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Temple of the Five Immortals 五仙观Wǔxiān Guàn
National heritage site · Guangzhou, Guangdong
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Guangzhou
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Heritage
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Temple of the Five Immortals
This former Taoist temple honours the five immortals who, in the legend behind Guangzhou's nickname 'City of Rams', rode in on rams bearing ears of rice; it has stood on this site since 1377. Survivors include the Ming rear hall, one of the few intact Ming buildings in the city, and the Lingnan First Tower, a gate tower of red sandstone and timber housing a great bronze bell cast in 1378. A hollow in the rock by the gate is known as the immortals' footprint, and the Nanyue Ancestral Worthies Hall next door, opened in 2017, presents historical figures of Guangdong.
How to get to Temple of the Five Immortals
On Huifu West Road in Yuexiu District, a few minutes' walk from Ximenkou station on Metro Line 1 and from the Huaisheng Mosque. Closed on Mondays.
Nearby
- Canton Tower & Pearl River 广州塔 under 10 km
A slim-waisted tower glowing over the Pearl River in China's Cantonese food capital
Also within 20 km: Huaisheng Mosque and Guangta Minaret 怀圣寺光塔 (under 10 km), Sacred Heart Cathedral 石室圣心大教堂 (under 10 km), Guangzhou Uprising Memorial Museum (Guangzhou Commune Site) 广州起义纪念馆 (under 10 km), Temple of the Six Banyan Trees 六榕寺 (under 10 km), Beijing Road Pedestrian Street 北京路 (under 10 km), Guangxiao Temple 光孝寺 (under 10 km).
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