What activities will be held at the 10th Nansha Mazu Cultural Tourism Festival in 2018?

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What activities will be held at the 10th Nansha Mazu Cultural Tourism Festival in 2018?

The 10th Nansha Mazu Cultural Tourism Festival in 2018

Time: May 7, 2018 Day - May 9

Location: Nansha Tianhou Temple

Ticket: 20 yuan

Windmill photos to convey good luck, receive "blessings" and blessings, Take a cruise from Nansha to see the world. This year’s Mazu Cultural Tourism Festival has many highlights. Yesterday, reporters learned from Nansha District that the 10th Nansha Mazu Cultural Tourism Festival in 2018 will open on May 7 and last for three days. In addition to the traditional grand worship ceremony and parade, there are five major highlights of the 10th Mazu Cultural Tourism Festival in 2018.

Highlight 1: Taking photos with 1058 windmills brings good luck

This year is the 1058th anniversary of Mazu’s birth. In order to coincide with Mazu’s birthday, this year’s Tianhou Temple Scenic Area has created a series of "1058" Anniversary” themed decoration. 1,058 red lanterns will be hung in the scenic area, and the grounds of Thean Hou Palace will be decorated with 1,058 flowers. There are 1,058 windmills installed near the main entrance of Thean Hou Temple. The windmills are meant to bring good luck. Citizens and friends can take photos in the windmill area and take the blessings home. In addition, this year the scenic spot has also prepared 1,058 bags of Pingan rice and 1,058 bags of Mazu noodles for the convenience of tourists and believers.

Highlight 2: 2018 paintings with the word "福" with Mazu symbols are given away for free

During the event, the organizer organized outstanding folk calligraphers to carry out a painting with the word "福" by splashing ink. word activity. This year is 2018. During the event, the Tianhou Temple Scenic Area will give away 2018 paintings with the word "福" to believers and tourists for free. These blessing characters are all followed by the seal of Nansha Tianhou Temple to represent Mazu's blessing. After citizens and friends receive the Chinese character "福", they put it on their doors, which means good luck, good health to their families, happiness and peace.

Highlight 3: After worshiping Mazu, 1,000 tourists took a cruise to see the world

In order to further enrich the cultural connotation of Mazu in Nansha with the help of cruise ships, from May to June, travel agencies such as Guangzhou Travel Agency will Organize 1,000 cruise passengers to come to Nansha Tianhou Temple to worship Mazu, and then board the "World Dream" cruise ship from Nansha to Hong Kong and other places. It is understood that Nansha Bay, where Nansha Tianhou Temple is located, is planned to become the most dynamic maritime gateway in Guangzhou. With the completion and opening of the Nansha cruise homeport in 2019, many cruise passengers will go to Tianhou Temple to worship Mazu and pray for safety and success before embarking on the cruise, which may become popular.

Highlight 4: The Taisui Hall of Nansha Tianhou Palace was officially opened during the event

In 2017, the Taisui Hall of Nansha Tianhou Palace Scenic Area was renovated. The palace covers an area of ??about 1,000 square meters and is the largest palace in the Tianhou Temple scenic area. The Taisui patron saint of the twelve zodiac animals is worshiped here, totaling 60 Taisui, to facilitate tourists to "worship Taisui" to pray for good fortune. The temple started trial operation in August last year, and will be officially opened to the public on Mazu’s birthday this year. Citizens and friends can take advantage of the Mazu Tourism and Culture Festival to come here to worship Tai Sui.

Highlight 5: Nansha Tianhou Temple releases two classic tour routes

This year, Nansha Tianhou Temple plans to launch 2 classic routes, mainly for tourists who come to worship at Tianhou Temple and Family travelers to provide the best quality tours. They are:

1. The worship route in the Tianhou Palace Scenic Area: Tai Sui Hall - Thean Hou Temple Square (Thean Hou Temple Stone Statue) - Xian Hall - Main Hall, Prayer Hall - Dormitory Hall - Nanling Pagoda - —Mountain Road—Wishing Pond

2. Parent-child tour route in Thean Hou Temple Scenic Area: Main road (parent-child bicycle)—Beach (water, sand play, entertainment)—Square (Tinhou Culture)—Mountain Gate (Story of Clairvoyance and Shunfeng Er) - Bell and Drum Tower (parents and children ring bells and drums) - Linghui Tower (calligraphy display) - Nanling Tower (appreciate the Pearl River style) - Opium War Martyrs' Tomb (fort culture) - Mountain Road - Turtle Pond - Release Pond (fish viewing, fish feeding, and turtle release)

Nansha Tianhou Temple

Nansha Tianhou Temple is adjacent to Lingdingyang, the estuary of the Pearl River, and is located in the southeast of Dajiao Mountain At the foot of the square, it is surrounded by mountains and rivers. Its buildings are stacked on top of the mountains. The palaces are splendid and the pavilions are majestic. In the middle of the Tianhou Square is the stone statue of Tianhou. It was built in memory of the sea goddess Lin Mo. Its architectural features are those of the Forbidden City in Beijing. The style is integrated with the momentum of Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum in Nanjing. Its scale is the largest of its kind in the world today. It is known as the "No. 1 Palace of the Queen of Heaven" and is also the largest Mazu Temple in Southeast Asia. The statue of Tin Hau is 14.5 meters high and stands in the middle of the Tian Hau Temple Square. The entire Thean Hou Temple is surrounded by green trees and the smoke is curling up in the palace. Being there makes you feel like an otherworldly person.

Opening hours: 08:30~17:00

Ticket price: 20.00 yuan

Recommended play time: 2-3 hours

Suitable season: September to December

Transportation guide: Take Metro Line 4 and get off at Nansha Passenger Port Station, then walk about 1.3 kilometers to get there