Is it true that "Foshan Shadowless Foot" visited Foshan Ancestral Temple, the hometown of martial arts?

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When I was in primary school, I had a dream that I would become a warrior with unparalleled martial arts in the future, punishing evil and promoting good, and saving the United States by heroes. Influenced by "Huang Feihong" movies in 1990s, after class, the little boy always puts on Jet Li's signature bright-winged white crane and golden rooster, chanting "Foshan has no shadow feet" and fantasizes that he is a martial arts expert in the movies.

When I was old, I realized that most of the kung fu in the movie was fake. When I was old, I realized that most things in my life could not be solved by kung fu, so my "initial dream" had long been forgotten, but my childhood fantasy was still a beautiful memory. The music of "heroism in the face of thousands of waves, blood like red sun" still inspires me.

The movie "Foshan has no shadow feet" is an artistic process that does not conform to the physical laws. However, Foshan Shadowless Foot is a real kung fu, a transfer and stunt creation of Huang Feihong, a famous martial artist.

Foshan is the hometown of Huang Feihong and master Ye Wen. Many martial artists (such as Bruce Lee and Liang Zan) have an indissoluble bond with Foshan. Foshan is the birthplace of China Southern School Wushu, so it is known as the "hometown of Wushu".

(Wushu and lion dance sculpture on the streets of Foshan)

Today's article, let's walk into Foshan and feel the charm of Wushu. In addition, there are delicious food praised by Shunde and beautiful scenery of Lingnan gardens.

Foshan is close to Guangzhou, and it is less than 30 kilometers from Guangzhou to Foshan by car (subway Guangfo line). Although not as prosperous and fashionable as Guangzhou, Foshan is one of the famous "four major gathering places in the world" in history (that is, four important commercial centers in China in the Qing Dynasty, and the other three are Beijing, Suzhou and Wuhan). Besides martial arts, it is also the hometown of pottery, the hometown of Cantonese opera, the birthplace of Guangfu culture and the famous cultural city of Dragon Boat and South Lion, and it is still one of the most developed areas of private economy in China.

To understand the martial arts and history of Foshan, you must not miss the Foshan ancestral temple in Chancheng District.

Foshan ancestral temple was built in Yuanfeng period of Northern Song Dynasty (1078- 1085) and was destroyed in Yuan Dynasty. During the Hongwu period of Ming Dynasty (1372), it was rebuilt to worship the northern Zhenwu Tian Xuan God who believed in Taoism. The ancestral temple is the first of all temples in Foshan, which integrates political power, clan power and theocracy and is closely related to the historical development of Foshan.

In addition, there are ancient buildings in the ancestral hall during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such as Wanfutai, Ling Ying Archway, Jinxiangchi, Sanmen, Qian Dian, Main Hall and Qingzhen Building, which are mostly representative buildings in Lingnan. Decorative brick carving, wood carving, stone carving, pottery sculpture, gray sculpture and Song-style bucket arch are the essence of Lingnan architectural art, so the ancestral hall is also called "the palace of oriental folk art".

There are sculptures reflecting Foshan folk customs in the square outside the ancestral hall:

(wedding leave-hug the new one)

(Autumn-Dance Hualong)

After entering from the west gate, the first thing you see is the Shuanglong wall below.

This wall is a ceramic wall, and two dragons wander between the blue sky and clear water, showing the trend of two dragons competing for pearls. Rich and vivid glaze, auspicious clouds and waves, magnificent ocean.

Foshan's ceramic industry flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Shiwan pottery introduced by Guangdong Provincial Museum is its representative and has the reputation of "Shiwan tile is the best in the world". Today, Shiwan, Foshan is still known as the "southern Taodou". This double dragon wall is a masterpiece of large-scale ceramic sculpture by Shiwan Potter.

There is a lion awakening platform on the north side of Shuanglong wall. The dragon is the totem of the Chinese nation, while the lion is a solemn and powerful symbol, bringing auspicious auspicious animals. The stone lions displayed on this lion awakening platform are all decorative components of local ancient buildings, while the red sand stones used to build the platform are architectural relics of Qing Dynasty in Li Chengfeng. "Wake up the lion" is a kind of lion dance, belonging to the Southern Lion, and there are regular lion wake-up performances in the ancestral hall every day.

