Chapter 978: A-Ma Temple!

After Ye Xiner, Yang Zixin, Zhao Xue, Su Yanfei were awakened by Zhao Feng!
It is already nine o'clock in the morning!
However, today's itinerary has not yet been agreed!
In the end, everyone agreed to go to the Magang Peninsula where they visited last night today!
Yesterday, I saw the night scene around Macau Tower, but there are other scenic spots with historical charm and cultural atmosphere, and everyone has never been to it!
For example, the most important buildings such as the Ruins of St. Paul and the A-Ma Temple!
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After everyone had decided, the group rushed to the Magang Peninsula by car.
Along the road on the west side of the Magang peninsula, the inner side of the road belongs to some of the more charming old towns of Magang.
The first place everyone arrived was the A-Ma Temple!
Portuguese: epl, located in the southwest of the Macau peninsula, built along the coast, backed by the mountains and the sea, Shishi town gate, and eaves volley. It is one of the three major Buddhist temples in Macau. 1
The A-Ma Temple in Macau is one of the most famous places of interest in Macau. It was built in 1488 in the first year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 500 years. The Mage Temple was originally called the Matsu Pavilion, commonly known as the Tianhou Temple. The main buildings include the Great Hall, Hongren Hall, Guanyin Pavilion and other halls. The Taoist female fairy Mazu is worshipped in the A-Ma Temple.
In 2005, Macau’s historical district, including the A-Ma Temple, was included in the World Heritage List!
It can be seen that the cultural charm of Macau’s historical city and the special features of the architectural design are still worth protecting.
The mountain where the A-Ma Temple is located is not particularly high, and everyone quickly climbed to the gate!
After taking a few symbolic group photos!
A group of people walked into this temple, which is not special!
Within the A-Ma Temple, there are a total of 4 main buildings, namely the "Shenshan No.1" Hall, Zhengjue Zen Forest, Hongren Hall, and Guanyin Pavilion, which were built in different periods.
Among them, the Hongren Hall is the smallest, with a 3 square meter stone hall. According to legend, it was built in 1488 in the first year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty. The temple was the largest in scale. It was founded in 1828 in the eighth year of Daoguang in the Qing Dynasty. The joint venture was established in 1605 in the 33rd year of Wanli Ming Dynasty.
The above three halls are dedicated to Tianhou Mazu, and Guanyin Pavilion is dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva.
The gate of the A-Ma Temple is a granite building with an archway-style, 45 meters wide, with only one door opening. On the lintel, there are three gold characters "Mazu Pavilion", and there are couplets on both sides: "Dezhou Huayu, Zerun Shengmin" .
The top of the door lintel is a cornice-like roof, which is gorgeous and beautiful. There is a pair of stone lions at the entrance of the temple. They are exquisitely carved and lifelike. They are masterpieces of the Qing people 300 years ago. In the courtyard, there is an ancient sea-going ship carved on a huge boulder named "Foreign Stone Ship". On the mast of the ship is hung a flag with "Lishe Dachuan" written on it.
According to research, it is the story of a Fujianese businessman who encountered storms on his way to Macau more than 400 years ago. Fortunately, Mazu saved his life and turned the crisis into peace.
Among the distinctive buildings, there are stone steps and winding paths, surrounded by lush old trees, intricate flowers and trees, and vertical and horizontal rocks, which ingeniously combine the elegance of the garden and the solemnity of the ancient temple, making it simple and elegant , Majestic and rich in national characteristics.
The A-Ma Temple is still a legendary temple. In the 1980s, there was a big fire in the A-Ma Temple, and Macau residents still remember it fresh when they talked about it.
That day, the "Zhengjue Zen Forest" in the temple was on fire in the middle of the night, and the entire temple was burnt down. The Mazu statue in the center of the shrine was only blackened by the smoke. The collapsed beam fell in front of the statue, leaving the statue intact.
The Mazu Pavilion in Macau is one of the earliest Taoist temples in Macau. It was built by Fujian merchants and was called "A Ma Pavilion." It is said that in 1553 the Portuguese berthed their boats ashore at the ancient pier in front of the temple and asked the local Fujianese what this place was. The Fujianese mistakenly thought that they were asking about the name of the temple, saying it was A-Ma Pavilion.
Since then, the Portuguese used the Homophone "Majiao" of the Fujian dialect "Ma Ge" to call Macau, called "Majiaogang".
The A-Ma Temple, which has a history of more than 500 years, is the oldest among the three ancient temples in Macau, A-Ma Temple, Guanyin Hall, and Lianfeng Temple.
Every Spring Festival and the birthday of the mother on March 23 of the lunar calendar, the A-Ma Temple incense is at its peak. Starting at midnight on New Year's Eve, many good men and women will come to worship God and pray for blessings.
All morning, Zhao Feng and his party spent the tour of A-Ma Temple!
I have to say that the scenery of the A-Ma Temple is still good, surrounded by mountains and the sea, as well as the beautiful scenery of the mountains and forests!
Zhao Feng and his party walked to the back mountain, still a little nostalgic!
There is also a place that tourists like very much on the back mountain of the A-Ma Temple!
It turns out that there are countless cliff carvings on the stone wall behind the temple, handwritten by dignitaries and literati in the past.
These cliffs and stone carvings are not to be missed for any arty person!
Zhao Feng watched here seriously for a while!
It wasn't until Ye Xin'er got hungry that they were dragged away from the Mage Temple by the girls.
After going down the mountain, time is already a little bit!
Zhao Feng also felt a little hungry, and there happened to be a time-honored Magang nearby!
It's called "Ju Kee Souvenir"
Although this is just a snack bar, UU reading www.uukahnshu.com, but it’s enough to fill your stomach!
A group of people lined up to buy a lot of snacks at the Juji Souvenir store, such as almond cookies, egg tarts, peanut fudge, phoenix rolls, jerky, pork shop, pineapple cakes and more!
In the end, everyone bought almost a dozen kinds of snacks!
I bought several copies of jerky and pork shops and egg tarts.
It's simple to use.
I have to say that although it is just a snack, Juji Souvenirs can develop so well in the province, Hong Kong and Macau. It is said that there are more than ten branches. It can be seen that these snacks taste really good!
Although it is not up to everyone's taste, but at least it is the most in line with the taste of the public!
Zhao Feng also didn't expect the beef jerky from Juji's souvenir to taste so delicious, and simply filled his stomach, Zhao Feng also asked He Jun to queue up and buy a few more!
Treat it as a supper at night!
When I return to the magic city, I will come over and buy a few more copies myself.
In the afternoon, everyone's itinerary was changed, and the original target attraction for the afternoon was the St. Paul's archway!
But the St. Paul's archway actually starts from the A-Ma Temple and is the most inland attraction!
It's kind of a waste of time to be near and far!
So everyone changed their afternoon itinerary to Bishop's Hill Chapel.
The Bishop’s Hill Chapel, also known as the Chapel of Our Lady of the Sea Cliffs, is built on Mount Saiwangyang, one of the highest points of the Macau Peninsula. It is a chapel that prays to the patron saint of sailors.
This building looks nothing special!
But whether it is geographical location or appearance style, it belongs to the kind that is very photogenic!
Therefore, Zhao Feng feels that the Bishop’s Mountain Chapel is very suitable for film or TV shooting! The result must be good!