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Longmu Ancestral Temple, Yuecheng 悦城龙母祖庙Yuèchéng Lóngmǔ Zǔmiào
4A scenic area · National heritage site · Zhaoqing, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 1–2 hours
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Zhaoqing
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- 4A scenic area, National heritage site
About Longmu Ancestral Temple, Yuecheng
The principal temple of the Dragon Mother (Longmu), a river goddess worshipped all along the West River, standing where the Yuecheng River joins the West River in Yuecheng town. The present stone archway, gate, incense pavilion, main hall and side halls date mostly from the late Qing Guangxu reign and are finely worked in brick, wood and stone, and the compound also holds the Dragon Mother's tomb. Her birthday fair in the fifth lunar month is a national intangible heritage item.
How to get to Longmu Ancestral Temple, Yuecheng
In Yuecheng town, Deqing County, on the West River about 50 km west of Zhaoqing by road.
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