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Numerous designated cultural heritage sites are located in Xiguan, China.
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Numerous designated cultural heritage sites are located in Xiguan, China.
There are two Major Sites Protected at the National Level in Xiguan:
There are 3 Provincial Cultural Heritages in Xiguan:
There are 13 Municipal Cultural Heritages in Xiguan:
Hualin Temple (Chinese :華林寺; pinyin :Huálín Sì; Jyutping :Waa4 Lam4 Zi2) is located in Hualinsi Qianjie (Chinese :華林寺前街; pinyin :Huálínsì Qiánjiē; Jyutping :Waa4 Lam4 Zi2 Cin4 Gaai1; lit.'Hualin Temple Frontstreet'), Xilai Chudi (Chinese :西來初地; pinyin :Xīlái Chūdì; Jyutping :Sai1 Loi4 Co1 Dei6-2; lit.'The first place where a monk from the West (i.e.', 'Bodhidharma) arrived'), Xiajiu Lu (Chinese :下九路; pinyin :Xiàjiǔ Lù; Jyutping :Haa6 Gau2 Lou6; lit.'Lower 9th Rd.'). Its predecessor was Xilai Buddhist Convent (Chinese :西來庵; pinyin :Xīlái Ān; Jyutping :Sai1 Loi4 Am1), set up during Emperor Wu of Liang (Chinese :梁武帝) years (20s, 6th century), Southern and Northern Dynasties (Chinese :南北朝) by an Indian eminent monk, Bodhidharma (Chinese :達摩), after he set up an altar to preach Buddhism. In 1655 (12th year of Shunzhi Emperor (Chinese :順治帝), Qing Dynasty), Zen Master Zongfu (Chinese :宗符禪師) initiated its rehabilitation and changed its name to Hualin Temple. There used to be an Gilded Ashoka Pagoda (Chinese :阿育王塔) and 500 Arhats' statues (Chinese :五百羅漢像) but some of them were destroyed afterwards.
Locate at front street of Renwei Temple, Longjin West Rd. It is in the old Bantang village, around 2,200 square kilometers area. The temple is for Zhenwu Emperor of Taoism, originally named Beidi Temple. It established in 1052 and it was the largest temple by the period. The government used to repair it in 1622, 1736 - 1795 and 1862 - 1874.
Five-mouthed Wells (Chinese :五眼井; pinyin :Wǔyǎn Jǐng; Jyutping :Ng5 Ngaan5 Zeng2), alternatively known as (Chinese :五眼泉; pinyin :Wǔyǎn Quán; Jyutping :Ng5 Ngaan5 Cyun4), lie next to Hualin Temple.
Taihua Building (Chinese :泰華樓; pinyin :Tàihuá Loú; Jyutping :Taai3 Waa4 Lau4) is located at No.27, Duobao Fang (Chinese :多寶坊; pinyin :Duōbǎo Fāng; Jyutping :Do1 Bou2 Fong1; lit.'Treasure Lane'), Enning Lu. It used to be the study of Li Wentian (Chinese :李文田), the Tanhua (Chinese :探花; pinyin :Tànhuā; Jyutping :Taam3 Faa1; lit.'No.3 in national civil examinations in feudal China or the 3rd place in imperial examination or No.3 scholar') during Xianfeng Emperor (Chinese :咸豐帝) years, Qing Dynasty. The building had a collection of 100 thousand books, some of which were lost during Second Sino-Japanese War (Chinese :抗日戰爭). Moreover, some of the calligraphy works and paintings were taken away during Cultural Revolution (Chinese :文化大革命).
There are 11 Registered Cultural Heritages in Xiguan: [1]
With a height of 13 meters, the Wen Tower (Chinese :文塔; pinyin :Wéntǎ; Jyutping :Man4 Taap8; lit.'Pagoda of the God of Culture and Literature') stands in Pantang (Chinese :泮塘; pinyin :Pàntáng; Jyutping :Bun6-3 Tong4-2; lit.'Half Pond'), which used to be the flowery orchard of King Liu (Chinese :劉王; pinyin :Liúwáng; Jyutping :Lau4 Wong4) in Southern Han (Chinese :南漢; pinyin :Nánhàn; Jyutping :Naam4 Hon3). It was built to enshrine and worship Wenquxing sometime between Mid-Ming Period and Early Qing.
Cultural Heritages Management Office of Liwan District (Chinese :荔灣區文物管理所) was founded in 1998.
The Cultural Heritages Preservation Liaison System among the District, Subdistricts and residential communities (Chinese :區、街道、社區三級文物保護聯絡制度) was founded in 2001.
Liwan Government had invested funds of totally 59.383 million RMB yuan to preserve cultural heritages by 2001.
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