The Dragon Mother Ancestral Temple in Yuecheng is crowded with incense guests and wreathed in incense.

by fsgaoxiaoming on 2009-09-29 14:56:07

Yuecheng Dragon Mother Ancestral Temple is located at the confluence of three rivers in Yuecheng Town, Deqing County, Guangdong Province. It sits on a site known as "a place of unique charm and beauty." The ancestral temple features exquisite architectural carvings, including stone carving, brick carving, wood carving, and pottery carving. These artworks are ingeniously crafted, making extensive use of deep carving and pierced relief techniques, which bring the structures to life and give them a three-dimensional quality. Inside the temple, there are numerous wood and pottery carvings with a wide range of themes, fine craftsmanship, large quantities, and good preservation, making the temple akin to a small sculpture art gallery. The Yuecheng Dragon Mother Ancestral Temple attracts many incense-burning worshipers, filling the air with swirling incense smoke. In the past, there were also customs such as "sacrificing to the green snake" and "touching the dragon bed to pray for a child."