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Jieyang City God Temple 揭阳城隍庙Jiēyáng Chénghuáng Miào
National heritage site · Jieyang, Guangdong
- Time needed
- Under an hour
- Days to budget
- Half a day
- City
- Jieyang
- Region
- Guangdong
- Type
- Culture
- Listed as
- National heritage site
About Jieyang City God Temple
A City God temple in the old centre of Jieyang, founded in 1140 and rebuilt in 1369, with a main hall to the city god and a separate hall to his wife. Boards over the side gates warn wrongdoers with 'So you have come' and 'Your day has come', and the deities are carried through the streets each year on the 23rd day of the first lunar month. A Thunder God temple of 1663 and a Buddhist hall stand next door.
How to get to Jieyang City God Temple
In Rongcheng, the old centre of Jieyang, a few minutes' walk from the Confucian temple.
Nearby
Also within 20 km: Jieyang Confucian Temple 揭阳学宫 (under 10 km), Former Residence of Ding Richang 丁氏光禄公祠 (under 10 km), Gurong Martial Temple 古榕武庙 (under 10 km), Yangmei Jade Village 阳美玉都 (under 10 km).
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