protected cultural relic.

It has gradually become a patriotic education base and a good place worthy of young people to visit, learn and remember.

The Mid-Autumn Festival reunites people and the moon. In ancient times, the Mid-Autumn Festival was also called Moon Eve and Moon Festival.

The Mid-Autumn Festival in Guangzhou was also called "Moonlight Festival" in the old days.

On August 15th, people get up early in the morning to worship their ancestors and gods with moon cakes and fruits. In the evening, the whole family gathers around the table for a reunion dinner.

After dinner, a "moonlight worship" ceremony was held.

Put up bamboo poles on the rooftop or at the door, hang lanterns and lanterns, and put out moon cakes, grapefruit, taro, water chestnuts, bananas, etc. to offer sacrifices to the moon.

When worshiping the moon, incense, candles, and "moonlight clothes" should be burned.

After worshiping the moonlight, they eat porridge and snails, collectively called field (stone) snail porridge, and the whole family talks together late into the night.

Children walked along the streets holding various lanterns.

When people in Guangzhou celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, the most distinctive thing is mooncakes.

Guangzhou's Mid-Autumn moon cakes are famous both at home and abroad for their color, fragrance and appearance, and are welcomed by people at home and abroad.

A "mooncake party" social organization became popular in Guangzhou in the 1920s.

That is, some middle- and low-grade bakeries and teahouses, in order to turn over funds, ask the surrounding residents to pay a certain amount of money on a monthly basis. Starting after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the supply will be sufficient for twelve months. Before the next Mid-Autumn Festival, the cakes can be purchased.

Get a moon cake from home and teahouse.

Most of the people who participated in the "Mooncake Party" were salaried people or residents who ran small shops. They were all ordinary working people.

They paid a monthly fee and deposited in lump sum. During the Mid-Autumn Festival next year, they could get a considerable amount of mooncakes and enjoy a discount of about 20% off the regular price. This was beneficial to both bakery and consumers. Therefore, Guangzhou’s “mooncakes” at that time were

"Meeting" attracted many citizens.

During the Anti-Japanese War, due to social chaos, the "Mooncake Party" was discontinued.

Dragon dance is auspicious during the Spring Festival. Dragon lantern dancing is also called "dragon dance" and "dragon lantern dance". It is a unique folk entertainment activity in my country.

From the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival, the custom of playing dragon lanterns is common in vast areas of urban and rural areas in my country.

After thousands of years of inheritance and development, dragon lantern dancing has become a folk dance with lively form, beautiful performance and romantic color.

Playing with dragon lanterns originated from people's superstition of dragons and has a history of more than 2,000 years.

In ancient times, people used dragon dances to pray for the blessing of the dragon, hoping for good weather and abundant harvests.

The main prop for playing dragon lantern is "dragon".

Dragons are made of grass, bamboo, wood, paper, cloth, etc. The number of dragon sections is an odd number, which is auspicious. Nine-section dragons, eleven-section dragons, thirteen-section dragons are common, and the most common ones can reach twenty-nine sections.

Dragons with more than fifteen knots are relatively bulky and not suitable for dancing. They are mainly used for viewing. This kind of dragon is particularly particular about decoration and has high craftsmanship value.

There is also a "fire dragon" made of bamboo strips woven into a cylinder to form a cage, covered with a transparent and beautiful dragon robe, and burning candles or oil lamps. The night performance is very spectacular.

There are many ways to play dragon lanterns. Those within nine knots focus on tricks. The more common movements include: dragon roaming, dragon head drilling into a stall, head and tail drilling together, dragon wagging its tail, snake shedding, etc.

The dragons in the eleventh and thirteenth sections focus on action performances. The golden dragon chases the orb, soars and jumps, sometimes flying into the clouds, sometimes entering the sea and breaking the waves.

Very beautiful.

The custom of dragon dancing has been carried forward and promoted by overseas Chinese.

During Chinese traditional festivals and major celebrations, they will dance lions and play dragon lanterns, showing a strong oriental style.