An antique building in Lingnan style in Qing Dynasty behind the lion dance platform is quite eye-catching, and the plaque in front of it reads "Ip Man Hall". In recent years, IP Man-related film and television works have emerged one after another, especially the four films starring Donnie Yen, which have made this image deeply rooted in people's hearts. But what exactly is IP Man in history? Ip Man Pavilion's "IP Man and Wing Chun Cultural Exhibition" helped us to draw an outline.

Ip Man is a fighter, a master and a martial soul. Wing Chun is a kind of boxing, a kind of spirit and a kind of culture. His whole life is to carry forward Chinese Wushu thought. In the process of understanding, developing and carrying forward Wing Chun Quan, he insisted on the valuable spirit of continuous exploration and independent thinking, and not only devoted himself to spreading the art of fighting and self-defense against the enemy, but also carried forward the spirit of Chinese Wushu. Wing Chun Boxing taught by Ye Wen, through the continuous development and promotion of Ye Men's direct and repeated disciples, has made it keep pace with the times and go global, forming a more open and inclusive character and a unique wing Chun culture in China Wulin.

Ye Wen (1893- 1972), formerly known as Ye Jiwen, is a member of the Ye family in Sangyuan, Foshan. He has a gift since he was a child. He learned Wing Chun from the first disciple of Foshan Wing Chun master Liang Zan, and later learned martial arts from Liang Bi, the son of Wu and Liang Zan, and his skills became more and more proficient. From 65438 to 0949, he settled in Hong Kong, set up a museum and taught students, and devoted himself to the popularization of Wing Chun Boxing.

(Hong Kong IP Man's Former Residence Restoration Site)

Ip Man whom we saw in the movie is a very elegant person. Ip Man was born in a noble family in Foshan. He received a strict traditional Confucian education in a private school since childhood, and then enrolled in St. Stephen's College, a famous school in Hong Kong, to receive a modern science education. It can be said that it is both civil and military. Throughout his life, IP Man took "silence is golden, be flexible, keep his mouth shut, and wait and see" as his motto, and always adhered to the noble martial virtue and integrity of "practicing martial arts first" and "emphasizing canon over profit", and became a model of China traditional martial artists with his personality charm of "being modest and polite, following the rules like a Confucian".

Ye Wen attaches great importance to teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and basic skills training, and constantly absorbs mechanics and geometric principles to explain the precepts of Wing Chun Boxing. He abandoned the abstruse and obscure words in traditional martial arts, such as Five Elements and Eight Diagrams, which made the boxing theory more concise and easy to understand. At the same time, he carried out a series of reforms on training equipment, which was well received by students and became a generation of martial arts masters. His direct and secondary disciples are distributed all over the world, and thousands of Wing Chun martial arts organizations and cultural institutions have been established, such as the Wing Chun Games in Hong Kong, the Wing Chun Museum in the United States, the Wing Chun Gymnasium in Britain, Germany, New Zealand, South Africa and Malaysia. Under the illumination of Ip Man's chivalrous spirit, Wing Chun Boxing has been widely spread from the ancient town of Foshan to the world.

Among many disciples of IP Man, Bruce Lee is the most famous. At the age of 0/5, Bruce Lee/Kloc-learned from Ye Wen in Hongkong and developed a superb wing chun. In addition, he also studied China's traditional kungfu, such as Jason Wu, mantis boxing, Hongquan, Baihe boxing and Shaolin boxing, as well as various martial arts.

(Ip Man and Bruce Lee practice sticking their hands)

From 65438 to 0962, Bruce Lee went to study in the United States. After graduation, he established the Fan Zhen National Art Museum in Seattle to teach China Kung Fu. During his stay in the United States, he carefully studied the essence of Chinese and foreign martial arts, learned from others and created his own Jeet Kune Do. 197 1 year, Bruce Lee returned to Hongkong to engage in film and television work, and made a number of films that made the world famous for China's kungfu. Foshan Wing Chun, which he learned in his early years, gradually became popular all over the world.

(Shiwan Bruce Lee Ceramic Statue)

Wing Chun, developed and spread by Ye Wen and Ye Men Qunying represented by Bruce Lee, is based on Wulin, keeps pace with the times and faces the world. It is not only a kind of boxing, but also an open, inclusive, enterprising and patriotic spirit, which is the cultural essence that stands out among the nations in the world. I think Ip Man series and Bruce Lee series are very popular. In addition to the wonderful fighting, we were also moved by the spirit of martial arts.

(Eight knives used by the crew of "IP Man Prequel")

(Early Bruce Lee Movies and Ip Man Movies)

Walking eastward from Yewentang, I saw a magnificent archway, surrounded by a stele gallery-Baochong Archway.

