Chapter 978 A-Ma Temple!

Ye Xiner, Yang Zixin, Zhao Xue, Su Yanfei and the others were woken up by Zhao Feng!

It's already nine in the morning!

However, today's itinerary has not been agreed!

In the end, everyone decided to go to the Magang Peninsula that I visited last night to play!

Yesterday, I saw the night scene around the Macau Tower, but some other historical and cultural attractions have never been seen!

For example, the most important buildings such as the Sanba Arch and the A-Ma Temple!

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After everyone decided, the group arrived at the Magang Peninsula by car.

Along the road on the west side of the Magang Peninsula, on the inner side of the road are some of the more charming old towns in Magang.

The first person to arrive is the A-Ma Temple!

A-Ma Temple in Portuguese: epl, located in the southwest of the Macau Peninsula, built along the coast, with the mountains facing the sea, the gate of Shishi Town, and the flying eaves, it is one of the three major Buddhist temples in Macau. 1

Macau A-Ma Temple is one of the most famous historical sites in Macau. It was built in 1488, the first year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty, and has a history of more than 500 years. A-Ma Temple was originally called Mazu Pavilion, commonly known as Tianhou Temple. A-Ma Temple is mainly dedicated to the Taoist goddess Mazu.

In 2005, the Historic Centre of Macau, including the A-Ma Temple, was inscribed on the World Heritage List!

It can be seen that the cultural charm of the historic center of Macau and the special features of architectural design are still worthy of protection.

The mountain where the A-Ma Temple is located is not particularly high, and everyone quickly climbed to the mountain gate!

After a token group photo shoot!

A group of people walked into this not-so-special temple!

Within the A-Ma Temple, there are a total of 4 main buildings, including the "No.

Among them, the Hongren Hall is the smallest, a 3-square-meter stone hall. According to legend, it was built in the first year of Hongzhi in the Ming Dynasty in 1488. The Zhengjue Zen Forest was the largest in scale. The joint venture was established in 1605 in the thirty-third year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty.

The above-mentioned three halls are dedicated to Tianhou Mazu, and the Guanyin Pavilion is dedicated to Guanyin Bodhisattva.

The gate of the A-Ma Temple is an archway-style granite building with a width of 45 meters. There is only one door opening. There are three golden characters "Mazu Pavilion" on the lintel. .

The top of the lintel is a cornice-shaped ridge, which is gorgeous and beautiful. There is a pair of stone lions at the entrance of the temple, which are exquisitely carved and lifelike. They are masterpieces of the Qing Dynasty 300 years ago. On a boulder called "Yangshi Ship" in the courtyard, there is an ancient sea ship engraved on the mast of the ship.

According to the test, it is a story about a businessman from Fujian more than 400 years ago who encountered wind and waves on his way to Macau by boat.

Between the buildings with different characteristics, there are stone steps and winding paths, surrounded by lush ancient trees, intricate flowers and trees, and vertical and horizontal rocks, which skillfully combine the elegance of the garden with the solemnity of the ancient temple, making it simple and elegant. , majestic and full of national characteristics.

A-Ma Temple is also a legendary temple. In the 1980s, a fire broke out at the A-Ma Temple, and Macau residents still remember it fresh when they talk about it.

That day, the "Zhengjue Zen Forest" in the temple caught fire in the middle of the night, and the entire temple was burned down. The statue of Mazu in the center of the shrine was only blackened by fireworks, and the collapsed beam fell in front of the statue, but the statue was not damaged at all.

Macau Mazu Pavilion is one of the earliest Taoist temples in Macau. It was built by Fujian merchants and is called "Ama Pavilion". It is said that in 1553, the Portuguese docked a boat at the ancient pier in front of the temple and asked the local Fujian people what this place is.

Since then, the Portuguese used the homophonic "Majiao" of the Hokkien dialect "Ma Ge" to refer to Macau and called it "Majiao Hong Kong".

With a history of more than 500 years, the A-Ma Temple is the oldest among the three ancient temples in Macau: A-Ma Temple, Guanyin Hall and Linfeng Temple.

Every year during the Spring Festival and on March 23 of the lunar calendar, Mother's Birthday, the incense in the A-Ma Temple 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.

The whole morning, Zhao Feng and his party spent the tour of the A-Ma Temple!

I have to say that the scenery of the A-Ma Temple is quite good.

Zhao Feng and his party have walked all the way to the back mountain, and they are still a little nostalgic!

And there is also a scenic spot that tourists like very much in the mountain behind the A-Ma Temple!

It turned out that on the stone wall behind the temple, there are countless rock carvings on the cliffs, which are handwritten by politicians, celebrities and literati poets of the past dynasties.

These cliff stone carvings, for any arty person, are not to be missed!

Zhao Feng also took a serious look here for a while!

It wasn't until Ye Xiner was hungry that she was dragged away from the A-Ma Temple by the girls.

After going down the mountain, it's already one o'clock!

Zhao Feng also felt a little hungry, and there happened to be a time-honored Magang brand nearby!

It's called "Huge Notebook"

Although it's just a snack bar, it's enough to fill your stomach!

A group of people lined up to buy a lot of snacks in this store, Juji Hand Letters, such as almond cakes, egg tarts, peanut fudge, phoenix rolls, jerky, pork shops, pineapple cakes and more!

In the end, everyone bought almost a dozen snacks!

I also bought several servings of jerky and pork shop, egg tarts and so on.

Simply use some.

I have to say that although it is just a snack, Juji Souvenir has been able to develop so well in the province, Hong Kong and Macao. It is said that there are more than ten branches opened. It can be seen that the taste of these snacks is really good!

Although not everyone likes it, but at least it is the most suitable for the taste of the public!

Zhao Feng didn't expect that the beef jerky in Juji's hand letter tasted so delicious. He simply filled his stomach. Zhao Feng also asked He Jun to line up to buy a few more!

Treat it as a late night snack!

When I return to the magic capital, I will buy a few more copies myself.

In the afternoon, everyone's itinerary was changed. The original target scenic spot in the afternoon, the Sanba Archway!

But the Grand Sanba Archway actually starts from the A-Ma Temple and is the most inland scenic spot!

It's a bit of a waste of time to stay away!

So everyone's itinerary in the afternoon was changed to the Bishop's Hill Chapel.

The Bishop's Hill Chapel, also known as the Chapel of Our Lady of the Sea Cliffs, was built on the Xiwangyang Mountain, one of the highest points of the Macau Peninsula.

There is nothing special about this building!

But no matter the location or the appearance style, it belongs to the kind that is very photogenic!

Therefore, Zhao Feng thinks that this Bishop's Hill Chapel is very suitable for film or TV framing! The result must be good!