Baochong archway was built in the 16th year of Zhengde in Ming Dynasty (152 1). Formerly Maliangci archway in Datang County, Xianyongpu, Foshan, 1972 moved here. This is a stone archway with four columns and three doors, decorated with a large number of brick carvings, rich in content, with birds, animals, flowers, story characters and so on, which is quite ingenious. The word "praise and favor" is a stone inscription written on the front of the square by Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty, to commemorate Liang Zhuo's achievements in this county. Liang Zhuo, 1908 (15 14) was born in the Ming Dynasty. In charge of the Ministry of Rites, he was upright and upright, and died in Jiajing seven years (1528).

There are two iron cannons under Pailou, which were unearthed in Shamian, Guangzhou and Humen, Dongguan in 1975 and 1974 respectively. The inscriptions on the gun bodies show that they were all cast by Foshan foundry workers in the light years of the Qing Dynasty, which coincided with the first Opium War. The British army besieged Guangzhou, and the provincial officials entrusted Foshan squire to supervise the manufacture of cannons to assist in defense. Foshan was an important smelting and casting base in Lingnan area in Ming and Qing Dynasties. During the Opium War, there were many guns cast in Foshan, and many of them are still preserved in the fort sites such as Humen in Dongguan.

North along the stele gallery, I saw another memorial arch-Xiao Jie Liu Fang memorial arch. This memorial archway was built in the 25th year of Qing Qianlong (1760) to show the filial piety of Yin and Liao. In the Qing dynasty, according to the practice of past dynasties, the emperor could set up a chastity memorial arch for all women who lost their husbands. Although this is an outdated feudal culture, it is beautifully decorated, unique and full of charm, and has high historical and artistic value.

Cross the archway and come to the lion dance field, where there are regular martial arts and lion dance performances every morning and afternoon. Martial arts have fists and weapons, and the fists are fierce, and the swords and guns are born, which attracted the audience to applaud. The most wonderful thing is to wake up the lion. I have seen the Southern Lion Show in Enshi and Xiangyang before, but it is not as wonderful as the lion dance here. Not to mention the difficult movements of jumping up and down and tossing and turning, the shivering of "lion climbing the mountain" is interpreted incisively and vividly, which is amazing. (I uploaded videos on platforms such as "black and white touching" headlines. You can search if you are interested. )

On the west side of the Lion Dance Hall is the Wushu Performance Hall. This is the memorial hall of Huang Feihong, another martial arts master in Foshan. Let's walk into the museum together and learn about the life of this childhood sweetheart.

Huang Feihong was a master of Hongquan in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, a master of Lingnan Wushu, and a healer who saved lives. He is martial and kind, forbearing and restrained, and he is a gentleman with feelings of home and country.

Huang Feihong studied martial arts with his father Huang Qiying at the age of 65,438+02, and sold martial arts and medicines in Foshan and Guangzhou. At the age of 65,438+03, he learned martial arts from Lin Fucheng, the first disciple of Tieqiao No.3, and got his true biography. At the age of 65,438+06, he opened a martial arts school in Qishuijiao, Xiguan, Guangzhou, and became a famous martial artist with many disciples, which played an important role in the development of southern martial arts.

(Huang Like Hong Fei)

In the movie Kung Fu, the kung fu of a "sissy" tailor is called "iron fist". In reality, iron fist belongs to the internal strength of Shaolin Waijiaquan, which is specially used to train bridge players. It was the stunt of Tieqiao San, the first of the "Ten Tigers in Guangdong", and was later taught to Huang Feihong by disciple Lin Fucheng.

Besides martial arts, Huang Feihong's lion art is also famous in Guangzhou. There are many scenes of Huang Feihong's lion dance in the movie, and there is even a movie called The Lion King for hegemony. Historically, Huang Feihong is famous for performing lions coming out of holes, rolling, picking ganoderma lucidum, going upstairs and spitting balls, among which "flying thallium to pick green flowers" is even more famous and perfect. Huang Feihong also initiated the female lion dance, and his wife Mo Guilan and female disciple Deng Xiuqiong performed superb lion dance art, which was praised by people at that time.

(Mrs Huang Feihong-Mo Guilan)

Huang Feihong also set up the Yiguang Society in Guangzhou to help the poor and save the emergency. Later, he was invited by Liu Yongfu (a famous soldier in the late Qing Dynasty, who appeared in the article "Guangzhou" and wrote the "Tiger" Cliff Carving of Nengren Temple in Baiyun Mountain) to become the head coach of Guangdong Youth League, and made great contributions in the war of resisting Japan and protecting Taiwan. 1925, Huang Feihong died in Guangzhou.

The picture below shows the "Bao" repair site. I believe that friends who have seen the Huang Feihong series movies are familiar with this drugstore.

The following picture shows the oil painting "Training the Black Flag Army in Huang Feihong": 1888, Huang Feihong was the head coach of the Black Flag Army in Liu Yongfu. 1894, Huang Feihong and Liu Yongfu led the Fuzi Army in Tainan, and commanded the Black Flag Army and the Taiwan Province Rebel Army to wage a life-and-death struggle with the Japanese invaders in Taiwan Province. After several months of anti-Japanese war, tens of thousands of Japanese troops were wiped out, making immortal contributions in War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and defending Taiwan Province.

Most of us know Huang Feihong through movies and TV. In fact, because Huang Feihong's life is full of legends, his novels and Cantonese operas were widely circulated in the form of radio before the popularity of film and television, and an artistic image-Foshan Huang Feihong-has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

As early as 1933, Huang Feihong's disciple Zhu Yuzhai (Lin Shirong's apprentice) wrote his first novel, Biography of Huang Feihong, which introduced Huang Feihong. In the 1940s, Huang Feihong-themed novels reached their peak, and the success of the novels prompted Huang Feihong's image to appear on the stage, movies, radio and television, becoming a household name in the Wulin.

(Props in the movie Huang Feihong's Lion in the Western Regions)

The exhibition in Huang Feihong Memorial Hall is called "The Flying Hong in Heaven and Earth". Indeed, Huang Feihong has become a cultural symbol of China fighters, with upright heroism and patriotic feelings of defending the country, forming an influential martial arts culture. Can be said to be "flying over the snow, flying over the mud, leaving a legacy."

On the south side of Huang Feihong Memorial Hall is a series of ancient buildings in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and the northernmost one is Qingzhen Building.

Qingzhen Building was built in the first year of Jiaqing in Qing Dynasty (1796). It is a temple dedicated to the Notre Dame, the father of the Northern Emperor (Emperor Mingzhen and Queen Goodness), also known as the "Parents' Hall". It is the latest building in the ancestral temple complex. Qingzhen Building is16.63m high, which is the tallest building in Foshan ancient town in Qing Dynasty. Standing on the upstairs of Qingzhen overlooking Foshan Town. It is even higher than the Zixiao Palace, the main hall dedicated to the Northern Emperor, which embodies the meaning of "parents are the most important".

In the temple, the couplet of Shizhu is called "Moral education, mysterious parents, great achievements". There is also a parents' hall in Jinding, Wudang Mountain, and the couplets in the hall are the same. In 20 16, 10 1 year-old master of Chinese studies, Mr. Tsung i Jao, presented the award to Yue Ji.

Further south, we came to Ling Ying Temple, the main building of Foshan ancestral temple, where the northern god-the northern emperor in ancient China mythology was enshrined. In the Pearl River Delta region, there are many temples dedicated to the Northern Emperor, and the ancestral temple in Foshan ranks first. Perhaps you will be curious about how the gods in the north are enshrined in the temples in the south. Don't worry, here's the secret for you.

For local people, Ling Ying Temple is a sacred place to worship gods, but for most tourists, it is an "art museum" decorated by Lingnan architecture. Many furnishings and decorations in the temple are unique and full of Lingnan characteristics.

The picture below shows the gold-plated double-sided hollowed-out woodcarving seat screen of "Lion Rolling Hydrangea" in front of the temple, which is luxurious, magnificent and smooth, showing the rich artistic style of Foshan traditional woodcarving.

For example, the following bronze tripod with curved ears with lion buckle was cast in the 25th year of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty (1899). Animal modeling is lifelike, the whole is stable and solemn, the atmosphere is correct, smooth and regular, the casting is complicated and colorful, and the layout is exquisite. It is one of the important sacrificial vessels of Yi people in Ling Ying Temple, which fully reflects the casting technology level in Guangfo area in Qing Dynasty.

The following picture shows the ceremonial ceremony of eight treasures, which was made in the 24th year of Guangxu reign in Qing Dynasty (1898). It was once used in the Northern Emperor's tour as a ceremonial appliance to enhance prestige. Eight to sixteen pieces of eight to sixteen pieces of eight-treasure musical instruments are matched with Taoist "dark eight immortals" patterns (fans, swords, fish drums, tracts, gourds, flutes, flower baskets and lotus flowers) and Buddhist "eight auspicious" patterns (wheels, snails, buildings, umbrellas, flowers, fish, jars and knots), which show the belief of the Northern Emperor of Foshan.

The picture below shows the ancestral temple god-Zhenwu Tian Xuan Shen, also enshrined on Wudang Mountain. The article Wudang Mountain also introduces the story of "grinding needles with iron pestle" when Zhenwu Emperor just became a monk. Zhenwu the Great is a northern god. How did he come to Lingnan? It turns out that there were many floods in the Pearl River Delta during the Tang and Song Dynasties. The Northern Emperor is the legendary northern water god, and all the dragons, shrimps and crabs that make waves will be in his charge. Chancheng people invited Beidi to sit in Zen City. Strangely, since then, there has been no flood in Chancheng. Guangdong people have the concept of taking water as wealth, and the worship of the Northern Emperor has become a folk custom in the Pearl River Delta, which contains good wishes for good weather, peace and prosperity.

This statue of Zhenwu has a full face, kind eyes, a smile and a beautiful moustache, which is very solemn and precious. It is the largest statue of Zhenwu in Ming Dynasty in China, a national first-class cultural relic.

The following picture shows the lacquered wooden statues of the Ming Dynasty, which are displayed in the anteroom and the main hall of the ancestral temple respectively. There are 24 statues with different facial expressions and different dynamic costumes. In particular, the statue leans forward slightly, commanding and imposing, which, combined with the dark environment in the temple, can give people a mysterious, solemn and majestic feeling.

The statues on the temple wall are colorful and lifelike;

To the south of Ling Ying Temple are Jinxiangchi and Ling Ying Archway. Jinxiangchi was carved in the eighth year of Zheng De in Ming Dynasty (15 13). During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, it was surrounded by stones and carved columns, which made it look like this. Now Foshan people put coins in the stone carving of tortoise and snake, which symbolizes the commander-in-chief of tortoise and snake under the Northern Emperor's throne, and pray for good luck. Ling Ying archway was built in Jingtai in the Ming Dynasty. Because Emperor Jingtai of the Ming Dynasty named the ancestral temple Ling Ying Temple, the archway architecture is particularly exquisite, magnificent, unusual, with green eaves and elegant lingyun.

The southernmost building of the ancient building complex is Wanfutai, which was built in the 15th year of Shunzhi in Qing Dynasty (1658). It is the best-preserved, largest and most magnificent ancient stage in the south of China, and its partition is decorated with a large number of gold lacquer wood carvings, which looks magnificent. Foshan is the birthplace of Cantonese opera. In the past, the troupe organized a class to go out to perform in four townships by red boat once a year. In order to pray for a safe journey, the first performance after class was chosen in Wanfutai. It can be said that Wanfutai witnessed the history and development of Cantonese opera in Foshan.

Turn to Wanfutai, turn west, pass through the Sutra Pavilion, and come to the historical and cultural exhibition hall of Foshan ancestral temple. Passing by a booth, the handicrafts of "lettering on rice" are displayed, and Chinese characters with clear strokes can be written on a grain of rice, which is amazing.

Let's walk into the museum and learn more about the history and culture of Foshan.

Few temples in any city are so important to Foshan as the ancestral temple, which was the belief highland and spiritual destination of Foshan people in Ming and Qing Dynasties. Up to now, the couplet hanging outside the ancestral hall, "Twenty-seven pavilions worship this as their ancestors, and I am the only one for hundreds of millions of years", is an incisive portrayal of the status of Foshan ancestral hall.

The main god enshrined in the ancestral temple is the Northern Emperor Zhenwu, also known as Xuanwu Emperor. Xuanwu was originally the worship of stars in ancient China. Ancient astronomers chose 28 stars as signs to observe the four seasons. Twenty-eight Nights is divided into four groups, each group has seven nights, representing the east, south, west and north respectively, and named after animal images: Oriental Dragon, Southern Suzaku, Western White Tiger and Northern Xuanwu, collectively referred to as "Four Elephants".

Xuanwu is a combination of tortoise and snake, which is located in the north of Zhenbei and dominates the wind and rain. During the Tang and Five Dynasties, Xuanwu developed into a general who lived in the tomb of the town, and was the four sacred gods who respected the Emperor Wei Zi of the Arctic. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Zhenwu belief developed from folk custom belief and Taoist gods into a national ceremony offered by the emperor. In the Ming Dynasty, from the royal family to the folk, the worship of Zhenwu reached its peak, and Zhenwu also evolved from Wu Shen to a literary god, and from a regional god to a national god.

(Bronze statue of Xuanwu in Song Dynasty)

Guangdong, which borders on the South China Sea, is a water country with a special liking for the Northern Emperor, the god of water control. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the worship of the Northern Emperor became one of the important folk beliefs in the Pearl River Delta region of Guangdong. Temples dedicated to the Northern Emperor are all over the place, and the gods are respected and revered. Ordinary families also worship the throne of the Northern Emperor, so the Northern Emperor Temple has become a folk incense temple in Guangdong. Foshan ancestral temple has a special position, because it has played a core role in integrating communities, defending against enemies and providing disaster relief, uniting tribes and democratic autonomy in the process of urban development.

(Fozhen Yicang delivers rice at the scene: Fozhen Yicang is a relief organization in Foshan, located in Zumiaopu Qilin Society. In every disaster year, Fozhen Yicang will open a warehouse for disaster relief. )

Foshan ancestral temple was built in the Northern Song Dynasty and was called "Dragon Temple" in the early days. The predecessor of Foshan consists of fifteen natural villages, and there are nine social altars where villagers worship grains, commonly known as "Nine Societies". Dragon Temple is the sacrificial center of Jiushe villagers.

The sacrificial ceremony of Foshan Ancestral Temple includes both official oracles in the Spring and Autumn Period and folk sacrificial activities, among which the "Northern Emperor's Patrol Sacrifice" is the largest sacrificial activity. On the sixth day of the first month, the Northern Emperor sat in the ancestral temple. On the third day of March and the ninth day of September, the Northern Emperor went on a patrol. At that time, "dozens of pieces were passed around, causing more than ten miles of trouble". The scene is quite lively.

(Beidi inspects the scene)

In addition to historical customs, the exhibition hall also has a large collection of exquisite masterpieces of Lingnan arts and crafts in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, including bronze smelting iron, statues of Qi Diao, gold lacquer wood carvings, and ceremonial ceremonies. A dazzling array of things makes the ancestral temple, known as the "Oriental Folk Art Hall", worthy of its name.

(Gray sculpture, Sanfu, Cheng Xiang)

(Grey plastic fan landscape)

(Iron Toad in Qing Dynasty)

(Lacquer Statue)

Five offerings: an incense burner, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks as sacrificial vessels.

The exhibition of ancestral temple history and culture ends here. Let's take a look at other scenic spots in the ancestral temple.

In front of the exhibition hall, there is an ancient temple tower of Jingtang, which was cast in the ninth year of Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty (173 1). This is an Ashoka Tower, which contains relics and Buddhist relics. It was originally stored on the slope of the ancient temple tower. The back hall was destroyed by the war, and the tower was restored and moved to the ancestral hall.

On the west side of the tower is the Confucius Garden, which was built by a group of local Confucian gentry on 19 1 1. It is an important place for the activities of respecting Confucius in Foshan.

After entering the park, the first thing I saw was the Gulozhilan archway. The four-poster and three-door stone archway is supported by stone carvings and arches. It is small and exquisite, with the characteristics of ancient buildings in Lingnan. The inscription "Guluozhilan" on the front and "Stay in Ji Hua" on the back are all praises to Foshan.

There is a pair of bronze three-headed crane incense burners on the stone platform opposite the stone archway, which is an imitation of the hall of mental cultivation three-headed crane incense burner in the Forbidden City in Beijing and a symbol of good luck and longevity.

Deep in the garden is the Confucius Temple, a single-eaved building with three rooms wide and three rooms deep. There is a stone statue of Confucius in the temple, with the above-mentioned "Five Sacrifices" under it, and the tablet rubbings of Confucius Temple are embedded in the east and west walls.

There are also Sanyuan Pavilion and Wenkui Pavilion in the park, all of which are newly built antique buildings in the new century. The cornices are upturned, and pavilions are connected, which is full of ancient meaning.

In addition to the strong humanistic atmosphere, the rockeries, bright fish, sparse flowers and trees, pavilions and pavilions in the park are very beautiful.

Less than three kilometers south of Foshan Ancestral Temple, there is another historic site-Tongji Bridge, which was built in the Ming Dynasty and spans the Luoshui River. It is the first big wooden bridge built in Foshan. However, after repeated reconstruction and great changes in the surrounding river environment, what we see now is the Tongji Bridge newly built after 2000.